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In New Aquitaine, a European hub for the recycling of rare earths and the production of permanent magnets is emerging. A sovereignty issue for Westerners in the face of the Chinese monopoly, and a means for this Béarnais territory to reconnect with...

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In the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the former Lacq gas basin dreams of becoming a new “valley of magnets”

Source: Le Monde

En Nouvelle-Aquitaine, un hub européen de recyclage de terres rares et de production d’aimants permanents sort de terre. Un enjeu de souveraineté pour les Occidentaux face au monopole chinois, et un moyen pour ce territoire béarnais de renouer avec son âge d’or industriel.

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