Press Releases

SUEZ announced the official opening of the SUEZ Circular Polymer Plant in Bang Phli, Thailand – the Group’s first plastic recycling plant in Asia. The project highlights SUEZ's commitment to preserving the natural capital and building a more sustainable future, while contributing to Thailand’s ambitious 2030 target to achieve 100% plastic recycling.

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities proclaimed by the United Nations on December 3^rd, 1992, SUEZ reinforces and accentuates its commitment by signing with the International Labour Organization (ILO) its "Business and Disability" World Network Charter. The Group thus joins the International Labour Organization's Enterprise and Disability Global Network.

SUEZ announced today it has completed the sale of its Recycling & Recovery operations in Sweden to PreZero, the environmental division of Schwarz Group, in accordance with the announcement of September 21, 2020. The transaction enables a solid future for the business and its employees within PreZero, a fast-growing division of the largest European retailer and a pioneer in the area of recyclables.

On Thursday, November 26th at the Conference of French Mayors and Municipalities¹, the jury for the Innovation Award rewarded SUEZ in the Energy and Ecological Transition category for its Covid-19 City Watch offer, which screens wastewater networks for SARS-CoV-2. Developed by the Group’s scientific and technical research teams, local authorities can use this innovative system to track the circulation of the virus in their areas and thereby better anticipate the health measures required at the district level and fight against the spread of the virus.

Over the past 20 years, SUEZ has reintegrated 20,000 unemployed people as part of its essential services offer. The Group has developed its partner strategy across the board with local players in the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). SUEZ has successfully integrated the most vulnerable and, providing inclusive, low-carbon circular economy solutions. Against the current background of the health crisis, SUEZ is more committed to the cause than ever. Its ambition: create 1,500 jobs in social inclusion.

Ahead of the Conference of French Mayors and Municipalities—and to better meet its customers’ needs—SUEZ commissioned IFOP, a market research agency, to conduct a survey of French Mayors (with a sample size of 400) to find out their views on essential services’ management. To help local communities with crisis management organization, SUEZ Group and IFOP have published the results of that survey.

On last September 23, SUEZ has implemented a mechanism to ensure the sustainability of the French Water business of SUEZ and thus to avoid the dismantling of the SUEZ group in light of the threat of Veolia and its allies taking control of SUEZ. This mechanism, fully compliant with the corporate interest of SUEZ and with the interests of its shareholders, remains to date in force.

Contrary to the incorrect information published by Veolia, SUEZ indicates that the Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed the court order in every aspects, and that all the effects of Engie’s sale of its 29.9% stake in SUEZ to Veolia remain suspended until the completion of the information consultation of the SUEZ employee representatives.
In any event, upon completion of this information consultation, Veolia will remain deprived from its voting rights until the end of the review by the European antitrust authority (unless authorized by the latter).

SUEZ is proud to announce the completion of Stage II of the Kelani River Bank (KRB2) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The plant, with a daily capacity of 180 000 m³, was inaugurated today by the Honorable Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa. With this additional phase, the plant’s existing capacity has now doubled to 360 MLD that will cater to drinking water requirements for another 1.75 million inhabitants in the North of the capital city of Colombo.

In the United-Kingdom, SUEZ and bp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the feasibility of the UK’s first carbon capture and storage project from energy-from-waste. The Net Zero Teesside Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project plans to capture up to 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, the equivalent to the annual energy use of over 3 million UK homes.