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China’s latest coronavirus lockdown has driven up the price of aluminium, with an impact on production expected to be “inevitable”, in the most recent supply chain disturbance caused by the nationwide zero-Covid policy. The resource-rich border city of Baise reported 72 locally transmitted cases on Tuesday, pushing the total to 180 since Saturday, which was the penultimate day of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday. The city, which is part of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region that borders Vietnam, was placed under strict lockdown on Monday with all travel and transport halted. The travel ban will inevitably affect production as workers...
