From the age of oil to the age of metals

Energy transition, economic growth, urbanization: the world is going to need increasingly larger quantities of metals. It is estimated that over the next 30 years, the world is set to consume more metals than it has extracted since the start of the industrial revolution.

By 2030, the world will be using:

  • 2 x more nickel
  • 3 x more cobalt
  • 6 x more lithium

Christel Bories
Chair anc CEO

Without metals: no batteries, no electrification, no energy transition.

Our two development priorities

With a diversified portfolio of assets and world-class mining deposits, Eramet is positioned as a major player in the new era of metals.

The Group’s strategy is twofold:

Growth in metals needed for global economic development

Continued global growth should sustain demand for :

manganEse
(carbon steels for consumer goods)

nickel
(stainless steels for consumer goods)

minEral SANDS
(pigments for paints, ceramics)

Growth in the metals needed for the energy transition

These markets are growing exponentially, driven by electrification (electric vehicles) and the decarbonization of the global economy.

Lithium
In 2024, Eramet will become Europe’s leading producer of battery-grade lithium, with the start-up of production at the Centenario-Ratones site in Argentina.

nickel/Cobalt FOr batteries
As part of the Sonic Bay Project, the Group is working with BASF on the production of nickel and cobalt salts from the Weda Bay deposit in Indonesia.

batterY RECYCLING
Through the ReLieVe project, carried out in partnership with Suez, Eramet aims to become a major player in lithium-ion battery recycling in Europe.

A committed, contributing corporate citizen

At Eramet, we believe that responsible mining is not only possible, it’s essential. And we demonstrate this every day, at all our sites.

How do we go about putting this into practice?

We make firm commitments

Eramet places CSR at the heart of its corporate strategy, with its corporate purpose: “To become a reference for the responsible transformation of the Earth’s mineral resources, for ‘living well’ together,” enshrined in the Group’s bylaws in 2021.

In 2018, the Group drew up a first CSR roadmapfor 5 years, featuring commitments to women and men, the responsible economy and the planet.

With a positive results and most of its targets achieved, Eramet is setting new ambitions with “Act for Positive Mining”, its 2024-2026 CSR roadmap. It is built around three ambitions covering all Eramet’s responsibilities and interactions:

  • Care for people
  • Trusted partner for nature
  • Transform our value chain

Act for Positive Mining is a state of mind, a commitment to responsible transformation. We are convinced that together, we have the power to act so that our business has a positive impact on communities, the environment, and our value chain.

Virginie de Chassey
Chief Sustainability, External Affairs Officer, Corporate Affairs and Communication

We act globally

We see the sustainable mine as an ecosystem that must :

  • Fit into an existing geographic, economic and cultural landscape
  • Make a positive contribution to host communities
  • Generate economic development that will endure beyond the life of the mine

This global, responsible approach begins at the exploration stage, with in-depth impact studies on the environment, biodiversity and local populations. It continues at every stage of operations to reduce the environmental footprint of our sites.

As a benchmark partner, we also aim to be seen by everyone as an employer of choice, enabling everyone to develop their full potential.

We are open and rigorous

At Eramet, we engage with all our stakeholders in a spirit of openness, respect and listening.

To measure the performance of our CSR actions, we have decided to have all our mining sites certified to IRMA standards, the world’s most demanding standards for responsible mining, by 2027.