Uphononongo lwemarike yentsimbi ngoJanuwari, ukusukela kwiintsuku ezingama-30, lubonisa ukunyuka kwesantya, isalathisi sexabiso lentsimbi edityanisiweyo sinyuke ngamanqaku ali-151, umsonto, ucingo, ipleyiti etyebileyo, amaxabiso aqengqelekayo ashushu, amaxabiso aqengqelekayo anyuke ngamanqaku ali-171, 167, 187, 130 kunye ne-147. Ama-62% amaxabiso e-iron ore ase-Australia anyuke nge-12 yeedola, isalathisi sexabiso le-coke edityanisiweyo sehle ngamanqaku ali-185, amaxabiso entsimbi ekrwada anyuke ngamanqaku angama-36, amaxabiso entsimbi aqine ngakumbi kunokuba bekulindelwe. Ngaphambi koMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo, ii-steel mills zidlulisela iindleko zokunyusa amaxabiso, ngelixa emva kophando lweeholide idatha yokuqokelelwa kwezinto yayiphantsi kunokuba bekulindelwe ukukhulisa ukuzithemba, amaxabiso entsimbi asebenze ngcono kunokuba bekulindelwe.

Sijonge phambili kwimarike yentsimbi ngoFebruwari, ingqiqo yokusebenza kwexabiso lentsimbi kufuneka ibuyele kancinci kancinci kwiziseko, ukubhenela kwabavelisi bentsimbi kwinzuzo kuye kwaba yingqiqo ephambili yokusebenza kwemarike, icebo eliqinileyo lamaxabiso okanye imakethi ye-drive spot isenendawo yokubuyela kwinqanaba, kodwa umqolo ophakathi kufuneka ungaphepheki.

ILido kaFebruwari zizinto eziphambili kwimarike yentsimbi