Veolia: the pioneer of environmental conservation industry in China

Veolia has a strong presence in China, where its waste, water and energy activities are at the heart of sustainable development in China: resource conservation, environmental protection, recycling and sustainable economy, and social development.

Veolia group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Since its entry into the Chinese market in the early 1990s, Veolia has consistently provided a comprehensive range of efficient environmental services, including water, waste, and energy management, for urban and industrial sectors. The company has actively collaborated with various stakeholders to support China's green and low-carbon transformation.

With over 8,000 employees in China, Veolia delivers professional environmental services all around China. In 2024, Veolia avoided over 496,000 tons of carbon emissions in China.

Veolia Business Segments and Key Figures in China

Access to Water and Sanitation

  • Provide 14.3 million people with drinking water
  • Introduced 1.46 billion m3 of drinking water to network
  • Collect 185 million m3 of wastewater
  • 2.21 million people connected to our wastewater networks

Solid Waste Recycling and Recovery

  • 68,517 tons of plastic recycled from Veolia transformation plant

Liquid and Hazardous Waste Treatment and Recovery 

  • 480,000 tons of hazardous waste treated

Local Loops of Energy

  • 6.02 million MWh of energy produced
  • 960,831 people connected to district heating networks 

Onsite Services to Industrial Clients

  • 2.29 billion m3 of cooling water produced
  • 65.8 million m3 of process water produced for clients
  • 53  million m3 of effluent treated

Water Technologies

  • Provide 100 municipal clients, and 1,150 industrial clients with water treatment technologies
  • 350 projects installed base
  • 12+ million tons of water being saved from cooling system yearly

Our footprints

 

 

 

 

  • ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION
  • SOLID WASTE TREATMENT, RECYCLING & RECOVERY
  • LIQUID & HAZARDOUS WASTE  TREATMENT & RECOVERY
  • LOCAL LOOPS OF ENERGY
  • ENERGY SERVICES FOR BUILDINGS
  • ON-SITE SERVICES TO INDUSTRIAL CLIENTS
  • WATER TECHNOLOGIES