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THE METAL FLOOR: why you cannot procure sovereignty on imported metal

Aluminium and helium are the supply chain layer that cannot be digitised. Neither the EU Chips Act nor UK industrial policy has yet costed an honest answer. Part two of the Four Chokepoints series.

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Aluminium and helium are the supply chain layer that cannot be digitised. Neither the EU Chips Act nor UK industrial policy has yet costed an honest answer. Part two of the Four Chokepoints series.

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