Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for February 25

Ecolab Inc.’s Stephen M. Taylor, executive vice president and president, Nalco Champion, will address financial analysts at the Robert W. Baird’s Business Solutions Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in New York. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Mr. Taylor’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

To access the webcast, visit the Investor Calendar section at www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast details. Internet access and the Windows Media Player or other compatible streaming media player is required to listen to the webcast.

A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2012 sales of $12 billion and 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to ensure safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.

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