Veolia stock: New battery plant targets Europe's strategic metals
Published on 11/13/2026 at 17:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSBattery recycling expands strategic reach
- Veolia launched a Grand Est facility focused on recovering strategic metals from electric vehicle batteries.
- The project is designed to support a European battery-recycling chain and local industrial supply.
- Veolia's 2026 full-year results are scheduled for February 17, 2027.
Veolia launched a new battery-recycling facility in France's Grand Est region on November 12, adding a strategic-metals project to its environmental-services portfolio. The company said the initiative is designed to strengthen a European supply chain for materials used by the automotive, construction and defense industries, according to its press release.
A new link in Europe's battery chain
The facility uses proprietary hydrometallurgy technology to process black mass from batteries. Veolia said the site can recycle nearly 7,000 tonnes of black mass a year, equivalent to about 20,000 tonnes of batteries, with flows currently coming from France, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
The process is designed to recover more than 90 percent of the cobalt, nickel and copper contained in the material. The recovered metals are intended for European automotive, construction and defense markets, while Veolia said future public-sector support could help direct them into European battery manufacturing.
Industrial scale remains the next test
Veolia estimates that nearly 700,000 tonnes of batteries could be recycled in Europe within five years, representing more than one billion euros in strategic metals. The company is also deploying complementary battery-dismantling projects in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Slovenia.
Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia's chief executive, presented the facility as part of the GreenUp strategy and the group's effort to turn waste into a strategic resource. The project is downstream in the recycling chain, so its longer-term contribution will depend on feedstock availability, supporting infrastructure and the development of European demand for recycled metals.
Share price and investor context
Veolia stock traded at 34.87 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 17:46 CET on Friday, November 13, 2026, 0.11 percent below the Xetra close of Friday, November 13, 2026.
Veolia at a glance
- Company: Veolia Environnement S.A.
- ISIN: FR0000124141
- Xetra ticker: VVD.DE
- Home exchange: Euronext Paris
- Lang & Schwarz price: 34.87 euros at 17:46 CET on November 13, 2026
- Xetra close: 34.91 euros on November 13, 2026
- Change versus Xetra close: -0.11 percent
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Veolia plans to publish its 2026 full-year results on February 17, 2027. More news and analyses on Veolia stock.
