Ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kweamathini e-aluminiumokulethwa ukushintsha kwesimo sabathengi okusheshiswa yilolu bhubhane kuholele ekutheni i-Ball Corporation, enye yezinkampani ezinkulu ezikhiqiza amathini ezweni, iguqule izinqubo zayo zoku-oda. Imikhawulo ewumphumela ingase ilimaze umugqa ophansi wezinkampani eziningi ezikhiqiza izikebhe ezincane neziphakathi nendawo, ama-distillers, nezinye izinkampani zeziphuzo, lapho nje eziningi zazo seziqala ukululama kusukela eminyakeni emibili edlule.

Le nkampani yaqala ukwazisa abaphisi botshwala ezweni lonke abahlinzekwa ngokuqondile ngamathini anyatheliswe kusengaphambili yi-Ball Corp ukuthi i-oda labo elincane likhuphuke ngokuphindwe kahlanu lapho ukutholakala kutholakala. Lokho kusho ukuthi izinkampani kuzofanele zikhuphule i-oda langaphambilini eliphansi lisuka kumathini angama-204,000 liye ku-1,020,000. Ngokubheka, bazodinga ukukhokhela futhi bagcine amathini ama-semi-truck amathini, babophe imali edingeka kakhulu nendawo amabhizinisi amaningi angenakho.

Lokhu kunzima ikakhulukazi kwabaningiabenzi botshwalakusukela ngesikhathi sodlame, lapho izinkundla zabo zokuthengisa eziyinhloko zinyamalala (amagumbi okunambitha, amabha, nezindawo zokudlela), bavotela ukupakisha umkhiqizo wabo ukuze balethe imali edingeka kakhulu. Abaningi bathuthele ukufaka imigqa yokupakisha kusukela ngeso elibheke esikhathini esizayo.

I-Ball Corp iqale ukwazisa abaphisi botshwala ngesinqumo sabo kuleli sonto. “Isidingo sokupakishwa kwesiphuzo se-aluminium esimeme siyaqhubeka nokukhula ngesivinini esisheshayo. I-Ball yenza utshalomali ukuze ilethe umthamo owengeziwe ku-inthanethi, futhi okwamanje, sisesimeni esinzima sokuhlinzeka ngekusasa elibonakalayo. Ukuze sisize ngempumelelo isisekelo sethu samakhasimende angenankontileka, kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Januwari 2022, lapho ukuhlinzekwa kutholakala khona, sizodinga i-oda elincane lamaloli amahlanu nge-SKU ngayinye yamakani aphrintiwe, futhi ngeke sisakwazi ukubekela amakhasimende ethu.”

Isixazululo esisodwa inkampani esikhiphile ukukhomba amakhasimende abo angakwazi ukuphatha i-oda elikhulu eqoqweni labasabalalisi abane. Yize bezothatha ama-oda amancane, izokwengeza olunye ungqimba lwezindleko ochungechungeni oluvele lweluliwe lwe-aluminium emincane yabaphisi botshwala futhi cishe ibaphushele ekufuneni ezinye izixazululo njengamakani ashwabene agoqwe.