Our plant
Caremag: accelerating the energy transition through rare-earth recycling.
« We’re developing the first industrial facility in Europe to produce rare-earth oxides using an environmentally responsible, high-performance process. »
Frédéric Carencotte
Caremag factory
The European pioneer in recycling rare earth elements from permanent magnets in end-of-life equipment.
The project
The project
The Caremag plant located in Lacq, France will produce pure rare-earth oxides from two main sources, recycled permanent magnets and mineral concentrates containing heavy rare earths. As a pioneer in long-loop recycling, the plant can process all types of magnets and produces pure rare-earth oxides, enabling complete circularity: new magnets produced from these materials retain their original quality.
This state-of-the-art facility, designed to meet the highest environmental and digital standards, incorporates groundbreaking innovations to reduce CO2 emissions, minimize water consumption, eliminate liquid effluents, recycle emitted CO2 on-site, and recover co-products. This innovative process, designed by Carester, ensures the plant will be a competitive market force.
Caremag will address Europe’s growing need for rare-earth permanent magnets, particularly in the wind energy and automotive sectors.
Starting from an initial mix of mining and recycled sources, Caremag aims to gradually transition toward a model primarily focused on recycling, with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality.
Inputs and outputs
The project
Process characteristics
Today
From design to implementation.
November 2020
Creation of the project
October 2021
Start of dismantling in Echiré, France
February 2023
Building permit obtained for the Lacq, France plant
September 2023
Operating permit obtained for Lacq plant
October 2023
Setup of dismantling activity in Vénissieux, France
December 2024
Decision to invest in Lacq plant
December 2024
Decision to invest in Lacq plant
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September 2023
Operating permit obtained for Lacq plant
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August 2023
Setup of dismantling activity in Vénissieux, France
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February 2023
Building permit obtained for the Lacq, France plant
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October 2021
Start of dismantling in Echiré, France
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November 2020
Creation of the project
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Magnet purchasing
Caremag recycles 100% of the permanent magnets from your end-of-life equipment.
Do you have NdFeB magnets to recycle or equipment (stacks, rotors, or electric motors) containing permanent magnets? Caremag offers a turnkey solution: we purchase your magnets (without conditions or requirements), dismantle your equipment, and optimally recover all materials.
Products
Rare-earth oxides produced in France with a low environmental impact. In the future, these will be 100% recycled.
