Our metal production and processing activities

We are looking for the deposits of the future, in line with our development strategy which focuses on metals used in the energy transition, while respecting the environment and local communities. Our Exploration unit, the driving force behind the Group’s development, seeks to identify long-term growth options that will contribute to the development of our activities. We then prepare for the opening of new mines by carrying out preliminary studies to confirm the project’s environmental and economic relevance, as well as its feasibility. We then build the facilities required for the entire value chain, from mining to shipping products to our customers.

Thanks to the contribution of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, we are able to extract minerals as precisely as possible to reduce their environmental impact. Connected objects, drones and all the data now at our disposal also help us to optimize our mineral resource handling, storage and processing processes.

Whether it’s to supply our customers or our own processing plants, we have developed infrastructure and logistics solutions for the transportation of raw materials.

In Gabon, the railroad operated by Setrag (Société d’exploitation du Transgabonais), stretches over 600 km between Moanda and Owendo, carrying Comilog’s manganese ores as well as goods entrusted to us by other customers. Passenger trains also run on the network’s single track.

Once at the port, our mining products are transferred to ore carriers to be transported to our customers.

Once extracted, the raw material is processed according to its specific characteristics and future uses. To this end, our specialists apply the appropriate process to the extracted material: mineralurgy, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, etc. We apply our cutting-edge expertise in refining metallurgy at numerous sites around the world.

Throughout the industrial process, we take samples that enable us to deliver products that meet the highest quality standards.

Sales of our products are handled by Eramet’s sales teams, based at headquarters in Paris. These teams are also supported by the expertise of the Eramet International network, which ably represents the Group throughout the world, with offices in China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and India, enabling us to remain in close contact with our customers and markets. These teams are in charge of commercial relations with customers (marketing, logistics, sales administration, etc.) and are proud ambassadors for Eramet in these different regions of the world.

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To support the development of low-carbon mobility, Eramet is seeking to become a leader in battery recycling in Europe. In collaboration with Suez, Eramet is involved in the ReLieVe project (Recycling of Li-ion batteries for Electric Vehicle). Through this project, the Group aims to build an integrated industrial sector for the recycling of production scrap from gigafactories and end-of-life automotive batteries, and thus contribute to securing supplies of metals for the energy transition in Europe.