Company: Veolia Environnement S.A.
Business: A French global company which provides a full range of environmental services in four business units: Water, Waste management, Energy and Transportation. The transportation part was to 60% divested in autumn 2012.
Active: They are active in 48 countries in the world. Main focus is western Europe, then eastern and central European countries, and finally a few carefully selected Asian nations, such as China. One problem they are facing is that some countries (for instance USA) does not allow private companies to be in charge of such an important infrastructure part as water and waste handling and treatment.
P/E: 13.1
