Veolia Nederland B.V.

What Veolia Nederland B.V. does

Veolia Nederland B.V. is the wholly-owned Dutch subsidiary of Paris-listed Veolia Environnement SA (Euronext: VIE) and operates as an integrated environmental services provider across three pillars: water treatment and management, waste management and recycling, and energy services. The company serves Dutch municipalities, large industrial enterprises (including KLM, Danone Nutricia, Douwe Egberts, L'Oréal, Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever, Action), and healthcare facilities with long-term managed services contracts that bundle water purification, waste valorization, district heating and cooling, energy monitoring, hazardous waste administration, and industrial utility outsourcing.

Its product portfolio combines proprietary technology platforms—Hubgrade for smart industrial energy and water monitoring, PlastiLoop for circular polymers (recycled PET, PP, HDPE, PS, ABS, LDPE, PC), Recyfood for food-waste-to-biogas via anaerobic digestion, Flexcity for energy flexibility monetization, Iron Fuel Technology for low-carbon district heating, and the KLM Milieucentrum water purification facility—with comprehensive service offerings such as Total Waste Management, plastic and paper recycling, secure destruction, byproduct reuse, circular building consulting, and heating/cooling networks.

Veolia Nederland generates revenue primarily through negotiated multi-year managed services and outsourcing contracts with performance guarantees, priced per scope and volume rather than on a published rate card. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to municipalities and industrial accounts, supplemented by industry events, thought-leadership content (Barometer of Ecological Transformation across 26 countries), and B2B/B2G customer portals. Revenue scaled from approximately €40 million in 2015 to €200 million in 2021 through a series of acquisitions consolidated under former COO (now CEO) Jan Lenstra, who succeeded Hildagarde McCarville as CEO in January 2023 and continued the integration playbook with the January 2023 Recyfood acquisition.

Name

Veolia Nederland B.V.

Legal name

Veolia Nederland B.V.

Website

https://veolia.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Veolia Nederland B.V. is the Dutch subsidiary of Veolia Environnement SA providing integrated water, waste, and energy management services to municipalities and industrial clients (KLM, Danone Nutricia, Unilever, L'Oréal) through long-term managed services contracts and proprietary platforms including Hubgrade, PlastiLoop, and Recyfood.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Reclamation & Reuse Production (Tertiary/Advanced Treatment) (EUANADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), Organics Facility Development & Operations Services (Design/Build, O&M, Permitting) (EUAIAEAJ), Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM), Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Utilities (Advanced Treatment & Blending) (EUANAGAC)

Keywords

• Water management services
• Waste management recycling
• Energy transition services
• Industrial water treatment
• Circular economy solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Schiphol

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Management and Treatment: Water purification services for municipalities and industry including wastewater treatment, process water, and demineralized water production. Revenue from operating water treatment facilities and related services.
2. Waste Management and Circular Economy: Total waste management, plastic recycling (PlastiLoop), paper and cardboard recycling, organic waste processing, and hazardous waste handling. Includes Total Waste Management contracts with municipalities and industrial clients.
3. Energy Services: District heating and cooling networks, building energy management, industrial energy optimization, biomass energy production, and energy monitoring (Hubgrade). Long-term outsourcing contracts with performance guarantees.
4. Industrial Utilities and On-site Services: On-site utility generation and management for industrial clients. 10-year outsourcing contract with Danone Nutricia Cuijk for utility generation with specific performance guarantees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Veolia Nederland delivers integrated environmental services across three pillars: water treatment and management (industrial wastewater purification, demineralized water, process water), waste management and recycling (Total Waste Management, plastic recycling via PlastiLoop, paper recycling, food waste processing via Recyfood, hazardous waste handling), and energy services (district heating and cooling networks, industrial energy outsourcing, biomass energy, energy monitoring via Hubgrade). The company serves Dutch municipalities, industrial enterprises, and government entities through long-term managed services contracts with performance guarantees.

