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The forerunners: the adventure starts! The 1975-1985 decade marked a turning point in environmental awareness and industrial waste management. This period saw the birth and development of the hazardous waste treatment business, with the birth of SARPI, under the impetus of its founder Bertrand Gontard, the pioneer of this new industry.

  1. 1970 - 1985 : New war

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  2. Exchange at the summit

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  3. 1972 - 1973, the beginnings of a mission-driven company

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  4. 1975, the first imprint

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  5. Law of 15 July 1975

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  6. 1975, the end of the trilogy between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the heavyweight title.

  7. Casimir sets an example

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  8. Jaws, the box-office sensation, is released, becoming the first contemporary blockbuster in the history of American cinema.

  9. 1976, the law on installations classified for environmental protection (ICPE)

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  10. 1976, inauguration of the first static incineration furnace in Limay

  11. First solutions for reducing the volume of waste

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  12. UFOs in the constellation of science fiction cinema with the release of the first Star Wars film.

  13. 1978, CEDILOR : From the treatment of effluents to the recycling of strategic metals

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  14. Football World Cup in Argentina, with the hosts winning the title on home soil.

  15. The Sony Walkman was born, to be worn on a belt or around the neck, so that music was always close at hand.

  16. In the men's singles final at Wimbledon, Björn Borg defeats John McEnroe in a legendary match.

  17. For the first time ever, viewers meet the Ewing family, and their luxury ranch named Southfork in the series “Dallas”.

  18. 1981, creation of SERAF

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  19. 1981, creation of SIRA

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  20. 1982, start of advertising at SARPI

  21. The extraordinary "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" chooses the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival as the setting for its premiere.

  22. Michael Jackson, the king of pop, is at the top of the charts with his new album “Thriller”.

  23. The end of the series MASH, which broadcasts its final episode.

  24. The principles of traceability

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  25. 1985, first incineration line with rotary kiln and dry treatment in Limay

  26. 1985, acquisition of EMTA

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  27. 1985, creation of SOREDI

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  28. 1986 - 1995 : End of the Cold War, fall of the wall and citizen revolutions

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  29. Quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, the Argentines get lucky with Maradona and his “hand of God”.

  30. 1986, creation of SOTREMO

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  31. 1987, creation of SIAP BASSENS

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  32. Recycling? It’s possible!

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  33. 1987 creation of SOTRENOR – Courrières (62)

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  34. Good news, “Bad”, Micheal Jackson’s new and seventh solo album hits the record stores.

  35. Speedrun mode activated

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  36. With the albums “Like a Prayer” and “The Immaculate Collection”, Madonna is in her prime.

  37. The Basel Convention

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  38. 1989, construction of the head office in Limay

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  39. 1989, acquisition of SITREM

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  40. At the Tour de France, Frenchman Laurent Fignon lost out to American Greg LeMond by just 8 seconds.

  41. The second instalment of the trilogy, “Back to the Future II” makes a big comeback.

  42. “The Simpsons”: the most American of American families is broadcast as a regular series.

  43. TV alert: the Baywatch series is being broadcast for the first time.

  44. Underground culture, grunge emerges with Nirvana and the release of their album “Nevermind”.

  45. 1992, acquisition of GRS Valtech, today SARPI ThinkTech

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  46. 1992, SARPI appears on the 8 o'clock news

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  47. 1992, creation of SOLICENDRE

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  48. Whitney Houston releases her album “The Bodyguard”, the soundtrack to the film Bodyguard.

  49. 1993, creation of SARPI DOROG

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  50. 1993, SOLAMAT-MEREX becomes part of SARPI

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  51. 1993, Creation of RTDH

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  52. Like a meteorite, “Jurassic Park” is turning the cinema upside down.

  53. 1994, start of a strategic collaboration in Belgium

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  54. 1995 - Sarp Industries Onyx presentation film

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  55. 1995, SARPI makes regional news in Île-de-France

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  56. A post-apartheid symbol, South Africa become world rugby champions on home soil.

