Veolia
French transnational environmental service company
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| 2023 | Veolia achieved a consolidated turnover of 45.3 billion euros with a net profit of 1,335 million euros, and remains listed on the Paris Stock Exchange under the VIE7 index. |
| 2023 | The company reached 113 million users for drinking water supply services and 103 million for sanitation, while producing nearly 42 terawatt hours of energy and recovering 63 million tonnes of waste. |
| 2023 | Recorded annual revenue of €45.351 billion with 218,000 employees across 57 countries. |
| December 31 2023 | Detailed shareholding breakdown, with individual shareholders holding 11.1%, employees 7.5%, and various institutional investors including BlackRock (5.7%), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (5.2%), and Amundi (5.1%). |
| July 2022 | Estelle Brachlianoff became the CEO of Veolia, succeeding Antoine Frérot, who remained as chairman of the board. |
| January 2022 | Veolia announces its intention to acquire 100% of Suez. |
| December 2021 | The takeover bid is validated by the European competition authority. |
| May 2021 | Signed the formal terms of the merger with Suez. |
| April 2021 | Veolia and Suez publish a joint press release indicating they have found common ground for Veolia to absorb a large part of Suez's international activities, with the operation valuing Veolia at 37 billion euros and Suez at 13 billion euros. |
| December 2020 | Acquired 29.9% of competitor Suez, initiating a strategic merger to create a world leader in ecological transformation. |
| October 2020 | Veolia acquires the 29.9% stake in Engie for 3.4 billion euros. |
| August 30 2020 | Veolia makes an initial offer to ENGIE to buy back 29.9% of Suez shares for 2.9 billion euros, followed by a proposal for a public tender offer for the remaining shares. |
| December 2019 | Veolia and EDF create Graphitech, a company responsible for dismantling graphite technology nuclear reactors. |
| July 2019 | Veolia sells its heating and cooling networks in the United States for $1.25 billion to Antin Infrastructure Partners, which renames the business Vicinity Energy. |
| January 2019 | Veolia sells its 30% share in Transdev to the Rethmann Group. |
| July 2016 | Veolia acquires the Szakoly power plant, the fifth largest electricity production facility in Hungary using biomass. |
| June 2016 | Veolia acquires Chemours' sulfuric acid activities for $325 million. |
| May 2016 | Veolia announces the creation of the world's largest sewage sludge treatment plant in Hong Kong. |
| February 2016 | Veolia acquires Kurion, an American company specializing in low-level radioactive residue remediation, for 350 million dollars. |
| 2014 | EDF takes over Dalkia's activities in France, while Veolia takes over 100% of Dalkia's international activities. |
| 2014 | Adopted the unaccompanied Veolia name across all business operations following a major restructuring. |
| 2013 | Veolia buys the remaining 50% share of Proactiva from Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC), becoming the sole owner. |
| 2012 | Veolia launches a major restructuring plan, focusing on markets with large volumes and greater added value. Veolia Environnement officially becomes Veolia. |
| January 2012 | Faced potential U.S. class-action lawsuit over allegations of making 'misleading' financial statements between 2007 and 2011, with a complaint filed in New York for violation of U.S. federal securities laws. |
| 2011 | Veolia's shares were the worst performer on France's CAC 40 index, falling 60%. |
| 2011 | Veolia issued two profit warnings and announced plans to quit half of the 77 countries where it does business, launching a €5 billion asset sale. |
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