Veolia Environnementואוליה שירותי איכות הסביבה
A multinational French company operating in the fields of water, waste management, energy and transport services. The company holds full control of Veolia Environnement Israel. Veolia Environnement Israel provides services to the Israeli ministry of Defence.
Through its subsidiary - Veolia Transdev, the company has a 5% share in the CityPass consortium, which was contracted to establish and operate the light rail project in Jerusalem. The light rail was designed to connect the city of Jerusalem with the illegal settlements around it. Additionally, Veolia Transdev owns approximately 80% of Connex Jerusalem, the company which operates the trains.
In 2010, Veolia Transdev (then Veolia Transportation) declared it will sell its shares in Citypass to Egged and 80% of the shares in Connex Jerusalem. Yet, as to April 2013 the sale was not executed.
Veolia Transdev subsidiary - Connex Israel, also operates regular bus services to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank: lines 7, 19, 109, 110, 422, 425 and 427.
The company runs four routes along road 443, an apartheid road. Line no. 7 leads to and from the illegal settlements of Hashmona'im and Kfar Haoranim. The route passes through the "no-man's land" area in Kfar-Ruth, Lapid and Shilat. Line no. 19 leads to and from the illegal settlement of Mevo Horon in the occupied West Bank. Lines no. 109 and 110 passes through the occupied Palestinian territories in the Macabim checkpoint, Mahane ofer Junction (road 404), the Givat Ze'ev settlement and the occupied East Jerusalem.
At the end of November 2010, Veolia won a tender to operate Bus lines between Bnei-Brak and Jerusalem for the Haredim (Ultra-Orthodox) community in Israel. The lines operating in this project are 422, 425 and 427, which passes through the occupied Palestinian territories in Mahane Ofer junction, Givat Ze'ev settlement and occupied East Jerusalem.
Through its subsidiary Veolia Environnement Services Israel (which has bought T.M.M. Integrated Recycling Services), Veolia Environnement owns and operates the Tovlan Landfill in the occupied Jordan Valley. The Waste transferred to Landfill originates from recycle factories from within Israel and from settlements in the West Bank. The company uses captured Palestinian land and natural resources for the needs of Israeli settlements from both side of the green line. The Tovlan landfill is operated by Veolia Environnement Services Israel's subsidiaries TMM and Y.R.A.V Sherutei Noy 1985.
In a response to an enquiry by Who Profits On October 10th, 2011, the Israeli Civil Administration enumerated eight Israeli companies which hold permits to transfer waste to the Tovlan landfill. Other than T.M.M and Y.R.A.V, another subsidiary of Veolia holds a permit to transfer waste to Tovlan landfill: Ramnir, a subsidiary of T.M.M.
Veolia Water Services (VW) Israel, a subsidiary of System vivendi water France, operates Ayalon sewage treatment institute, which collects sewage from the illegal settlement of Modi'in Ilit.
Main shareholders: Capital Research and Management Company (12%), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (9.5%), Marcel Daussault Industrial group (5.9%), Groupama A.M (5%), Velo Investissement (5%), EDF (3.9%), Veolia Environnment Treasury stock (2.9%), Natixis Asset Management (5%), Electricité de France (4%), Autocontrôle (3%).
In 2011, Veolia Environnement's transport services division - Veolia Transportation - merged with Transdev UK. The new comapny - Veolia Transdev is nowdays a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, which holds 50% of the company shares.
Veolia Environmental Services (VES) Israel in owned by the French Veolia Proprete (99%) and E Europeenne compagni (1%).
VES Israel subsidiaries: S.A.R.P waste industries, S.A.R.P Onyx, Lipodan, TMM - Integrated Recycling Services (95.9%, the rest 2.8% are owned by Mizrahi Tefahot Bank), Y.R.A.V Sherutei Noy 1985 and Ramnir.
Dalkia is in joint ownership of Veolia Environnment France and the French Electricity company – EDF (34%).
Subsidiaries of Dalkia include: Dalkia One, Dalkia Management Systems, Dalkia Orly (51%), Dalkia and Sheps (50%), Ztomet Energy (50%).
Dalkia Energy and Services Israel also own 20% of the shares in Dalkia P.V Gvulut, Dalkia P.V Lahav, Dalkia P.V Mefalsim, Dalkia P.V Nachal Oz and Dalkia P.V Samar.
Dalkia holds 20% of the shares of O.P.C Rotem, a subsidiary of The Company for Israel (80%).
Dalkia also holds 20% of six permits to establish photo-voltage power stations in the Negev. Dalkia sold 80% of the rights in the permits to EDF, the French electric company.
Veolia transportation Israel is a subsidiary of Veolia Transdev.
Veolia Transdev owns 5% of CityPass. Other Shareholders are: Transport SA Alstom, France (20%), Ashtrom (45%), T.SH.I Israel transportation infrastructure and Harel insurance (30%).
Connex Jerusalem (Light Train) is owned by Veolia transportation Israel (71%) and Connex transportation Israel (29%).
Veolia water services (VW) Israel and Veolia water (Hameniv) Israel are full subsidiaries of Veolia water compaguie generale France. Veolia water systems Israel is a subsidiary of System vivendi water France.
VW Israel owns 15% of Renewable Resources's shares.
SA Veolia Water France direct subsidiary: Adom.
Head office:
36-38 avenue Kléber
75116 Paris
France
Tel: 33(0)171750167
Website: www.veolia.com
Veolia Israel:
1 Abba Eban St.
Herzliya
Tel: 972-9-9520000
Website: www.veolia.co.il
