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Ecolab

Ecolab, Inc. engages in the provision of products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Energy & Life Science, and Other. The Global Industrial segment consists of the water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. It offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to industrial customers within the manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, global petroleum, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment consists of the institutional, specialty and healthcare operating segments. It provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, government, education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. It provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The Other segment includes Pest Elimination operations, which provide services to detect, eliminate and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects, CTG operations, which produce and sell colloidal silica, which is comprised of nano-sized particles of silica in water used for binding and polishing applications, and Textile Care operations, which provide products and services that manage the entire wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management and reduction, and real time data management. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

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Ecolab exceeds Q4 expectations, eyes growth in China and water management

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Ecolab, Inc. engages in providing products and services in the field of water, hygiene, and energy. It operates through the following segments: Global Industrial, Global Institutional and Specialty, Global Energy and Life Science, and Other. The Global Industrial segment relates to water, food and beverage, paper, and downstream operating segments. The Global Institutional and Specialty segment refers to the institutional, specialty, and healthcare operating segments. The Global Healthcare and Life Sciences segment includes the healthcare and life sciences operations. The Other segment is involved in providing services to detect, eliminate and prevent pests. The company was founded by Merritt J. Osborn in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS: Reported sales $3.6 billion, +9% versus last year. Organic sales +13%, led by double-digit growth in the Institutional & Specialty, Industrial, and Other segment, and improved growth in the Healthcare & Life Sciences segment. Reported operating income +38%. Organic operating income growth accelerated to +19%, as continued strong pricing and productivity gains more than offset easing but ongoing delivered product cost inflation.

Ecolab Delivers Very Strong First Quarter Operating Performance; Reported Diluted EPS $0.82; Adjusted Diluted EPS $0.88, +7%; Continue to Expect Further Performance Improvement Through 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab will host a live webcast of its annual meeting of stockholders. As indicated in our proxy statement, the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be a virtual-only meeting. Details for the public webcast are as follows: TIME: 9:30 a.m. Central Time DATE: Thursday, May 4, 2023 DURATION: Approximately 30 minutes LOCATION: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ECL2023 ARCHIVE: A replay of the webcast will be available through May 11, 2023. To be admitted to the.

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ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab will host a live webcast of its first quarter earnings conference call to discuss 2023 first quarter results. A news release containing first quarter results is expected to be issued before market open on May 2, 2023. Details for the public webcast are as follows: TIME: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time DATE: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 DURATION: One hour LOCATION: www.ecolab.

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