Its fate was sealed in 2001, when South-African-based company Masincedane Sport began to mass-produce a plastic version, thereby making it essential kit for football supporters across the country.

2001年，南非一家体育用品公司Masincedane Sport开始大规模生产塑料的vuvuzela，由此，vuvuzela便成了南非球迷装备中的必备品。

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Vuvuzelas were so popular during the 2010 World Cup that manufacturers such as Masincedane Sport were selling as many as 50, 000 of them a month.

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Neil van Schalkwyk of Masincedane Sport - a vuvuzela-maker - says his firm has now produced an instrument that is 20 decibels lower than the older version.

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