Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, ihlabathii-electrode yegraphiteImarike ikhule ngokuthe chu iqhutywa yimfuno evela kumashishini ahlukeneyo.Elinye lamashishini aphambili aqhuba imfuno lishishini lentsimbi.Iielectrode zegraphiteziyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yenkqubo yokwenza intsimbi kwaye zisetyenziswa kwi-arc furnace yombane (EAF) yokwenza intsimbi.

Ukungeniswa kwamanye amazwe kweeelectrode zegraphite kuye kwakhula ngokuthe ngcembe kule minyaka yakutsha nje ngenxa yokukhula kwemfuno yentsimbi kuqoqosho olusakhulayo olufana neIndiya, iBrazil, iJiphutha, iIran, iTurkey, neThailand.Olu qoqosho luvelayo luye lwandisa amandla alo okuvelisa intsimbi, nto leyo ekhokelela ekunyukeni kwemfuno yeeelectrode zegraphite.

I-Indiya, ngokukodwa, iye yavela njengomthengi omkhulu wee-electrode zegraphite, ilizwe lingenise ngaphezu kwe-30% yemfuno epheleleyo yehlabathi.Njengoko urhulumente waseIndiya ejonge ukunyusa umthamo wentsimbi welizwe ukuya kutsho kwiitoni ezizigidi ezingama-300 ngo-2023, imfuno yee-electrode zegraphite kulindeleke ukuba inyuke ngakumbi.

Olunye uqoqosho olusakhulayo, iBrazil, ekwilizwe lesithoba ngobukhulu ehlabathini, ityale imali eninzi kwicandelo layo lentsimbi.Njenge-Indiya, imfuno yaseBrazil yee-electrode zegraphite ikhula ngokuthe ngcembe, ilizwe lingenisa ngaphezulu kwe-10% yemfuno yehlabathi. 

Ukungeniswa kwamanye amazwe kweeelectrode zegraphite ezivela eYiputa, eJamani, eTurkey, eThailand nakwamanye amazwe kuyanda ngokuthe ngcembe.La mazwe atyale imali kwisakhono sawo sokuvelisa intsimbi, nto leyo ekhokelela ekunyukeni kwemfuno yeeelectrode zegraphite.

Ngaphezu koko, i-electrode ye-graphite ye-ultra-high (UHP) ifumana ukuthandwa phakathi kwabavelisi bentsimbi ngenxa yokusebenza kwabo okuphezulu kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwamandla xa kuthelekiswa ne-EAF graphite electrode eqhelekileyo.Iielectrode zegraphite zokucoceka okuphezulu kakhulu kulindeleke ukuba ziphendule inxalenye ebalulekileyo yemfuno ye-electrode yegraphite kwimarike yehlabathi.

Isishwankathelo, imakethi yehlabathi yegraphite electrode ikhula ngokuthe ngcembe kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iqhutywa yimfuno evela kuqoqosho olusakhulayo olunje ngeIndiya, iBrazil, iJiphutha, iIran, iTurkey, neThailand.Imfuno ye-electrode yegraphite ilindeleke ukuba inyuke kuphela kwiminyaka ezayo ngokunyuka kotyalo-mali kwishishini lentsimbi kunye nokutshintshela kwi-UHP graphite electrode.