Wind Turbines, Electric cars... France Has a Plan to Reduce Its Dependence on Imported Rare Earths.
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On the way to the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the ministers Roland Lescure and Sébastien Martin have unveiled a plan to secure the country's supply of rare earths. These 17 metallic elements are indispensable for France's energy transition. The plan includes an obligation for the automotive sector to diversify its supply if it wants to benefit from the aid. - Eoliennes, electric cars... France has a plan to reduce its dependence on imported rare earth…
France is launching a national plan for critical metals. Lithium, cobalt and rare earths, strategic materials essential to our electric phones and vehicles, are at the heart of a global geopolitical battle for industrial sovereignty.
The French government has unveiled an ambitious strategy to reduce China's dependence on rare earths, these metals crucial for the energy transition and defence. The plan aims to build a complete value chain, from recycling to refining, with quantified targets for 2030 and key industrial projects such as the Caremag plant in Lacq.
On Tuesday, 5 May, the government presented a plan to encourage the recycling of rare earths for permanent magnets, essential components for electric vehicles. Two plants are under construction in Lacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and are expected to cover 10% of the world's needs in 2030.
On Tuesday, May 5, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance (Bercy) launched a "national plan on rare earths and critical minerals," metals essential to the wind power, electric vehicle, and military sectors. The production and processing of these materials are overwhelmingly controlled by China.
Faced with Chinese domination, France has just unveiled a national plan dedicated to rare earths, this critical ore ubiquitous in the technologies of the energy transition.
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