Veolia Environnement News

A Berlin court rejected a bid by France's Veolia Environnement to block the sale of RWE's stake in water utility Berlinwasser, the court said in a statement on Wednesday.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has been awarded a major contract to supply its BIOTHELYSA thermal hydrolysis technology at Yorkshire Water's Esholt WwTW.

Electricite de France SA Chief Executive Officer Henri Proglio dismissed suggestions that his future at the world's biggest nuclear operator is in doubt, saying he sees his position as "eternal." "I don't get the impression EDF is a company in difficulty or that its management is being questioned," Proglio, 62, said yesterday after the ... (more)

I. Kruger Inc., a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, was awarded a contract for the Jonesville Water Treatment Plant Improvement project.

French group Veolia has asked a German court to grant a temporary injunction to stop utility RWE selling its stake in water company Berlinwasser back to the federal state of Berlin.

Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.

Antoine Frerot, Chief Executive of French waste and water utility Veolia Environnement SA , said it has selected potential buyers for its U.K. water and U.S. solid waste units, without identifying any.

The Boston-based subsidiary of Veolia Energy North America said it will assist and advise SEPTA on strategies for purchasing and managing all its utilities, including natural gas, water and sewer , electricity, heating oil and propane.

Germany's Rethmann, a family-owned group that specialises in water management, energy and logistics, is interested in acquiring Veolia Environnement's transport business, French daily Le Figaro reported, citing unnamed sources.

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Veolia Environnement SA, the French waste and water utility trying to reduce debt, reported a 12 percent decline in first-quarter earnings as waste operations were hurt by the "difficult" economy.

French utility Veolia Environnement said it was making progress in its plans to sell assets as part of an overhaul, continuing exclusive talks to sell its transport business and announcing indicative offers for its UK regulated water and U.S. solid waste activities.