China appears to have managed its coal shortage with strong-arm tactics. The past energy shortages, however, have taken their toll on other industries with inevitable global consequences. The shortage of magnesium is a case in point - when the auto industry struggles with the shortages of silicon.
The global car industry is in the weakest state it’s been, possibly since the Second World War. No really, it’s that bad. At the same time, the global microchip shortage has already brought automakers to the point of halting production altogether, a