Muva nje, eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-AsiainsimbiAma-mill kanye nabahwebi bamaholide, babuyela emakethe, intengo yesikwele sebhile inyuke kakhulu.

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi intengo yamanje yokuthumela ngaphandle ye-billet yaseVietnam icishe ibe ngu-$580 ngethani le-FOB, okuwukwenyuka okukhulu okungu-$10-15 ngethani. Incazelo ye-Indonesia ingu-3SP, kanti ingcaphuno ye-billet engu-150mm icishe ibe ngu-$575 ngethani le-FOB. Ingcaphuno yaseMalaysiainsimbiumshini awukabuyekezwa.

Imakethe ye-billet yaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia manje isisemakethe “yabathengisi”, njengoba amanani e-scrap kanye ne-iron ore ekhuphukayo esekela amanani okuthumela kwamanye amazwe ngezinga elithile, futhi njengoba isidingo manje sithuthuka emazweni amaningi. Isidingo eVietnam siyathuthuka ngokusobala, abanyeinsimbiIzimboni zidinga ukugcwalisa kabusha impahla ekhona, kanti nePhilippines idinga nokuthenga iphrojekthi yokwakha kwikota yokuqala. Kuyaqondakala ukuthi abathengi basePhilippines banezinsiza ezilinganiselwe zokukhethai-billet yesikwele, futhi intengo eyamukelekayo icishe ibe ngu-$570-$580 ngethani le-CFR njengamanje.