Product overview

Veolia Nederland B.V. is a sustainable resource management company offering integrated solutions across three core areas: water treatment and purification, waste management and recycling, and energy services. The portfolio includes both proprietary technology platforms (Hubgrade for smart monitoring, PlastiLoop for plastic recycling, Recyfood for food waste processing, Flexcity for energy flexibility, Iron Fuel Technology for sustainable heating, and H2Backbone for hydrogen infrastructure) and comprehensive service offerings (Total Waste Management, industrial water services, circular buildings, heating and cooling networks). The company serves municipalities, businesses, and industrial clients across the Netherlands with solutions addressing circular economy, energy transition, and environmental sustainability objectives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hubgrade: Energy monitoring and management solution for businesses to track and optimize energy consumption
• PlastiLoop
• KLM Milieucentrum (KMC)

Products and services

• Hubgrade Energiemonitoring Energy monitoring solution for businesses that provides real-time tracking of energy consumption, enabling organizations to optimize their energy usage and reduce costs.
• PlastiLoop Circular economy initiative that transforms plastic waste into secondary raw materials, enabling sustainable production through recycled plastic products including PET, PP, HDPE, PS, ABS, LDPE and PC polymers. Operated through a global network of 37 plastic recycling factories producing 476,000 tons annually.
• Recyfood Food Waste Processing Food waste processing solution acquired by Veolia Nederland that processes packaged and unpackaged food waste into secondary raw materials and sustainable fertilizers through anaerobic digestion for biogas production.
• Iron Fuel Technology Innovative heating technology that uses iron as a sustainable fuel source, demonstrated for 500 households in Helmond as a CO2-free alternative heating solution developed with RIFT.
• Flexcity Energy Flexibility Services Flexibility services platform enabling energy flexibility management for utilities and industrial clients, allowing them to valorize electrical flexibility through Veolia's energy services offering.
• KLM Milieucentrum (KMC) Water Purification Facility Water purification facility at Schiphol Airport that purifies industrial water from aircraft washing and runway de-icing operations, producing 350,000 cubic meters of process water annually for reuse in KLM's operations.
• Total Waste Management Comprehensive waste management services for businesses covering collection, transport, processing, and recycling of various waste streams for municipalities and industrial clients.
• Industrial Energy Services (Industriediensten) On-site utility generation and management for industrial clients with long-term outsourcing contracts and specific performance guarantees, such as the 10-year utility contract with Danone Nutricia Cuijk.
• District Heating and Cooling Networks (Warmte- en Koudenetwerken) Heating and cooling networks infrastructure providing sustainable climate control solutions for districts and industrial sites.
• Industrial Water Treatment Services Industrial water services including physical-chemical purification (PWZI) for process wastewater, ONO-line for detoxifying and dewatering hazardous substances, and production of demineralized water (demiwater) for industrial operations.
• Paper and Cardboard Recycling (Papier & Karton Recycling) Paper and cardboard recycling services for businesses and municipalities, recognized with the Iron Mountain Award for excellence in paper recycling.
• Confidential Destruction Services (Vertrouwelijke Vernietiging) Secure destruction services for confidential documents and materials, ensuring data protection compliance for businesses.
• Byproduct Reuse Services (Hergebruik van Bijproducten) Byproduct reuse services that transform industrial byproducts into valuable secondary materials for circular economy applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15.4 megaton CO2 emissions avoided for customers in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• RIFT (Renewable Iron Fuel Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 May 2023RIFT and Veolia Nederland partnership for Iron Fuel Technology demonstration. Successfully heated 500 households in Helmond without CO2 emissions, proving technology in realistic industrial context.
• KLMflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2023Full operational responsibility for KLM Milieucentrum (KMC) at Schiphol-Oost. Water purification services for aircraft maintenance facilities including wastewater treatment, demineralized water production, and hazardous waste administration.
• IPKW (Industriepark Kleefse Waard)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2021Hydrogen backbone exploration project at IPKW eco-industrial park. Preparing for future hydrogen infrastructure development in the region.
• TotalEnergiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2021Collaboration for CO2-based microalgae cultivation to produce next-generation biofuels. TotalEnergies and Veolia combine resources for sustainable biofuel development.
• ThalesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2021Eco-SIM card made from recycled plastic from refrigerators. Partnership will make nearly 5,000 tons of virgin plastic per year unnecessary by using recycled materials.
