Ukusukela ngo-Epreli 2026, imakethi yehlabathi ye-iron oxide pigment iyaqhubeka nokunyuka kwayo, iqhutywa yimfuno eqinileyo evela kumashishini okwakha, okufaka ii-coating, kunye neeplastiki. Idatha yakutshanje ibonisa ukukhula kwe-5.2% unyaka nonyaka kwikota yokuqala, apho abahlalutyi beqikelela ukuba imakethi iza kudlula i-$4.8 yeebhiliyoni ngo-2030.

Icandelo lokwakha lihlala lilelona lithengi likhulu, libanga ngaphezulu kwe-45% yemfuno iyonke. Iipigment ze-iron oxide, ezixatyiswa ngenxa yokukhanya kwazo okugqwesileyo kunye nokumelana nemozulu, zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwikhonkrithi enemibala, izitena, kunye nezinto zokuphahla. Ukwanda kwezixeko kumazwe asakhasayo, ngakumbi eMzantsi-mpuma Asia naseAfrika, kuye kwakhuthaza ukwanda kweeprojekthi zeziseko zophuhliso, nto leyo ekhuthaza ngokuthe ngqo ukusetyenziswa kwepigment.

Kwishishini leengubo zokugquma, abavelisi bajika ngakumbi kwiingubo ze-iron oxide ngenxa yeempawu zabo ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo. Ngokungafaniyo nezinye iindlela zokwenziwa, iingubo ze-iron oxide azinabungozi kwaye zinokuphinda zisetyenziswe ngokupheleleyo, zihambelana namanyathelo okugcina umhlaba. Ingxelo yakutshanje yeshishini iphawula ukuba ama-68% abavelisi bengubo bandise ukusetyenziswa kwabo kweengubo ze-iron oxide kwiifomyula ezisekelwe emanzini, besabela kwimigaqo engqongqo yokusingqongileyo.

Ubuchule bukwayila imarike. Abaphandi baphuhlise isizukulwana esitsha seepigment ze-iron oxide ezinobukhulu obuncinci ezibonelela ngokuqina kombala kunye nokukwazi ukusasazeka. Ezi pigment ziphucukileyo ziyathandwa kwizicelo eziphezulu, ezifana neengubo zeemoto kunye nokugqitywa kwezakhiwo, apho ukuchaneka kunye nokuqina kubaluleke kakhulu.

Uzinzo lwe-supply chain luphucukile xa kuthelekiswa neminyaka edlulileyo, apho abavelisi abaphambili bephucula iinkqubo zemveliso kwaye bandisa uthungelwano lokufumana izinto eziluhlaza. Nangona kunjalo, amaxabiso e-iron ore aguqukayo kunye neendleko zamandla zihlala zingumngeni onokubakho, nto leyo ekhuthaza abadlali beli shishini ukuba batyale imali kubuchwepheshe bokuvelisa obusebenzisa amandla kakuhle.

Iingcali zoshishino zigxininisa ukuba intsebenziswano phakathi kwabavelisi bemibala kunye nabasebenzisi bokugqibela iya kuba yinto ebalulekileyo ekukhuleni kwexesha elizayo. Ngokulungisa iimveliso ngokweemfuno ezithile zesicelo, eli candelo linokuvula amathuba amatsha kwiimarike ezikhethekileyo, kubandakanya ukuprinta kwe-3D kunye nezixhobo zokupakisha eziphambili.

Ngomxube wayo wokuthembeka, uzinzo, kunye nobuchule, imakethi yee-iron oxide pigments ikulungele ukukhula okuqhubekayo, iqinisa isikhundla sayo njengelitye lesiseko kushishino lwezixhobo zeekhemikhali zehlabathi.