Ecolab Inc - ECL- Profile

Ecolab Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to develop and market products and services for the hospitality, foodservice, institutional and industrial markets. It operates in three segments: Cleaning and Sanitizing, Other Services and International. It provides cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products, systems and services. These services are provided primarily to hotels and restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, quick service units, grocery stores, commercial and institutional laundries, light industry, dairy plants and farms, food and beverage processors, pharmaceutical and cosmetics facilities and the vehicle wash industry. Major brand names of the Group include Kay, Huntington and Blue CoralO. It has operations in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada & others.In Jun-2006 the Group acquired Shield Medicare Ltd and In Sep-2006 it acquired DuChem Industries Inc & Powles Hunt & Sons International Ltd. Cleaning and Sanitizing accounted for 45% of 2006 revenues; Other Services, 8 % and International ,47