Suez_(company,_1997–2008)
Suez (company, 1997–2008)
French water, energy & waste management company
Suez S.A., known from 1997 to 2001 as Suez-Lyonnaise des eaux, was a leading French multinational corporation headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris,[1] with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. Suez was the result of a 1997 merger between the Compagnie de Suez and Lyonnaise des Eaux , a leading French water company. In the early 2000s Suez also owned some media and telecommunications assets, but later divested them. According to the Masons Water Yearbook 2004/5, Suez served 117.4 million people around the world. The company conducted a merger of equals with fellow utility company Gaz de France on 22 July 2008 to form GDF Suez[2] (called Engie since 2015). The water and waste assets of Suez were spun off into a separate publicly traded company, Suez Environnement.[2]