This collaboration will notably involve the sharing of information on critical metals markets and supply vulnerabilities, or even partnerships between French and Japanese companies.
France has signed a declaration of intent with Japan to accelerate cooperation in the field of critical metals, such as rare earths, the two countries announced on Wednesday. Complying with the objective of global warming below 2°C will require “resilient and environmentally friendly economies”, said the French Ministry of the Economy, emphasizing the need to build supply chains in critical metals that are “resilient, responsible, transparent”.
To do this, the Japanese Ministers of the Economy Ken Saito and the French Ministers Bruno Le Maire signed a letter of intent in Paris, establishing their desire to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in this area, in particular for rare earths and mineral ores. battery.
Support for joint projects
This collaboration will notably involve the sharing of information on critical metals markets and supply vulnerabilities, or even partnerships between French and Japanese companies, according to Bercy.
The two ministries also discussed support for joint projects, including in third countries, for the extraction, transformation or recycling of critical metals. Finally, they commit to acting to promote value chains with high environmental, social and governance standards for these projects.
