Ecolab
| Formerly | Economics Laboratory | 
|---|---|
| Company type | Public | 
| Industry | Chemicals, Service, Water Management, Food Safety, Infection Prevention | 
| Founded | 1923 | 
| Founder | Merritt J. Osborn | 
| Headquarters | , U.S. | 
| Key people | Christophe Beck (CEO) | 
| Revenue | US$15.7 billion (2024) | 
| US$2.80 billion (2024) | |
| US$2.11 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$22.4 billion (2024) | 
| Total equity | US$8.76 billion (2024) | 
| Number of employees | 48,000 (2024) | 
| Website | ecolab | 
| Footnotes / references | |
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. Founded as Economics Laboratory in 1923 by Merritt J. Osborn, it was eventually renamed "Ecolab" in 1986.