• Renault GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2021Trio partnership with Solvay and Veolia for electric vehicle battery lifecycle renewal. Circular ecosystem created for recycling electric and hybrid batteries across Europe.
• Philips, Electrolux, BSH, Arcelik, Coolrec, Comet TraitementsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2020Collaboration to develop standard for recycled plastic in vacuum cleaners. Joint development of quality standard for recycled plastic in specific components, part of RE-CET project funded by Rijkswaterstaat.
• SolvayflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2020Collaboration on renewing battery lifecycle for electric vehicles. Created circular ecosystem for recycling electric and hybrid batteries in Europe, enabling reuse of scarce raw materials.
• FlexcitycoreTechnology or Integration · 15 November 2019Flexcity, expert in valorizing electrical flexibility, became part of Veolia's energy services offering. Enables industrial, public, and tertiary sector clients to monetize their electrical flexibility.
• Reckitt Benckiser (RB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2019Partnership to promote circular economy and shift away from traditional linear economic models. RB takes another step toward circular economy through collaboration with Veolia.
• LC PackagingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2019Strategic circular program to minimize waste from flexible packaging globally. Veolia responsible for recovery and recycling of packaging materials and conversion to high-quality secondary raw materials. Pilot program launched with motivated customers.
• Danone NutriciaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2019Veolia supported design and construction of state-of-the-art Nutricia Cuijk factory using latest technological innovations. 10-year outsourcing contract for on-site utility generation with specific performance guarantees.
• UnileverflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2018Three-year partnership to improve waste collection and recycling infrastructure for plastic materials. Working on new technologies for circular economy in countries including India and Indonesia. Unilever committed to making all plastic packaging fully reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025.
• EDFflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2018Partnership agreement for nuclear power plant decommissioning and radioactive waste processing. EDF and Veolia combine expertise for safe decommissioning operations and radioactive waste management across Europe.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Renewi plc: Listed UK-headquartered waste-to-product company with significant operations in the Netherlands (formerly Van Gansewinkel). Competes head-to-head with Veolia Nederland across commercial and industrial waste collection, recycling, and circular-economy services in the Benelux market.
• HVC: Dutch municipal waste processing and energy-from-waste company owned by Dutch municipalities and provinces. Direct competitor in household waste processing, biomass energy, and district heat/cool networks in the Netherlands.
• Twence: Dutch waste-to-energy and materials recovery company in eastern Netherlands, jointly owned by municipalities. Competes in waste incineration, energy recovery, recyclate sales, and organic waste processing similar to Veolia's Recyfood and Total Waste Management offerings.
• Attero: Dutch waste processor focused on household waste, organic/biogas, and recycling services, including plastic recycling. Overlaps directly with Veolia Nederland's organic waste (Recyfood) and plastic recycling (PlastiLoop) value chains.
• Stericycle: US-listed regulated waste and compliance services provider. Comparable on hazardous waste handling, secure destruction, and B2B/B2G environmental compliance services, mirroring Veolia Nederland's industrial waste and confidential destruction offerings.

Broad incumbents

• PreZero: Environmental services division of the Schwarz Group operating across Europe. Provides integrated waste management, recycling, and circular-economy services broadly comparable to Veolia's three-pillar offering, including a growing Benelux footprint.
• Remondis: Germany-headquartered family-owned environmental services group active across water, waste, and recycling in Europe. Competes with Veolia on industrial water treatment, hazardous waste, and circular raw materials, including cross-border into the Netherlands.
• FCC Medio Ambiente (FCC Environment): Spanish environmental services arm of the FCC Group operating waste collection, treatment, and energy recovery across Europe and the Americas. Comparable to Veolia as a multi-country integrated waste and water services incumbent.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste management, environmental cleanup, and industrial services. Comparable to Veolia's hazardous waste, industrial wastewater, and remediation operations within the industrial environmental services space.

Regional players

• Severn Trent plc: UK-regulated water and wastewater utility. Comparable as a regional water and wastewater services operator with regulated utility characteristics, but focused on UK rather than the Dutch market where Veolia Nederland competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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