Category Archives: Water Companies

(September 24, 2008) Veolia Environnement (VE) is a global leader in the provision of water infrastructure. It is a massive company, with revenues in 2007 of 32.6 billion euros (about $48 billion) and an after-tax profit of 927.9 million euros ($1.37 billion). It achieved good growth in its June 2008 half-year results, and expects its profits to grow for the full year. Continue reading →

(March 27, 2008) When Chen Xiangwen first moved to Beijing eight years ago, she expected to be able to drink the tap water. After all, she was living in a city about to host the 2008 Olympic Games. Continue reading →

(February 11, 2008) Suez Group, a global player in water treatment projects, is shying away from China’s impoverished northeast after a joint venture in Siping turned bad. Continue reading →

(July 19, 2007) SUEZ Environment, one of the world’s largest water and waste treatment service providers, plans to pour 100 million euros a year into China over the next five years to capitalize on the country’s soaring water and waste treatment business. Continue reading →

(June 2007) GWI China editor Kathy Liu suggests that the French company may be making some powerful enemies as it continues its drive to be the leading player in the country’s water market. Continue reading →