'Deficient' shipment of Chinese aluminium forces delay to Navy's Cape Class patrol boats
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Poor quality aluminium imported from China is being blamed for the delayed delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new $350 million evolved Cape Class patrol boats.

Inb4 productive forces.

Tbf who knows how many hands this passed through before ending up with the Australian navy. But it isn’t a good look. Plus, you’d think manufacturers would want as small of a supply chain as possible for military applications to prevent sabotage or whatever.

    • Nationalgoatism [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Came here to comment that. Isn't Australia like the number one producer of it lol

      • Mardoniush [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Largest Alumina and Bauxite exporter, Largest Bauxite miner, and 2nd Largest Alumina producer. 6th largest Aluminium metal producer. Literally no excuse to buy from China for something that might need to be manufactured under war or trade embargo.

        We are literally mining Bauxite, sending it to China, and then having them make dodgy metal plates for us to buy. Tremendous flex by the Chinese.

        • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          My understanding is that "tremendous flex" was one of the problems reported with the aluminum itself, so this checks out

    • TacoGyrosKebabShwama [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Aluminium is less bauxite and more solidified electricity ( 211GJ per tonne compared to 23 GJ per tonne for steel). australia just has over privatised markets and lesss govt omph to make the cheap lecky possible. https://www.ovoenergy.com/guides/energy-guides/average-electricity-prices-kwh.html.