The ceremony took place on November 10 in the presence of the Minister Delegate for Industry, the Prefect of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the President of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the President of Bordeaux Métropole and Mayor of Bordeaux, the Mayor of Parempuyre, the Managing Director of the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux, representatives of the French government, and the project’s key industrial, technology, commercial, and financial partners.
Antonin Beurrier, Founder and Chairman of EMME:
“Following an extensive public consultation process, EMME is now confidently entering the implementation phase, strongly supported by its industrial and institutional partners. We are proud to contribute to France’s reindustrialization through a technology dedicated to the recovery and recycling of critical metals. Securing these resources will strengthen the European electric mobility value chain and open up new opportunities in aerospace, space, and defense.”
Sébastien Martin, Minister Delegate for Industry:
“The groundbreaking ceremony for EMME marks the transition from industrial ambition to concrete achievement. By producing nickel and cobalt for batteries in Bordeaux, as well as ultra-pure nickel for the aerospace, space, and defense sectors, EMME is making a direct contribution to the industrial sovereignty of France and Europe. This project embodies the reindustrialization we seek to promote, one based on innovation, technology, skills, employment, and control of our environmental impact.”
Doris Birkhofer, President of Siemens France:
“As a strategic project for European sovereignty in electric mobility and critical metals, EMME benefits from Siemens’ expertise in digitalization, industrial artificial intelligence, automation, electrification, and infrastructure management to develop a high-performance and sustainable plant.”
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH:
“EMME is strengthening the resilience of European supply chains. By supporting the industrial-scale production of ultra-pure nickel, SEFE is bringing this strategic resource closer to European industrial players and helping preserve their competitiveness.”
Antoine GOLLÉ, VINCI Construction:
“The consortium of VINCI Construction subsidiaries, led by Chantiers Modernes Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is proud to contribute to this strategic project, which will create skilled jobs and drive the reindustrialization of the region.”
Ivan Martin, Managing Director of the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux:
“By hosting this platform, the Port is supporting the region’s reindustrialization and energy transition, the emergence of a European industrial value chain, and the development of high-value maritime and inland waterway logistics. We are proud to be a strategic partner of EMME.”
