Press Releases

19/12/2008
Veolia Transport signs operating contract for Line 1 of the Mumbai metro

Veolia Transport India has signed a five-year contract to prepare the commissioning and operation of the future Line 1 of the Mumbai metro. The client is the concession-granting company with responsibility for the project.

17/12/2008
The Bordeaux urban community has chosen Veolia Environnement to operate the waste-to-energy plant and heating network of the Hauts de Garonne

Veolia Environnement, via the combination of its subsidiaries Soval and Dalkia, has been awarded the public service delegation contract for the operation of the thermal complex of Hauts de Garonne. This 12-year contract corresponds with a cumulative turnover of roughly 180 million Euros for Veolia Environnement. It will be effective as of 1st January 2009.

11/12/2008
Signature of a framework agreement on accident prevention and health & safety

Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of Veolia Environnement, and all the trade union organizations of the company’s French Works Council signed a framework agreement on accident prevention and health & safety on December 9.

08/12/2008
Veolia Transport pursues expansion in Asia with signature of first contract in China

Veolia Transport China Limited, the Chinese subsidiary of Veolia Transport, has signed a partnership agreement with Nanjing Zhongbei. The agreement covers the creation of a joint venture to operate the transportation systems in six Chinese cities for a period of 30 years.

19/11/2008
Veolia Environnement industrializes the “Zero Nuisance Piggeries (ZNP)” process

The Water Research Center operated by Veolia Environnement, with Veolia Eau région Ouest (Veolia Water for the West Region) and their partners has developed the “Zero Nuisance Piggeries” (ZNP) prototype, which improves pig slurry treatment, so as to better respect the environment. Thanks to the re-use of treated water, this process makes it possible to save water. After having been successfully tested on the pig house experimental station site in Guernévez (Finistère-France), this patented process can henceforth be industrialized.

12/11/2008
Consolidated revenue at September 30, 2008

(unaudited IFRS data)

Consolidated revenue: + 18.0% (at constant exchange rates) of which 10.9% organic growth

Operating cash flow: +6.7% (at constant exchange rates)
Recurring operating income: +5.9% (at constant exchange rates)

06/11/2008
Veolia Water wins two major contrats in plans for growing infrastructure needs in Ireland

Veolia Water has been awarded two Design, Build & Operate contracts for major wastewater treatment plants in Mullingar and Castlebar in Ireland.

19/10/2008
Veolia Environnement will hold an “Investor Day” on October 22, 2008

At this meeting, the company will provide an overview of its outlook for the full-year 2008 within the context of the financial crisis and global economic slowdown.

07/10/2008
Veolia Environnement and Mubadala launch a joint venture company to build a strategic partnership in the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) Region

Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) and Veolia Water today announced their intention to create a joint-venture company that will focus on the areas of water production and waste water collection and treatment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This activity could later lead to further joint ventures for other business sectors of the Veolia Environnement Group.

06/10/2008
Veolia Environnement signs partnership agreement with French Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

On the occasion of the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which is being held in Barcelona, Spain, from October 5 to 14, 2008, Veolia Environnement and the French Committee of the IUCN are pleased to announce the signature of a partnership agreement. This agreement confirms Veolia Environnement’s involvement and commitment to preserving biodiversity.