Press Releases

29/06/2009
Veolia Environnement and DCNS create a joint venture

Veolia Environnement and DCNS are combining their expertise in a joint venture, Défense Environnement Services. This joint-venture will be a leading operator in services to military bases.

24/06/2009
Veolia Environmental Services has announced that it has entered exclusive discussions with the TFN group with a view to the possible disposal of Veolia Propreté Nettoyage et Multiservices (“VPNM”).

TFN has submitted a firm bid of €120 million (entreprise value) to acquire 100% of the company’s shares, representing nearly 9 times 2008 EBITDA

24/06/2009
Grameen-Veolia Water Ltd inaugurates its first water treatment plant for the villagers of Bangladesh, in Goalmari

A year after setting up a joint venture, Grameen-Veolia Water Ltd, 2006 Nobel Peace Prizewinner and founder of the Grameen microdredit Bank Muhammad Yunus, and Antoine Frérot, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Water, have inaugurated the first water treatment plant intended for village populations living in remote rural areas of Bangladesh.

23/06/2009
Veolia Water to build and operate the new Chartres Métropole wastewater treatment plant

The future plant will help reduce the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by producing renewable energy.

19/06/2009
Inauguration of the Ludres high-performance Materials Recovery Facility

The Ludres high-performance materials recovery facility was officially inaugurated today in the presence of Pierre Boileau, Mayor of Ludres, André Rossinot, President of the Greater Nancy Urban Community, Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of Veolia Environnement, and Hugues Parant, Prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département.

09/06/2009
Veolia Transport and Transdev - Clarification

Market rumors have raised the possibility of Veolia Environnement’s involvement, via its subsidiary Veolia Transport, in various scenarios regarding changes in the shareownership of Transdev, a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations Group.

04/06/2009
More than 58% of the Dividend will be paid in shares

Veolia Environnement shareholders have widely opted for the payment of the dividend in shares, with 58.48% of the rights having been exercised in favor of a payment in shares.

20/05/2009
Veolia Environmental Services wins Merseyside contract

Veolia Environmental Services has been awarded a twenty-year Waste Management and Recycling Contract with a value of £640 million by the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) on behalf of the Merseyside and Halton Waste Partnership. The decision follows Veolia’s selection as preferred bidder last month.

11/05/2009
Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of May 7, 2009

The Veolia Environnement Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting convened at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris on Thursday, May 7, 2009, and was chaired by Henri Proglio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. All the resolutions before the meeting were approved by a large majority.

07/05/2009
First quarter 2009 in line with expectations

(Unaudited FRS data)

Consolidated revenue: €9,267.0 million, up 5% at constant exchange rates (up 4% at current exchange rates), including 3.4% organic growth

Consolidated operating cash flow: €1,059.3 million, a decrease of 4.1% at constant exchange rates (decrease of 6.6% at current exchange rates)

Net financial debt: €16.8 billion as compared with €16.5 billion at December 31, 2008, primarily due to the seasonality of the working capital requirement