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Solvay, La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France46.16°N 1.15°W
computed criticality30/100
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NdPr line inaugurated April 2025; target of 30% of European magnet demand in 2030
2025Fault line
The only large plant outside China able to separate the full range of rare earths, it is restarting an activity abandoned in the 2010s. Scaling up (≈€100M) still hinges on European purchase commitments that are slow to come. The alternative exists technically; its business case does not yet.
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Solvay (Brussels)
Cyclic Materials (recycled feedstock)
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