Suez

What Suez does

SUEZ is a global water and wastewater management company headquartered in Paris, France, with operations across at least 14 countries spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania. In Australia and New Zealand specifically, SUEZ provides drinking water to approximately 14 million people and wastewater treatment services to more than 3.5 million people. The company serves primarily municipal and local government customers, with a secondary industrial customer base in chemicals, oil and gas, food and beverage, and pulp and paper sectors.

SUEZ delivers an end-to-end portfolio spanning the whole water cycle, including drinking water treatment and distribution, desalination, wastewater management, biosolids and by-products recovery, water reuse, and networks management. Its service delivery is structured around flexible contract models — Design and Build, Operation and Maintenance, Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT), and partnership arrangements — with technology differentiators such as advanced filtration and membrane systems, Ice Pigging pipeline cleaning, and Smart Water capabilities integrating AI and IoT for real-time monitoring, leak detection, and operational optimization.

Revenue is generated through long-term managed services and professional services contracts with municipal governments and industrial clients. Pricing is project-specific and negotiated at the contract level, with no public pricing available. The company operates through direct municipal sales channels and strategic co-development partnerships, notably its March 2024 partnership with Siemens Water Technologies aimed at combining automation and digitalization with SUEZ's water treatment operations.

Name

Suez

Legal name

SUEZ SA

Website

https://suez.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SUEZ is a global water and wastewater management company serving municipal governments and industrial customers across 14+ countries, providing drinking water to 14 million Australians and wastewater services to 3.5 million+ through BOOT, O&M, and partnership contract models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Management Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management (EUAEAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Membrane Treatment (UF/NF/RO for Potable) (EUANABAC), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG), Membranes, Consumables & Chemicals (Elements, Antiscalants, Cleaning) (EUANAFAJ), Recycled Water Customer Programs & Demand Management (Connections, Rate Design, End‑Use Controls) (EUANAGAJ)

Keywords

• Water treatment services
• Wastewater management
• Desalination solutions
• Water reuse technology
• Smart water networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Rhodes

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Water and Wastewater Services: Long-term contracts with municipal governments for design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water treatment facilities. Revenue generated through service fees under BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) and partnership models.
2. Water Treatment Engineering and Design-Build: Engineering, design and construction services for water treatment facilities delivered to municipalities and industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SUEZ provides specialist water and wastewater management services across the entire water cycle for municipal and industrial customers. Its offerings include drinking water treatment and distribution, desalination, wastewater collection and treatment, water reuse, biosolids management, networks management, and smart water solutions, delivered through flexible contract models such as Design and Build, Operation and Maintenance, BOOT, and partnerships. In Australia and New Zealand, SUEZ serves 14 million people with drinking water and over 3.5 million with wastewater treatment services.

Product overview

SUEZ offers a comprehensive portfolio of water and wastewater management services for municipalities and industries. The offering consists of multiple service categories spanning the entire water cycle: core services (design and build, operation and maintenance, BOOT contracts, partnership models), municipal services (drinking water, desalination, wastewater management, biosolids management, water reuse, networks management), and smart solutions (Smart Water with monitoring and leak detection, Ice Pigging pipeline technology, and Sustainable & Smart Cities initiatives). The company serves 14 million Australians with drinking water and 3.5 million+ with wastewater treatment services, operating throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design and Build Engineering, design and construction services for water treatment facilities delivered to municipalities and industrial customers.
• Operation and Maintenance Ongoing operational management and maintenance services for water and wastewater infrastructure, delivered to municipal and industrial clients.
• Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Contract model where SUEZ builds, owns, operates and eventually transfers water treatment infrastructure to the client, typically a municipal authority.
• Partnership Models Flexible contractual arrangements designed to deliver certainty for municipal customers through shared investment and risk in water infrastructure.
• Drinking Water Treatment and distribution of potable drinking water for municipalities, serving 14 million Australians from SUEZ-operated plants.
• Desalination Removal of salts and minerals from seawater to produce fresh water suitable for municipal supply.
• Wastewater Management Collection, treatment and disposal of municipal and industrial wastewater, serving over 3.5 million Australians.
• Biosolids Management and By-Products Recovery Processing of wastewater treatment residuals into usable by-products, supporting resource recovery and circular economy outcomes.
• Water Reuse Treatment and recycling of wastewater for beneficial purposes such as irrigation or industrial use.
• Networks Management Management of water distribution and sewerage networks, including leak detection and maintenance.
• One-Stop-Shop Comprehensive water management solutions covering the entire water cycle for municipal customers.
• Smart Water Smart technologies for the water sector including real-time monitoring, leak detection, and wastewater treatment optimization through AI and IoT integration.
• Ice Pigging Innovative pipeline cleaning technology using ice-based slurry for water distribution network maintenance.
• Sustainable and Smart Cities Solutions enabling cities and communities to become more climate resilient through integrated water and environmental services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 million Australians have access to drinking water from SUEZ-operated plants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Siemens Water TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Strategic partnership between Siemens Water Technologies and SUEZ announced in March 2024, representing a significant collaboration in the water treatment technologies sector. This partnership combines Siemens' automation and digitalization expertise with SUEZ's water treatment operational capabilities to deliver advanced solutions to municipal and industrial customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IDE Technologies: IDE Technologies is a specialist in desalination and advanced water treatment, delivering thermal and membrane-based plants to municipal and industrial clients. Comparable to SUEZ in the desalination segment and adjacent in advanced treatment technologies.
• Aqualia: Aqualia (FCC Aqualia) is a Spanish-headquartered water utility operator managing drinking water, wastewater, and reuse services for municipalities across Europe, North Africa, and Latin America. Directly comparable to SUEZ in end-to-end municipal water service delivery.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia is SUEZ's largest direct competitor globally, offering drinking water, wastewater treatment, desalination, and network management services to municipal and industrial customers across the same geographies including Australia. Both companies serve overlapping municipal tenders with similar BOOT and O&M contract models.
• Acciona Agua: Acciona Agua designs, builds, and operates water treatment and desalination plants for municipalities and industries globally under EPC, BOOT, and O&M models — directly comparable to SUEZ's contract structures and target customer segments.

Regional players

• Severn Trent: Severn Trent is a UK-listed regulated water and wastewater utility serving millions of customers in the UK. While primarily UK-focused, its municipal service model, regulated revenue structure, and whole-water-cycle offering are directly comparable to SUEZ's municipal business.

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Pentair provides water treatment and flow management solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. It is identified alongside SUEZ as a key player in the global water recycling market and competes in municipal and industrial treatment segments.
• Ecolab: Ecolab is a large water and hygiene services provider serving industrial and municipal customers with treatment chemicals, digital monitoring, and water management programs. It overlaps with SUEZ's industrial water treatment segment and is identified in the same competitive set for water recycling.
• DuPont Water Solutions: DuPont's Water Solutions business supplies membrane and treatment technologies (RO, NF, UF, ion exchange) used in municipal and industrial water treatment. Cited alongside SUEZ as a leading industry player and competes directly in desalination and advanced treatment projects.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a major global water technology company offering pumps, smart metering, treatment, and analytics solutions. It competes with SUEZ in municipal water networks and digital water management, and is frequently cited alongside SUEZ as a key industry player in water recycling and reuse.

Emerging players

• Doosan Enerbility (Water Business): Doosan Enerbility's water business provides desalination and wastewater treatment EPC and O&M services, primarily in the Middle East and Asia. Comparable to SUEZ in the desalination EPC/BOOT segment and an emerging competitor in the regions where SUEZ also operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/suezanz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SUEZenvironnement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suez
• Instagraminstagram.com/suez_group

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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