Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure (C) delivers a speech next to Minister Delegate for Industry Sebastien Martin (L) and Caremag president Frederic Carencotte (R) during a visit the plant of Caremag, a subsidiary of Carester, a French company specializing in the extraction, processing and recycling of strategic minerals, particularly rare earth elements, in Lacq, south-western France, on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)