2010 — Key business line figures
”IN 2010 WE COMMITTED €73 MILLION TO RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION.”
WATER
91 MILLION PEOPLE supplied with drinking water
61 MILLION PEOPLE benefiting from SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT wastewater treatment services
10,000 WATER TREATMENT PLANTS built in 70 countries
1,200 DRINKING WATER production sites 1
(1) The difference between the number of drinking water production units operated by the Group in 2010 and the number in 2009 may be explained by a change in definition. The new definition excludes “simple disinfection” plants.
1,800 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
187,403 APPROXIMATE KM of drinking water distribution networks
WASTE
50 MILLION PEOPLE benefited from SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT waste collection services
430,000 CUSTOMERS IN SERVICES and industry
40 MILLION TONNES of waste treated
9 MILLION TONNES of secondary raw materials produced
138 STORAGE CENTRES
118 COMPOSTING PLATFORMS
141 HAZARDOUS WASTE platforms
48 NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE incineration units (45 with the capacity to recover energy)
350 SORTING STATIONS
further information on financial news may be found in the reference document and at www.suez-environnement.com/en/finance