Ecolab

This article is about the consolidated history of the 1986 established Ecolab Inc.; including its foundation in 1923 as Economics Laboratory, and the acquisition of Nalco in 2011. For the history of acquired businesses of Nalco, see Nalco Holding Company.
Ecolab Inc.
FormerlyEconomics Laboratory
Company typePublic
IndustryChemicals, Service, Water Management, Food Safety, Infection Prevention
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
FounderMerritt J. Osborn
Headquarters
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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U.S.
Key people
Christophe Beck (CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$15.3 billion (2023)
Increase US$1.99 billion (2023)
Increase US$1.37 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$21.8 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$8.04 billion (2023)
Number of employees
48,000 (2023)
Websiteecolab.com
Footnotes / references
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Ecolab Inc. is an American corporation headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It develops and offers services, technology and systems that specialize in treatment, purification, cleaning and hygiene of water in a wide variety of applications.[2] Founded as Economics Laboratory in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn, it was eventually renamed "Ecolab" in 1986.[3][4]

Ecolab product
  1. ^ "Ecolab Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". SEC.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ecolab". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
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