{"id":58805,"date":"2026-07-01T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eramet.com\/?p=58805"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:00:48","slug":"appointment-of-julien-burdeau-to-lead-the-eramets-group-research-and-innovation-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eramet.com\/en\/news\/appointment-of-julien-burdeau-to-lead-the-eramets-group-research-and-innovation-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointment of Julien Burdeau to lead the Eramet\u2019s Group Research and Innovation Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>A graduate of the \u00c9cole normale sup\u00e9rieure and the Corps des Mines, and holder of a PhD in Applied Mathematics, Julien Burdeau has built extensive experience across a range of environments, including the French Ministry of Industry, as well as the stainless-steel industry (Aperam), the LNG sector (Gaztransport &amp; Technigaz), and the high-performance alloys industry (Aubert &amp; Duval).<\/p>\n<p>In his previous position as Director of Decarbonization, Julien Burdeau has played a key role in defining and deploying the Group&#8217;s decarbonization strategy, working closely with the business units to reconcile climate ambition, industrial performance and long-term competitiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0.98%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.98%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0.98%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\"><blockquote>\n<p>The challenges facing our industry require us to accelerate the transformation of scientific advances into industrial solutions. Thanks to his experience, strategic vision and deep understanding of our businesses, Julien has all the qualities needed to accelerate this momentum and further strengthen Eramet Ideas&#8217; contribution to the Group&#8217;s competitiveness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Geoff Streeton<\/strong><br \/>\nChief Development Officer, in charge of Strategy, Innovation and Business Development, Member of Eramet&#8217;s Executive Committe<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Eramet Ideas is the Group&#8217;s innovation center. It brings together scientific expertise, research activities and technology development to accelerate the design and deployment of innovative solutions supporting Eramet&#8217;s businesses. Its teams work closely with operational sites to transform scientific excellence into industrial innovation. Among its flagship achievements is the Group&#8217;s proprietary Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology, now deployed at industrial scale in Argentina and central to Eramet&#8217;s ambition to become a leading player in the sustainable production of lithium.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,44],"tags":[194,277],"class_list":["post-58805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-en","category-group","tag-eramet-ideas-en","tag-innovation-en","nature-press-release"],"acf":{"pdf":58810,"titre_du_pdf":"","pdf_rendering":true},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Appointment of Julien Burdeau to lead the Eramet\u2019s Group Research and Innovation Centre - 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