Ecolab
Ecolab is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Ecolab names Darrell Brown as Co-COO, Global Markets and Greg Cook as Co-COO, Global Businesses
Ecolab Inc. has announced that to support its next phase of growth, it is dividing the chief operating officer role into two complementary positions to build high-performing global businesses while strengthening the foundations for growth in all our markets around the world. As part of these changes, Darrell R. Brown has been appointed Co-COO, Global […]
Ecolab and CDP launch new benchmarks to boost water performance
Ecolab Inc. and CDP announced a strategic partnership to launch the Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmark designed to help companies measure, compare and improve operational water performance. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Index will offer sector‑specific ranges for Best‑in‑Class water use efficiency and optimized targets, giving business leaders a clear view […]
Ecolab to acquire Ovivo’s Electronics Business for $1.8 billion
Ecolab Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo’s Electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The acquisition will further strengthen Ecolab’s global high-tech growth engine by bringing together Ovivo’s ultra-pure water technologies with Ecolab’s leading water solutions, digital technologies and global service capabilities. […]
Ecolab appoints Marion Gross to Board of Directors
The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. has appointed Marion Gross, previously Executive Vice President and Global Chief Supply Chain Officer at McDonalds, to the Ecolab board as an independent director and member of the Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee and the Safety, Health & Environment Committee, effective May 7, 2025. “I am delighted […]
Ecolab appoints Michel Doukeris to Board of Directors
The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. has appointed Michel Doukeris, Chief Executive Officer of AB InBev, to the Ecolab board as an independent director, effective February 20, 2025. “Michel's experience as the CEO of a major global company and his deep knowledge of complex operations, world-class branding of innovative products and winning in consumer […]
Ecolab acquires Barclay Water Management
Ecolab announced the acquisition of Barclay Water Management, a fast-growing provider of water safety and digital monitoring solutions for industrial and institutional customers based primarily in the northeastern United States. Barclay Water Management provides differentiated water safety solutions, including the proprietary iChlor® Monochloramine System for the treatment of Legionella bacteria in drinking water systems. This secondary disinfection program […]
Ecolab’s climate targets approved by science-based targets initiative
Achieving net-zero emissions is central to Ecolab's ambition to deliver net positive water and climate impact.
2024 Ecolab Watermark Study reveals water concerns shift consumer buying behavior
Second global study finds consumers in China, IMEA and Latin America have stopped purchasing products that use excessive amounts of water
Nalco Water and Danieli collaborate to advance industrial water treatment in metals industry
U.S.-based Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, and Danieli signed a strategic cooperation agreement to utilize shared research and development capabilities to improve industrial water treatment for the metals industry. By combining the chemical and service expertise of Nalco Water with the technology experience of Danieli, the collaboration will help steelmakers and metals producers to enhance production […]