  57. Reducing the risk of chronic pollution

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  58. 1996 - 2005 : This decade is marked by the rise of international terrorism, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the expansion of the European Union, and the emergence of China as a global power.

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  59. 1996, Creation of SPUR Environnement

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  60. Quebec star Céline Dion releases her sixteenth album “Falling into You”.

  61. The American boyband Backstreet Boys release their first eponymous album.

  62. The birth of a global cultural phenomenon with the release of “Titanic” in the cinema.

  63. 1997, acquisition of SONOLUB

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  64. Release of Mariah Carey’s album “Butterfly”.

  65. 1998, creation of SOLITOP

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  66. 1998, acquisition of SPR

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  67. The French football team become world champions on home soil.

  68. 1999, acquisition of BATREC

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  69. Sarp Industries Vivendi Environnement presentation film

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  70. 1999, acquisition of ECOVALOR

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  71. One year before the start of the year 2000, the release of “Matrix” plunges the world of science fiction into another dimension.

  72. 1999, Acquisition of EURO DIEUZE INDUSTRIE

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  73. To the Internet and beyond

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  74. Slim Shady’s third landmark album, Eminem releases “The Marshall Mathers LP”.

  75. The Stockholm Convention

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  76. First encounter with Frodo with the release of the first part of Lord of the Rings: “The Fellowship of the Ring”.

  77. 2002, creation of OSILUB

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  78. 2003: Vivendi Environnement becomes Veolia Environnement

  79. Australian Open: Serena Williams completes her “Serena Slam” with a fourth consecutive victory.

  80. Third part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy: “The Return of the King” is released at the cinema.

  81. 2004, acquisition of TPA

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  82. 2004 - Creation of HYDROPALE - Dunkirk (59)

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  83. And after 236 shows! The most famous group of friends bid farewell in the final episode of Friends.

  84. Formula 1, Michael Schumacher wins his 7th World Championship title.

  85. YouTube is born.

  86. September 2005: inauguration of furnace 3 at SARPI Limay.

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  87. 2005, creation of DRAKKAR (14)

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  88. 2005, creation of the SARPI LA TALAUDIÈRE center

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  89. 2005, acquisition of SARP CARAIBE

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  90. Emergence of the “zero waste” movement.

  91. 2005, integration of SARPI Dąbrowa Górnicza into SARPI

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  92. 2006 - 2015 : Tension & expansion

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  93. 2006, acquisition of EDIB

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  94. Facebook opens up to the general public.

  95. 2007, integration of SEDIBEX

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  96. Singer Rihanna releases her third album: “Good Girl Gone Bad”.

  97. Launch of Netflix.

  98. Video presentation of SARPI in 2008

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  99. 2008, acquisition of LAMBERTY

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  100. 2008, acquisition of OREDUI

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  101. Swimmer Michael Phelps wins 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics.

  102. Wimbledon 2008, the ultimate “Fedal”. Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in an epic final.

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  103. 2008 - Acquisition of SMAB - Monterreau

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  104. Spotify is born.

  105. The diagnosis is very good for Dr House, who reaches 81.8 million viewers in 66 countries.

  106. “The Dark Knight”, the second film in the The Dark Knight Trilogy, is released in cinemas.

  107. Queen of Pop Lady Gaga releases her second album “The Fame Monster”.

  108. Launch of Instagram

  109. 2010, creation of the BIOFUEL unit

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  110. The SEVESO directive

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  111. 2011, acquisition of EST ARGENT

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  112. 2011, SEREP becomes part of SARPI

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  113. 2011, VES and SARPI, the beginning of a shared history

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  114. 2011, Veolia Field Services becomes part of SARPI

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  115. British singer Adele releases her album “21”.

  116. Continuation and end of the battle between the forces of good and evil with the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2”.

