EYurophu, ihlobo elishisayo liyaqhubeka futhi kulindeleke ubusika obubandayo, okuzokwakha kabusha umthombo ophephile…
IKhomishini yaseYurophu izophakamisa uhlelo olusha lokuvikela ukungeniswa kwensimbi ye-EU ngasekupheleni kwale nyanga, ngenhloso yokusebenzisa noma yiziphi izinguquko ngoJulayi, kusho iKhomishini yaseYurophu ngoMeyi 11.
“Ukubuyekezwa kusaqhubeka futhi kufanele kuqedwe futhi kwamukelwe ngesikhathi ukuze noma yiziphi izinguquko zisebenze ngoJulayi 1, 2022,” kusho okhulumela i-EC ku-imeyili. “IKhomishini ilindele ukuphela kukaMeyi noma ekuqaleni kukaJuni okungenani. Shicilela Isaziso se-WTO esiqukethe izinto eziyinhloko zesiphakamiso.”
Lolu hlelo lwethulwa maphakathi no-2018 ukuze kuncishiswe ukungahleleki kahle kwezohwebo ngemuva kokuba uMongameli wase-US uDonald Trump eshaye umthetho wentela engu-25% ekungenisweni kwensimbi evela emazweni amaningi ngaphansi komthetho weSigaba 232 ngoMashi walowo nyaka. Kusukela ngoJanuwari 1, imali ye-Article 232 ensimbini ye-EU ithathelwe indawo yisivumelwano se-quota yentela yokuhweba phakathi kwamaqembu ahilelekile. Isivumelwano esifanayo se-US-UK sizoqala ukusebenza ngoJuni 1.
I-EU Steel Consumers Association icele usizo ngesikhathi salokhu kubuyekezwa ukuthi isuse noma imise izivikelo, noma yandise izilinganiso zentela. Baphikisana ngokuthi lezi zivikelo ziholele emananini aphezulu kanye nokuntuleka kwemikhiqizo emakethe ye-EU, nokuthi ukuvinjelwa kokungeniswa kwensimbi yaseRussia kanye namathuba amasha okuhweba ngensimbi ye-EU e-US manje kuzenza zingadingeki.
NgoSepthemba 2021, iqembu labathengi bensimbi eliseBrussels, i-European Association of Non-Integrated Metals Importers and Distributors, i-Euranimi, lafaka isikhalazo eNkantolo Ejwayelekile ye-EU eLuxembourg ukuze kususwe izinyathelo zokuphepha ezandisiwe iminyaka emithathu kusukela ngoJuni 2021. Lesi sinyathelo sithi i-EC yayinephutha elicacile lokuhlola ekunqumeni ukulimala okukhulu kanye namathuba okulimala okukhulu okubangelwa ukungeniswa kwensimbi.
I-Eurofer, inhlangano yabakhiqizi bensimbi yaseYurophu, iphikise ngokuthi izindlela zokuvikela ukungeniswa kwensimbi ziyaqhubeka “nokugwema inhlekelele ngenxa yokwanda okungazelelwe kokungeniswa ngaphandle kokunikezwa noma amanani amancane… amanani ensimbi aseYurophu afinyelele kumaphesenti angama-20 ngoMashi.”, manje sehla ngokushesha nangokuphawulekayo (ngaphansi kwamazinga entengo ase-US) njengoba abasebenzisi bensimbi bekhawulela ama-oda entengo eqagelwayo ehla kakhulu,” kusho inhlangano.
Ngokusho kokuhlolwa yi-S&P Global Commodity Insights, selokhu kwaqala ikota yesibili, intengo yemisebenzi yangaphambili ye-HRC eNyakatho Yurophu yehle ngo-17.2% yaya ku-€1,150/t ngomhlaka-11 Meyi.
Ukubuyekezwa kwamanje kwezivikelo zesistimu ye-EU - ukubuyekezwa kwesine kwesistimu - kwalethwa ngoDisemba ngonyaka odlule, kanye nezicelo zababambiqhaza zokufaka isandla ngaphambi komhla ziyi-10 kuJanuwari. Ngemva kokuhlasela kweRussia e-Ukraine ngomhla zingama-24 kuFebhuwari, i-EC yaphinde yahlukanisa izabelo zemikhiqizo yaseRussia naseBelarus phakathi kwabanye abathumeli ngaphandle.
Ukungeniswa kwensimbi esiqediwe evela eRussia nase-Ukraine sekufinyelele kumathani ayizigidi eziyi-6 ngo-2021, okubalwa cishe ama-20% entengo iyonke ye-EU kanye nama-4% entengo yensimbi ye-EU engamathani ayizigidi eziyi-150, kusho i-Eurofer.
