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Japanese automakers source 70% of their processed aluminum from the Middle East, but probably not for much longer

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Tags: japan, automotive, automotive industry, manufacturing, vehicles.electric, cars, materials, metals, aluminum, business, supply chains, politics, geopolitics, war, 2026 iran war, maritime, routes.shipping, oceans, strait of hormuz, middle east, iran, author.indranil ghosh, source.restofworld
https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-ev-aluminum/

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Title
EVs were meant to bypass oil. Now they're stuck at the Strait of Hormuz
Authors
Indranil Ghosh, Rina Chandran, Itika Sharma Punit, Ananya Bhattacharya, Daniela Dib
Published
Mar 30 2026
Word count
1183 words

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  1. kingofsnake
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    Like the Gulf, Canada also produces 4% of the world's aluminium. Hopefully we have the processing capability to help Japan with this, but something tells me that we don't do a whole lot shoreside.

    Like the Gulf, Canada also produces 4% of the world's aluminium. Hopefully we have the processing capability to help Japan with this, but something tells me that we don't do a whole lot shoreside.

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