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SHOCKING: French mining giant pauses battery recycling project amid ev setbacks - What They Never Told You

The SLN nickel factory, belonging to the Eramet group, in Noumea, New Caledonia. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

French mining firm Eramet is suspending plans to build a battery recycling plant in northern France as Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) sector struggles. Despite this, it's taking back full control of a lithium mine project in Argentina – crucial for tapping global demand for EV batteries.

Eramet was looking to build two plants in the northern town of Dunkirk as part of the ReLieVe project – a facility designed to separate minerals from the black powder formed when used EV batteries are processed.

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