GRTgaz becomes NaTran
(biomethane, hydrogen, CO₂).
On its 20th anniversary, GRTgaz, a key player in gas infrastructure in Europe, is beginning a new chapter in its history. The company is becoming NaTran, with a new slogan: ‘the heart of your energies’. The company is backed by an ambitious business plan, NaTran2030, to position infrastructures at the heart of the gas system and support carbon neutrality.
Sandrine Meunier, Chief Executive Officer of NaTran, commented: "NaTran is an infrastructure operator and industrial company with a long tradition of technical excellence, safety, performance and concern for the public interest at its very roots. Today, this new identity reflects our determination to transform. Our course is clear: while guaranteeing the balance of the gas system, we want to become a benchmark operator in Europe for the transport and logistics of renewable and low-carbon gases, hydrogen and CO₂. By 2030, together with our stakeholders and all our resolutely committed employees, our ambition is to make at least 50% green investments, to multiply by 5 the volumes of renewable gas in the networks and to create the first open hydrogen and CO₂ infrastructures in France".
A name that reflects our identity, our societal ambitions and our transformation
The name NaTran is rich in meaning. It evokes our core business as a TRANsport operator, its TRANsformation, as well as our societal commitment to respecting NATure and energy TRANsition.
This new name, with its industrial and technological ring, strengthens the company's appeal. It embodies its vocation: to ensure the balance of the gas system by developing the transport and logistics of all the gases that contribute to the objectives of decarbonisation and energy sovereignty in France and Europe (biomethane, hydrogen, CO2).
The brand's visual identity emphasises its role as an infrastructure operator, with a dynamic central ‘T’ expressing a network on the move to adapt to the energy transition and the needs of our customers.
The yellow color, positive and energetic, refers to the yellow bollards that mark the discreet presence of the gas networks running throughout France.
The signature ‘The heart of your energy’ affirms the central role of our network in the French and European gas and energy system. It reflects NaTran's commitment to serving the general interest and all its stakeholders.
A NaTran2030 corporate project on the road to carbon neutrality
NaTran2030 marks a decisive step on the road to carbon neutrality. This corporate project aims to prepare for the future by contributing to the transformation of the energy model, while guaranteeing the company's economic, environmental and social performance.
NaTran has set itself 5 major strategic objectives between now and 2030:
- Dedicate more than 50% of our annual investments to the energy transition
- Multiply by 5 the proportion of renewable gas in our networks
- Develop more than 1,000 km of H2 and CO2 networks in Europe
- Reduce our carbon footprint by 40%.
- Attract and develop the skills needed for our transformation.
These objectives are based on 2 major levers:
- The regions, at the heart of the action and local energy solutions;
- Digitalisation, as an accelerator of efficiency and innovation.
NaTran is celebrating its 20th anniversary. With its 3,300 committed employees, working closely with its stakeholders, the company is opening a new chapter in its history.