Corporate Profile for Ecolab Inc., dated June 16, 2000.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: June 16, 2000
Company Name: Ecolab Inc.
Address: 370 N. Wabasha Street
St. Paul MN 55102
Main Telephone
Number: 651-293-2233
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.ecolab.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Allan L. Schuman
Chief Financial
Officer: L. White Matthews III
Investor Relations
Contact: Michael J. Monahan
Business number: 651-293-2809
E-mail address: N/A
Public Relations
Contact: Lois West Duffy
Business number: 651-293-2259
E-mail address: N/A
Industry: Speciality Chemicals
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: ECL/NYSE
Market Makers: N/A
Company description: Founded in 1923, Ecolab Ecolab, Inc., is a St. Paul, Minnesota based sanitation supply company founded in 1923. It was named "Economics Laboratory" before its name was changed to Ecolab in 1986. is the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the hospitality, institutional, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , and industrial markets. Customers include hotels and restaurants; foodservice, healthcare and educational facilities; quickservice (fast-food) units; groceries gro·cer·y n. pl. gro·cer·ies 1. A store selling foodstuffs and various household supplies. 2. groceries Commodities sold by a grocer. ; commercial laundries; light industry; dairy plants and farms; and food and beverage processors. Ecolab provides customized products, equipment and programs, backed by the industry's largest and best-trained sales-and-service force, which is more than 6,900 members strong. Ecolab operates directly in 38 countries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia Pacific, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Africa, employing nearly 13,000 associates. In Europe, it reaches customers through a joint venture, Henkel-Ecolab, headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany. Henkel-Ecolab does business in 27 countries, including Eastern European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. markets, and employs nearly 4,800 associates, including a direct sales-and-service force of nearly 2,400. Ecolab serves customers in more than 100 other countries through distributors, licensees and export operations. Through the implementation of its Circle the Customer Circle the Globe strategy, Ecolab continues to offer an increasing array of value-added, superior products, systems and services that complement each other and keep its customers' facilities cleaner, healthier and safer everywhere in the world. Ecolab common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the Pacific Exchange under the symbol ECL (Emitter-Coupled Logic) A digital circuit composed of bipolar transistors in which the emitter ends are wired together. ECL gates switch faster than TTL gates, but consume more power. See TTL, I2L and bipolar. 1. . Ecolab news releases and other selected investor information are available by calling 1-800-FACT-ECL (1-800-322-8325) or on the internet at www.ecolab.com. |
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