Rare earth power: can Europe ever escape its dependency on China?

Carester president Frederic Carencotte tells Mining Technology: “Today, refining and separation capacities are highly concentrated globally, which can create exposure for downstream manufacturers in terms of lead times, logistics and supply continuity.”It’s a point echoed by Caremag, a subsidiary of French company Carester, which is building a €216m ($258.2m) REE recycling and refining plant in France, set to open this year.Gayathri Siripurapu, senior mining analyst at Mining Technology's parent company Glo ...