Battery, Mining and Industries

Our Battery, Mining and Industries team provides advisory and financing solutions dedicated to companies and projects in the battery, mining and industries sectors and associated value chains linked to metals and minerals.

A strong emphasis is laid on the energy transition reindustrialisation and reshoring issues. 

The team supports a vast spectrum of clients, from large players to startups, junior companies, and mid-tier companies to cover mining and metals companies, Original Equipment Manufacturers, industrial groups... They also help them navigate new technologies, geopolitics and new regulations as they transition to net-zero carbon goals.

The team is active globally, covering markets in Europe, the UK, Americas, Asia, Australia and the Middle-East and Africa.

Our solutions

Advisory, structured corporate finance and project finance funding solutions for:

  • Miners and metal producers
  • Start ups
  • Funds
  • JVs
  • Industrials

... in fiels covering minerals transformation and metals transformation, battery gigafactories, semi-conductors, PV factories and the circular economy
 

Financing of large and diversified mining and metals companies as well as participants in targeted downstream industries

Supporting our Clients to Make a Difference Globally

Paving the Way for Tomorrow's Mobility - A Snapshot of Some of our 2024 Deals

Success stories

25 Oct 2024
Supporting the world's first large-scale green steel plant with a groundbreaking water treatment facility
Stegra and John Laing have entered a Private-to-Private Partnership (PtPP) to create a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) for...
Clients' successes
Stegra and John Laing have entered a Private-to-Private Partnership (PtPP) to create a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) for Stegra's industrial site in Boden, Sweden. The WTP will support the world's first large-scale green steel plant, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 95% and treating wastewater.
Supporting the world's first large-scale green steel plant with a groundbreaking water treatment facility
21 Oct 2024
Powering Fuel Cell Expansion in the Northeast US
New projects using fuel cell technology that turn natural gas into electricity without combustion will help reduce...
Oil & Gas
New projects using fuel cell technology that turn natural gas into electricity without combustion will help reduce carbon emissions while delivering reliable power in New Jersey and Connecticut.
Powering Fuel Cell Expansion in the Northeast US
18 Jun 2024
Leveraging Renewable Energy to Boost Chile’s - And the World’s - Copper Supply
Copper demand is on the rise, driven in large part by the global energy transition and the sustainable urbanization of...
Clients' successes
Copper demand is on the rise, driven in large part by the global energy transition and the sustainable urbanization of emerging economies.
Leveraging Renewable Energy to Boost Chile’s - And the World’s - Copper Supply
29 May 2024
Accelerating the transition to Green Mobility in Europe
Providing 14,500 fast charging points by 2030 to become a European EV charging leader is an admirable undertaking. That...
Clients' successes
Providing 14,500 fast charging points by 2030 to become a European EV charging leader is an admirable undertaking. That is precisely what Electra is set to accomplish thanks to their new €75 million Green Loan project financing.
Accelerating the transition to Green Mobility in Europe
24 May 2024
Battery Gigafactory Empowers Sovereignty and Sustainable Mobility
In a groundbreaking move that promises to reshape the future of battery manufacturing, Verkor has secured significant...
Clients' successes
In a groundbreaking move that promises to reshape the future of battery manufacturing, Verkor has secured significant green financing for its new Gigafactory in Dunkirk, France, propelling the company into a new phase of growth.
Battery Gigafactory Empowers Sovereignty and Sustainable Mobility
18 Apr 2024
Germany weaves its electric vehicle recharging network
The European Union's (EU) plan to ban the production and sale of new combustion vehicles from 2035 in favour of electric...
Clients' successes
The European Union's (EU) plan to ban the production and sale of new combustion vehicles from 2035 in favour of electric vehicles means the building of more electric charging stations. In Germany, to meet this need, the Federal Ministry of Digitalization and Transport initiated a nationwide tender in 2021 to launch "Deutschlandnetz", a programme to develop...
Germany weaves its electric vehicle recharging network
17 Apr 2024
Supporting the electrification of the automotive industry in Romania
According to the European Environment Agency*, the transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of Europe's...
Clients' successes
According to the European Environment Agency*, the transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions.
Supporting the electrification of the automotive industry in Romania
22 Jan 2024
Steel production: replacing coal with green hydrogen
H2 Green Steel, the first large-scale project in the green steel sector, recently announced completion of a financing...
Powering Energy Transition
H2 Green Steel, the first large-scale project in the green steel sector, recently announced completion of a financing package of more than EUR 6bn.
Steel production: replacing coal with green hydrogen
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Our Experts' Views

