Lyonnaise des Eaux (groupe SUEZ)

What Lyonnaise des Eaux (groupe SUEZ) does

Lyonnaise des Eaux operates as a French subsidiary within SUEZ Group, a publicly listed global environmental services company founded in 1861 and headquartered in La Défense, France. SUEZ runs two integrated business lines: water cycle management (water distribution, conservation, wastewater treatment, sustainable practices, PFAS treatment, smart city integration) and waste recycling and recovery (collection, sorting, recycling, energy recovery including the proprietary Climafuel® solid recovered fuel and sludge-to-electricity solutions). The company also develops renewable energy from waste, including biogas, and deploys solar power at drinking water facilities.

SUEZ serves primarily local authorities (municipalities and government bodies) and business/industrial companies across more than 15 countries spanning Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania. The commercial model is built on long-term public-sector concessions and individually negotiated contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is via direct enterprise sales to government and industrial clients. Notable technology differentiators include Climafuel® (solid recovered fuel, with 1 million tonnes milestone at Rugby, UK), Numerical Oceanography Modelling, solar energy integration for water facilities, and sludge-to-electricity conversion.

The company invests in R&D at scale — 1,300 R&D experts and 200+ research and innovation projects in progress — and reports that 65% of contracts awarded in 2025 involve innovation, with 37.9% of 2025 revenue EU-taxonomy-aligned. Recent strategic activity includes a €2 billion / 15-year Oman water sector contract, a TotalEnergies partnership to deploy 33,600 solar panels at Senegalese drinking water facilities, and a partnership with Avineon Tensing for water network georeferencing.

Name

Lyonnaise des Eaux (groupe SUEZ)

Legal name

SUEZ

Website

https://suez-environnement.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1861

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lyonnaise des Eaux (SUEZ Group) is a global environmental services provider serving local authorities and industrial clients with water cycle management and waste recycling/recovery across 15+ countries, operating on long-term public-sector concessions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Waste Management Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Waste Collection (5621), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941), 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), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG), Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Water management services
• Waste recycling recovery
• Water distribution networks
• Wastewater treatment solutions
• Environmental services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lyonnaise des Eaux, as part of the SUEZ group, provides comprehensive water cycle management and waste recycling and recovery services to municipalities, businesses, and industrial clients. Its water offerings include water distribution, conservation, sustainable practices, and specialized treatment such as PFAS removal, while its waste offerings cover collection, sorting, recycling, and energy recovery through products like Climafuel® and sludge-to-electricity. Services are delivered primarily under long-term contracts with governments, municipalities, and industrial customers across multiple continents.

Product overview

SUEZ operates as a comprehensive environmental services provider with two core business lines: Water Cycle Management and Waste Recycling and Recovery. The Water division offers solutions for water distribution, conservation, and sustainable practices including PFAS treatment and smart city integrations. The Waste division provides complete waste management services including collection, sorting, recycling, and energy recovery through products like Climafuel® and biogas. The company has over 160 years of experience with more than 200 R&I projects in progress and 1,300 experts, positioning its portfolio as an integrated platform addressing water and waste management across local authorities, businesses, and industrial clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Cycle Management Comprehensive water management solutions covering water distribution, water conservation, and sustainable practices, including network performance optimization, drinking water access, and environmental protection, sold to municipalities, businesses, and industrial clients.
• Waste Recycling and Recovery Comprehensive waste management solutions covering waste collection, sorting, recycling materials, transforming waste into resources, and producing renewable energies, delivered to municipalities, businesses, and industrial clients.
• Climafuel® Solid recovered fuel (SRF) produced from waste materials for energy recovery purposes, manufactured at facilities such as the Rugby, UK plant where 1 million tonnes have been produced.
• PFAS Treatment Solutions Specialized water treatment service for removing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from water, targeted at local authorities and industrial clients facing contamination challenges.
• Smart City Solutions Integrated solutions that combine water and waste management services with urban infrastructure technologies to help transform cities into smart cities, sold to local authorities and municipal clients.
• Renewable Energies from Waste Production and consumption of renewable energies through waste processing and valorization, including methane production and sludge-to-electricity solutions, delivered to municipalities and industrial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37.9% of revenue was taxonomy-aligned in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• TotalEnergiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2026SUEZ, through its subsidiary SEN'EAU, partnered with TotalEnergies to invest in solar energy to accelerate the energy transition of drinking water services in Senegal. 33,600 solar panels were installed at drinking water facilities in the Thiès region.
• Avineon TensingcoreTechnology or Integration · 15 June 2026SUEZ partnered with Avineon Tensing to provide local authorities with a reliable and fast solution for georeferencing water networks. This partnership was announced at the 105th Congress of the Scientific and Technical Association for Water and Environment.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Veolia Environnement: Veolia is SUEZ's largest direct global competitor in water and waste management, serving municipal and industrial customers with the same concession, treatment, and recycling business model across similar geographies.
• Severn Trent: Severn Trent is a major UK water and wastewater utility serving municipal customers under regulatory frameworks, offering directly comparable water distribution, treatment, and waste services in a market where SUEZ also operates.
• United Utilities: United Utilities operates regulated water and wastewater services across North West England, making it a direct peer in regulated municipal water utility operations comparable to SUEZ's concession model.
• Saur: Saur is a French water and wastewater services company with municipal concession contracts in France and internationally, making it a direct peer in SUEZ's home market with overlapping concession-based water service offerings.
• Pennon Group: Pennon Group owns South West Water and Viridor waste services, providing directly comparable regulated water utility operations and waste recycling/recovery services in the UK market where SUEZ is also active.
• Essential Utilities: Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America) operates regulated water and wastewater utilities across the US, directly comparable to SUEZ's municipal water service contracts in terms of customer base, regulation, and service offering.
• American Water Works Company: American Water Works is the largest US-listed water and wastewater utility, operating regulated and contracted water services to municipal and residential customers, directly comparable to SUEZ's municipal water concessions.
• ACCIONA Agua: ACCIONA Agua operates water treatment, desalination, and wastewater services for municipal and industrial clients globally, overlapping directly with SUEZ's water cycle management offerings, especially in emerging markets.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management Inc. Waste Management is the largest North American solid waste and recycling company, providing directly comparable collection, sorting, recycling, and energy-from-waste services that overlap with SUEZ's waste recycling and recovery business line.
• Republic Services: Republic Services is a major US solid waste and recycling services provider with comparable waste collection, processing, and recycling capabilities to SUEZ's waste recycling and recovery operations, though it does not specialize in municipal water.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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