15 years of experience in rare earths

• Chemical engineer, graduated from the Institute of Industrial Chemistry and Physics of Lyon
• 20 years of experience at de Rhône Poulenc/ Rhodia / Solvay
• 15 years in the rare earth industry in France and China

Its mission: to improve rare earth extraction processes throughout the world, while promoting a responsible French industry.

• Graduated from the University of Paris in 1968
• MBA at the University of Paris
• 35 years of experience within the Rhône Poulenc / Rhodia group
• Thesis on the Separation of Rare Earths in 1973 – Doctorate at the École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles de Paris
• Expert in inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry, chemical separation processes and liquid-liquid extraction.
• Author of scientific journals on rare earths (Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 1982, Les Techniques de l’Ingénieur 1981 & 1993, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 2001)
• Inventor or co-inventor of 25 patents
• 2 distinctions:
  • • French Society of Industrial Chemistry – Analytical Chemistry Group in 1972
  • • French Society for the Promotion of National Industry in 1987

His mission: to transmit his unique know-how in order to contribute to the building of Carester, which he aims to be an essential player for the future of rare earths.

• Graduated from the University Institute of Saint Nazaire in 1989 – Technician in Chemical Engineering – Process Engineering
• 10 years within Rhône Poulenc de La Rochelle
• 3 years in China for Rhodia as Technology Transfer Manager from La Rochelle to Liyang
• 15 years spent in extraction and 15 years on precipitation, filtration, calcination processes

Its mission: actively participate in various rare earth extraction start-up projects.

• Chemical engineer, graduated in 1975 from the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Strasbourg
• Doctorate in Chemistry, University of Strasbourg in 1979
• Speaker, Author of numerous patents, and participated in the writing of several international publications and analytical works on the subject of rare earths
• Numerous missions within Rhône-Poulens (now Solvay) at the research center and in the factory
• From 2014, Supervision of Rare Earths processes in five factories spread between France, China, Japan and the United States
• Consultant to mining companies

Its mission: to participate in the reconstruction of European expertise in rare earths by contributing to industrial separation and sizing of equipment.

• Chemical engineer
• Graduated from the National School of Engineers in Chemical and Technological Arts of Toulouse (ENSCT1968) and the National Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Techniques (Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble 1969)
• International speaker, author of patents in the field of phosphate and rare earth mining processes
• Industrial career within Rhône-Poulenc/ Rhodia/ Solvay
• Specialist in enrichment and chemical attack processes for rare earth ores and in the optimization between these two stages

• 1974, Solvay as technician in the central analysis laboratory of the Rhône-Poulenc factory in La Rochelle
• Upstream and separation workshop manager
• Experience in China on a liquid-liquid extraction battery project
• Expert in the operation of liquid-liquid extraction batteries and in the diversion of industrial units

• Engineer graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Strasbourg
• Author or co-author of 9 patents
• 35 years of experience within the Rhône Poulenc / Rhodia / Solvay group, including 23 in rare earths
• R&D missions in the field of mineral chemistry, Penn State University, in the synthesis of nano-composites
• Missions in the field of the synthesis of ceramic powders based on rare earths
• Contribution to the development of rare earth oxides for automotive catalysis in the Freeport plant in the United States
• Factory management supervising rare earth production sites in China, Japan and France

His mission: to put his industrial experience at the service of an ambitious project, Caremag, in an agile structure whose values ​​he fully shares.

• Chemical engineer, graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Strasbourg (1982)
• Doctor-Engineer in mineral chemistry (Strasbourg) on ​​the separation of radioactive impurities by liquid-liquid extraction
• Holder of more than 10 patents in the field of rare earth purification, radium and thorium management
• 1985, Rhône-Poulenc in 1985 as a researcher, in charge of studies on hydrometallurgical processes for separating rare earths
• 1990, Head of the analytical and product quality department at the Rhodia La Rochelle factory
• 2003, Responsible for rehabilitation projects (chemical pollution, radioactive waste management) within the Environmental Department of Rhodia (then Solvay)
• Designated representative of Solvay to ANDRA (Low Radioactive Waste Storage) and ASN (Nuclear Safety Authority)

His mission: he puts his expertise within Carester on the aspects of regulatory studies and hydrometallurgical studies of Rare Earth ores.