1991 : Fabricom buys out the Belgian subsidiary of Compagnie Générale de
Chauffe which is renamed Axima.
1994 : Elyo (Energie Lyonnaise) is born out of the merger between Ufiner-
Cofreth (formerly SMD) and Priam.
1996 : Lyonnaise des Eaux purchases Northumbrian Water in Great-Britain.
Société Générale de Belgique becomes majority shareholder of Tractebel.
1997 : Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, leading international provider of public
services, is born out of the merger between Compagnie de Suez and
Lyonnaise des Eaux.
1998 : Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux owns 99.4% of Société Générale de
Belgique.
1999 : Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux acquires Nalco and Calgon in the United
States.
2000 : Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux launches the baseline "Delivering the
essentials of life."
Tractebel purchases Cabot LNG in the United States.
Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux holds 100% of SITA.
United Water becomes 100% de Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux.
Tractebel launches the Electricity & Gas Europe business line.
2001 : Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux becomes SUEZ.
SUEZ launches the brand Ondeo for its water services.
Fluxys is created from Distrigas' transport activities.
Tractebel launches Energy Services and Installations & Maintenance.
SUEZ is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
2002 : Ondeo, SITA and Degrémont form the SUEZ Environment business line.
Société Générale de Belgique owns 100% of Tractebel.
2003 : SUEZ sells Nalco.
Electrabel takes a stake in Compagnie Nationale du Rhône.
SUEZ becomes majority shareholder of Electrabel.
Société Générale de Belgique and Tractebel merge to form SUEZ-TRACTEBEL.
2004 : SUEZ finalizes the sale of its communication assets, thus limiting the scope
of its businesses to energy, water, and waste management, and begins to turn even
greater profits.
2005 : The Group streamlines its organizational structure into four business lines
(SUEZ Energy Europe, SUEZ Energy International, SUEZ Energy Services,
SUEZ Environment) and increases its stake in Electrabel capital to 99%.
2006 : SUEZ posts record earnings – three times greater than in 1996 in
environment, 10 higher in energy – and delivers the best stock market
performance in its sector in Europe for the past ten years. This proof of the
effectiveness of its industrial model is further strengthened by the announcement
of the merger with Gaz de France in February.
