PARIS (Reuters) – French mining group Eramet said on Wednesday it could develop jointly with Suez a recycling facility in France for electric vehicle batteries by 2024. Eramet, a major producer of nickel and manganese for the steel sector, has focused increasingly on materials for electric vehicles. In addition to large mine deposits in Indonesia and Argentina, it sees recycling as contributing to its potential to cover 20% of the European Union’s nickel requirements, 25% of the bloc’s lithium needs and 12% of its cobalt demand for EV batteries by 2030. Under an expanded partnership, Eramet an…