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Rafael Moreno says regulatory and financial backing is key for Viridis Mining
Securing access to raw materials is at the heart of recent EU trade deals
Benjamin Gallezot says economic cooperation is more powerful than pure competition.
Benjamin Gallezot says dependency on a single source is dangerous.
The site is noisy and warm with continually humming vents.
The French government supports this facility with about €20m in tax credits.
The 40-hectare site employs more than 300 people.
The room is about the size of a football pitch with metal vats separating rare earths.
Author granted special access to separation rooms vital to plant know-how since 1948
Limited access is due to concerns about rivals gaining knowledge concentrated in China
Rare earth processing requires approximately 1500 processes outsiders are rarely allowed in
Norway Sweden rare earth projects are advanced but likely another decade before ready
Mr Kehren says it's necessary to have our own rare earth mines for sourcing
Europe has no operational rare earth mines
Growing demand will require more virgin rare earth material from Brazil Canada Australia
Philippe Kehren says facility aims to provide 30% of Europe's rare earths by 2030
Mr Kehren says recycling can produce 30% of Europe's needed rare earths
French plant is only plant outside China that can process all 17 rare earths
Europe has two rare earth processing facilities one in Estonia one in France
Solvay's rare earths facility is one of two in Europe
Recently analyzed in Economy
Some price increases stemmed from tariffs other factors like housing and food costs played a larger role
June inflation highest since February Trump's tariffs increased prices
Prices are rising because of tariffs
Risk is that investors begin to doubt United States will pay back its debts and start demanding higher interest rates
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Country is still on track to borrow an alarming amount of money in coming years
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