Mission
As a leading company in the rare-earth sector, Carester leverages its expertise to support market stakeholders and is building Caremag, its own rare-earth oxide production facility in France.
Carester supports companies extracting rare-earth deposits by providing personalized, sustainable guidance for their process development and optimization, tailored to their specific challenges and aims.
Carester is also capitalizing on its expertise with the construction of its own production facility in France and aims to become a key player in Europe for rare-earth oxide production. The Caremag plant will combine supplies of both recyclable materials and mineral concentrates, offering a more sustainable, circular model. The Caremag plant will combine supplies of both recyclable materials and mineral concentrates, offering a more sustainable, circular model.
Our services
A wide range of services, from concept studies to start-up support, provided by world-renowned experts.
Unique expertise in rare-earth chemistry dedicated to high-performance, sustainable processes.
Process definition
Carester draws on its expertise to assist mining companies in developing and optimizing their rare-earth production processes, from exploratory studies to start-up support.
Eliminating radioactivity
To address the critical challenge of managing the radioactivity present in all rare-earth concentrates, Carester has developed innovative processes to effectively remove radioactive elements, particularly actinium.
Automated battery operation
As part of its digital transition, Carester is developing tools to automate the operation of liquid-liquid extraction batteries. In the near future, it aims to achieve autonomous operation that is optimized in real time.
Our resources
Unique expertise backed by cutting-edge laboratories
With a combined 250 years of industrial experience in rare-earth operations, Carester’s passionate team members are all driven by their mission to advance European expertise in rare earths while addressing today’s environmental challenges. Supported by its laboratories and its permanent magnet dismantling development center, Carester provides innovative solutions to meet the challenges of the energy transition.
Caremag factory
Caremag: A European pioneer in magnet recycling.
Caremag, Carester’s facility based in France, is a leader in rare-earth oxide production, utilizing both mineral concentrates and recycled magnets, particularly from end-of-life equipment. From dismantling to purification of magnetic rare-earth oxides, Caremag covers all stages of producing these critical materials while minimizing the ecological footprint.
