Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for February 22nd

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc.’s Senior Executive Vice President and President - Global Food & Beverage and Asia Pacific Latin America, Thomas W. Handley, will address financial analysts at the Jefferies 2012 Global Clean Technology Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday, February 22. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Mr. Handley’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

TIME:	10:00 am Eastern Time
DATE:	Wednesday, February 22, 2012
DURATION:	Approximately 25 minutes
LOCATION:	http://www.ecolab.com/investor
ARCHIVE:	A replay of the webcast will be available through March 2, 2012.

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

With 2011 annualized sales of $11 billion and more than 38,000 employees, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that provide and protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries. For more news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.

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