Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for September 16^th

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc.’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Douglas M. Baker, Jr., will address financial analysts at Credit Suisse’s Chemical and Ag Science Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, September 16. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Mr. Baker’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

	TIME:		12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
	DATE:		Tuesday, September 16, 2008
	DURATION:		Approximately 60 minutes
	LOCATION:		http://www.ecolab.com/investor
	ARCHIVE:		A replay of the webcast will be available at that site through September 26, 2008.

To access the webcast, go to the Investor Information portion of Ecolab’s web site at www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast icon. Listening to the webcast requires Internet access, a soundcard and the Windows Media Player or other compatible streaming media player.

With sales of $5.5 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.

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