18 Feb 2025
The transition in the automotive industry: navigating the shift to electric and autonomous vehicles
By Societe Generale experts Nicolas Sanson, Head of Automotive and Mobility Investment Banking and Christophe Hadjal,...
Expert views
By Societe Generale experts Nicolas Sanson, Head of Automotive and Mobility Investment Banking and Christophe Hadjal, Regional sector Head of Battery, Mining and Industries for Europe.
The transition in the automotive industry: navigating the shift to electric and autonomous vehicles
12 Nov 2024
Why decarbonising European steel is harder than it seems
Christophe Roux, Head of metals, mining and industries EMEA at Societe Generale, explores the challenges facing Europe's...
Expert views
Christophe Roux, Head of metals, mining and industries EMEA at Societe Generale, explores the challenges facing Europe's steel industry as it moves toward decarbonisation, in an article published in “Mining Technology” on October 25, 2024.
Why decarbonising European steel is harder than it seems
02 Jul 2024
EV charging infrastructures in Europe: Business models and financing
Extensive and affordable access to public charging infrastructure is needed for the mass-market switch to electric...
Expert views
Extensive and affordable access to public charging infrastructure is needed for the mass-market switch to electric transport.
EV charging infrastructures in Europe: Business models and financing
03 Jun 2024
Turning vision into reality for a sustainable EV solutions pioneer
From gigafactories to green ammonia, bankable new business models are key to accelerating the energy transition.
Expert views
From gigafactories to green ammonia, bankable new business models are key to accelerating the energy transition.
Turning vision into reality for a sustainable EV solutions pioneer
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Awards and Rankings

07 Feb 2025
Societe Generale has been nominated by Global Finance the winner of 9 awards in the Sustainable Finance Awards 2025
Global Finance has announced the winners of its fifth annual Sustainable Finance Awards for 2025.
Awards & Rankings
Global Finance has announced the winners of its fifth annual Sustainable Finance Awards for 2025.
Societe Generale has been nominated by Global Finance the winner of 9 awards in the Sustainable Finance Awards 2025
05 Nov 2024
Societe Generale awarded in the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2024
Societe Generale awarded both "APAC ESG Lender of the Year" and "North America ESG Lender of the Year" at the IJGlobal...
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale awarded both "APAC ESG Lender of the Year" and "North America ESG Lender of the Year" at the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2024
Societe Generale awarded in the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2024
26 Jul 2024
Euromoney Awards for excellence 2024
Societe Generale is honoured to receive numerous esteemed accolades by Euromoney in 2024, which once again affirms our...
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale is honoured to receive numerous esteemed accolades by Euromoney in 2024, which once again affirms our leadership in ESG.
Euromoney Awards for excellence 2024
11 Jun 2024
Societe Generale wins “Asia Pacific ESG Project Finance House of the Year”, “Australia Project Finance House of the Year” and “Africa Project Finance House of the Year” at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2024
Societe Generale is honoured to receive numerous esteemed accolades at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure...
Awards & Rankings
Societe Generale is honoured to receive numerous esteemed accolades at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2024, which once again affirms our leading position in project and infrastructure finance, with a particular focus on sustainable infrastructure across Asia Pacific and globally.
Societe Generale wins “Asia Pacific ESG Project Finance House of the Year”, “Australia Project Finance House of the Year” and “Africa Project Finance House of the Year” at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2024
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