  117. 2012, creation of EOVAL

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  118. 2012, acquisition of SOVAG

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  119. Usain Bolt achieves the 100m, 200m and 4x100m treble at the London Olympic Games.

  120. Taylor Swift releases her album “Red”.

  121. The Minamata Convention

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  122. The Real Slim Shady Eminem releases his album “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”.

  123. 2014, acquisition of SARPI Constanti

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  124. Launch of Apple Music.

  125. 2016 - 2025 : Disruptions

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  126. Social media has an impact on environmental awareness.

  127. 2016, SEVIA becomes fully part of SARPI

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  128. Launch of TikTok internationally (under the name Musical.ly)

  129. 2017, integration of S.A.I.

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  130. Ed Sheeran releases “÷” (Divide), one of the most streamed albums in history.

  131. The ISO 45001 standard

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  132. 2018, creation of SARPI Entsorgung GmbH

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  133. 2018, creation of SARPI Transport GmbH

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  134. 2018, creation of Plug & Sorb by SARPI

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  135. Rapper Drake breaks streaming records with his album “Scorpion”.

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  136. 20 years after their first title, the French team are world football champions.

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  137. 2019, creation of SARPI Deutschland GmbH

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  138. Second opus of the saga, "Avengers: “Endgame” is released in cinemas.

  139. Launch of Disney+.

  140. The final act in the "Game of Thrones" series, which broadcasts its final episode.

  141. 2020 - SARP INDUSTRIES Gennevilliers

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  142. 2020, The Ecocentre Guyane in Kourou becomes part of SARPI

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  143. The Tokyo Olympic Games are postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  144. Launch of the HBO Max streaming platform.

  145. The series “Money Heist” is a hit on Netflix.

  146. Nine years later, Taylor Swift released “Red (Taylor’s Version)”, a re-recording of her album “Red”.

  147. 2022: Start of construction of the black mass hydrometallurgy unit (electric vehicle battery)

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  148. 2022, the Drambon-Pontailler site becomes part of SARPI

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  149. 2022, the Bellegarde site becomes part of SARPI

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  150. 2022, the Laimont site becomes part of SARPI

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  151. 2022: a new network of platforms for the treatment and recovery of polluted land and materials was integrated into SARPI

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  152. 2022, integration of SARPI REMEDIATION

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  153. 2022, Revatech becomes part of SARPI

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  154. 2022, Recyfuel becomes part of SARPI

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  155. 2022, PCB Decontamination becomes part of SARPI

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  156. 2022, Recyper becomes part of SARPI

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  157. “As It Was” by Harry Styles becomes the most streamed song on Spotify in one day.

  158. 2022, Oilco becomes part of SARPI

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  159. 2022, integration of SARPI Schkopau GmbH

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  160. 2022, integration of SARPI EBS GmbH

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  161. 2022, integration of SARPI BULGAROGRASSO

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  162. 2022, integration of SARPI MILANO

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  163. 2022, integration of the Legutiano and Martorell sites into SARPI

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  164. 2022, new site in the Netherlands for SARPI

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  165. The Weeknd becomes the most listened to artist on Spotify.

  166. Restriction of PFAS

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  167. 2023, FCH (Faure Collecte Huile) becomes part of SARPI by integrating into SEVIA

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  168. 2023, publication of the 14 safety essentials at SARPI

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  169. 2023, launch of Veolia Secure GPT

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  170. Paris hosts the Olympic Games.

  171. Revision of the rules on the cross-border transfer of waste

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  172. The European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

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  173. 2024, the Dole Inert waste landfill site (ISDI) becomes part of SARPI MINERAL FRANCE (SMF)

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  174. 2024, BEERSE & JUMET become part of SARPI in Belgium

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  175. 2024, RSMVA in Switzerland becomes part of SARPI

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  176. 2024, VPIS becomes part of SARPI

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  177. 2024, TEP becomes part of SARPI

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