Ukubuyekezwa kuhlanganisa izigaba zemikhiqizo ezingu-26 okuhlanganisa ishidi eligoqiwe elishisayo kanye nomcu, ishidi eligoqiwe elibandayo, ishidi elimboziwe ngensimbi, imikhiqizo yokugaya ithini, ishidi eligoqiwe elibandayo lensimbi engagqwali kanye nomcu, imigoqo yezentengiselwano, izingxenye ezilula nezingenalutho, i-rebar, induku yocingo, izinto zesitimela, kanye namapayipi angenamthungo nashibiliwe.
UTim di Maulo, isikhulu esiphezulu se-EU kanye nomkhiqizi we-stainless steel waseBrazil u-Aperam, uthe ngoMeyi 6 ukuthi inkampani ithembele ekusekelweni yi-EC ukusiza ekunciphiseni "ukwanda okukhulu kokungeniswa kwe-(EU) kwikota yokuqala ... okuvela eShayina kuphela."
“Silindele ukuthi amazwe amaningi avikelwe esikhathini esizayo, kanti iChina iyona ehamba phambili,” kusho okhulumela i-Aperam esitatimendeni, lapho inkampani icele khona ukuthi kubuyekezwe okulandelayo. Uphawule ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika isanda kufakwa ezivikelweni zokuvikela.
“Naphezu kwezinyathelo zokuphikisana, iShayina ithole indlela yokuthengisa okuningi esikhathini esidlule,” kusho uDimolo ocingweni lwengqungquthela nabatshalizimali bexoxa ngemiphumela yomenzi wensimbi wekota yokuqala.” Ukungenisa impahla kwamanye amazwe kuhlala kubeka ingcindezi emakethe.
“Ikomidi belilokhu lisekela futhi lizoqhubeka nokusekela,” kusho yena. “Siyethemba ukuthi ikomidi lizobhekana nale nkinga.”
Naphezu kokungeniswa okuphezulu kwemikhiqizo evela kwamanye amazwe, i-Aperam iqhubekile nokusebenza kwayo okurekhodiwe ngokubika ukuthengiswa okuphezulu kwemikhiqizo kanye nemali engenayo kwikota yokuqala kanye nokwengeza imiphumela yokuvuselela kabusha kwibhalansi yayo. Umthamo wensimbi engagqwali kanye nekagesi yenkampani eBrazil naseYurophu ungama-t/ngonyaka ayizigidi ezingu-2.5 futhi kulindeleke irekhodi elihle kwikota yesibili.
UDi Maulo wengeze ngokuthi isimo samanje eShayina siholele ekutheni abenzi bensimbi lapho bakhiqize izinzuzo eziphansi kakhulu noma ezimbi uma kuqhathaniswa nezibonelelo ezinhle zeminyaka emibili edlule. Kodwa-ke, lokhu "kungumjikelezo ongase ujwayele esikhathini esizayo," esho.
Kodwa-ke, u-Euranimi waphawula encwadini kaJanuwari 26 eya kwiKhomishini yaseYurophu ukuthi e-EU “kunokuntuleka okukhulu kwensimbi engagqwali, ikakhulukazi i-SSCR (insimbi engagqwali ebandayo), ngenxa yamazinga angakaze abonwe okuvikela kanye nesidingo esinamandla, futhi amanani awalawuleki.”
“Isimo sezomnotho nesezwe sishintshe kakhulu uma siqhathaniswa nonyaka ka-2018, lapho kwaqaliswa khona izinyathelo zokuphepha zesikhashana,” kusho umqondisi we-Euranimi uChristophe Lagrange ku-imeyili ngoMeyi 11, ecaphuna ngokubuya komnotho ngemva kobhubhane, ukushoda kwezinto ezibonakalayo eYurophu okuhlanganisa insimbi engagqwali, ukwenyuka kwamanani aqoshiwe, inzuzo eqoshiwe ka-2021 yabakhiqizi bensimbi engagqwali baseYurophu, ukukhuphuka kwamanani e-EU, izindleko zokuhamba eziphakeme kakhulu ngenxa yokuminyana kwezokuthutha kwamanye amazwe kanye nokungeniswa okubiza kakhulu, impi yase-Ukraine, izijeziso ze-EU eRussia, ukulandela kukaJoe uDonald Trump Biden njengomongameli wase-US kanye nokususwa kwezinye izinyathelo zeSigaba 232.
“Esimweni esisha kangaka, kungani kudalwa isinyathelo sokuvikela izimboni zensimbi ze-EU esimweni esihluke ngokuphelele, kuyilapho ingozi lesi sinyathelo esasiklanyelwe ukubhekana nayo ingasekho?” kubuza uLagrange.
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