Industries Products & Services Sustainability Expertise & Innovation Media Center About Us Share this page Home About Us Our Vision Clean Water CLEAN WATER Diminishing access to clean water is one of the most serious risks facing the world today. And water is integral to many of our customers’ key processes – including cleaning and sanitizing, food processing, boiler and cooling water treatment, influent and wastewater treatment, and oil and gas extraction and processing. That’s why we’re working to help our customers manage water use – and improve water availability for people around the world. ABOUT US Awards and Recognition Our Businesses Our Vision Clean Water Safe Food Abundant Energy Healthy Environments Our Purpose & Values Leadership Corporate Responsibility Suppliers Locations The demand for fresh water is expected to surpass supply by 40 percent within the next two decades – placing urgent pressure on businesses to rethink the way water is managed, for their own good and for the good of their customers and communities. To address these challenges, businesses around the world are setting ambitious water goals; Ecolab helps them achieve those goals. Ecolab helps customers do more, using less water – improving the heating and cooling, industrial processing, wastewater treatment, and cleaning and sanitizing processes. Ecolab employs innovative technologies, real-time data and monitoring, water management software tools, services and chemistries to help customers use less water, re-use and recycle water, manage water to increase operational efficiency and reduce cost of operation, treat water to meet environmental discharge standards, treat for health and safety and protect and extend asset life. WATER TECHNOLOGIES We have a long history of breakthrough innovation resulting in game-changing technologies. We invest hundreds of millions of dollars each year in research and development to introduce products and programs that not only meet government and regulatory standards, but also increase safety and reduce environmental impact. Our core technologies have been developed and expanded in direct response to our customers’ evolving needs. MORE NALCO, AN ECOLAB COMPANY As a global leader in water treatment technologies for more than 80 years, we have the expertise to reinvent the way you manage water. Working together, we help you do more with less MORE ECOLAB EXPERTS Our experts help solve water challenges for our customers and the industries we serve. MORE WATER DROP NEWSLETTER The Ecolab Water Drop is a weekly email providing the latest news stories on water scarcity, water regulations and water conservation in the United States and internationally. SUBSCRIBE WATER RISK MONETIZER Developed by Ecolab and Trucost, the Water Risk Monetizer provides actionable information to help businesses understand water-related risks and quantify risks in financial terms to inform responsible decisions that enable growth. MORE REDUCING OUR WATER FOOTPRINT We are committed to reducing water use in our own operations. We’ve saved millions of gallons of water across our facilities by implementing an innovative program designed to save water, energy and wastewater while prolonging equipment life. MORE WATER STEWARDSHIP We have joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund and Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) to assist in the development of the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard. MORE EXPONENTIAL VALUE Our solutions helps customers achieve ambitious business and environmental goals. With an unparalleled combination of science and service, we deliver exponential outcomes that benefit customer and communities. Fundamental to our approach is an understanding that real and lasting change is accelerated when economic and environmental benefits align delivering improved performance, operational efficiency and sustainable impact. MORE SOLUTION AND TIPS FOR LODGING AND FOODSERVICE Service and innovation to help you save water As you work toward decreasing overall water usage while promoting guest satisfaction, every aspect of the operation is being optimized. Our dedication to service means we are always there helping you use our products and innovation to achieve your sustainability goals and keep guests coming back. Learn more about our solutions for lodging and foodservice MORE MEDIA REINVENTING THE WAY WATER IS... Watch Video View All Videos ECOLAB CHAIRMAN AND CEO DOUG BAKER ... Listen as Ecolab Chairman and CEO Doug Baker explains the growing reality of water scarcity around the... Watch Video View All Videos 2014 WORLD WATER SUMMIT RECAP As global demand for clean water grows, who will lead the conservation and stewardship efforts? And with ... Watch Video View All Presentations NEWS Ecolab Releases 2014 Corporate Sustainability Report June 17, 2015 Ecolab Acquires Water Treatment Provider in China June 16, 2015 Ecolab and EarthCheck Introduce WaterCheck Risk Mapping Tool to Promote Hotel... June 09, 2015 Nalco Launches Next Generation of 3D TRASAR Technology for Cooling Water May 19, 2015 Water Online: Price Of Water Is Source Of Risk For Industry January 30, 2015 Ecolab Commits $1.5 Million to the Project WET Foundation to Support Water... December 09, 2014 VIEW ALL NEWS Documents Purate™ On-site Chlorine Dioxide Generation June 10, 2015 3D TRASAR Technology: A Complete Suite of Offerings May 14, 2015 Reinventing the Way Water is Managed September 18, 2014 2014 White Paper on Tourism and Water March 20, 2014 Walk for a Sustainable World January 02, 2014 Global Safety, Health and Environment Position April 30, 2013 VIEW ALL DOCUMENTS CONTACT US With unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology, we partner with customers to deliver world-class results and optimized operations. Contact us to learn how we can help you. Ecolab USA 370 Wabasha Street North St. Paul, MN 55102 View our Global Locations CONTACT US FORM ABOUT ECOLAB Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. Every day, we help make the world cleaner, safer and healthier – protecting people and vital resources. Privacy Policy Imprint Terms of Use Investors Feedback Sitemap © 2015 Ecolab × We are interested in your opinion! Please share your thoughts about this website by completing a brief survey at the end of your visit. Will you help us? TAKE THE SURVEY