ECOLAB INC.
Ecolab Inc. is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services. The company was incorporated in 1924 and generates annual sales of $15 billion with over 48,000 employees worldwide. Ecolab's business strategy is to provide an array of innovative programs, products, and services designed to meet the specific operational and sustainability needs of its customers throughout the world. The company's Circle the Customer – Circle the Globe strategy focuses on continually innovating to optimize both its own operations and the solutions it provides to customers, addressing sustainability challenges such as water scarcity and climate change. Ecolab operates in three reportable segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. Global Industrial consists of the Water, Food & Beverage, and Paper operating segments, providing water treatment and process applications, cleaning and sanitizing solutions, and pulp and paper industry solutions. Global Institutional & Specialty consists of the Institutional and Specialty operating segments, which provide specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government, education, and retail industries. Global Healthcare & Life Sciences consists of the Healthcare and Life Sciences operating segments, which provide infection prevention and surgical solutions to healthcare facilities and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. Ecolab's website is www.ecolab.com, and its stock ticker is ECL. The company's mission is to help customers make and save water, energy, and money while ensuring the health and safety of people and the environment. Ecolab's offerings include a wide range of water treatment and process applications, cleaning and sanitizing products, and digital monitoring and automation systems. The company's innovative solutions help customers conserve water, reduce energy use, and improve operational efficiency while ensuring product quality, safety, and compliance standards. Ecolab's global presence allows it to serve customers in various industries across the world.