Eramet is a rapidly growing French mining and metallurgical group, which bases the pursuit and development of its activities on a plan for lasting, profitable and harmonious growth. The Group employs around 16,000 people ......Eramet is a rapidly growing French mining and metallurgical group, which bases the pursuit and development of its activities on a plan for lasting, profitable and harmonious growth. The Group employs around 16,000 people in more than 20 countries on five continents, and holds frontrank global positions in each of its activities. The three divisions of the Group – Eramet Nickel, Eramet Manganese and Eramet Alloys – generated a combined €4.346 billion in turnover in 2008. Eramet is listed on Euronext Paris, where its shares are traded under the deferred settlement system. It is listed in Compartment A and on the CACNext 20 and CAC Mid 100 index. In 2006, Eramet’s teams embarked together on a programme, called Leaders, that aims to give new impetus to the growth of the Group and to take it beyond its existing borders, whether these be geographical, individual, collective or technical.