Ecolab News

Ecolab Inc . has been recognized by the American Chemistry Council for energy efficiency initiatives at two manufacturing facilities and for employee safety at several of the company's manufacturing sites across the U.S., according to a press release .

Roughly a 6% pullback for the broader market in the grand scheme of things is not a major move.

MINNEAPOLIS - We take a shower and wash our hands because we want to get clean, but then we pick up the week-old crusty hand towel.

St. Paul-based Ecolab said in a news release that the addition will increase the size of the dry polymer production facility to 1 million square feet and 235 employees.

The decision by a pair of Bill Gates-directed firms to pursue a large stake in Ecolab Inc .'s stock is "flattering" and won't harm the company's other shareholders, according to the Wall Street Journal .

The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. ECL has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

A CHS truck unloaded fuel at a Cenex store in Montana. Inver Grove Heights-based CHS.

Stocks are peeking just above the breakeven mark this afternoon, attempting to regain early losses stemming from the weekend elections in Europe .

While trading on below-average volume, Ecolab improved today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high of $64.50. It peaked at $64.88. Shares have climbed 1.9% with volume of 1.3 million shares.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, already Ecolab Inc.'s largest shareholder through his investment vehicles, would be able to increase to 25 percent his ownership stake in the St.

Workers prepare engines for installation into Polaris' Ranger side-by-side vehicles at the company's plant in Roseau, Minn.

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Jefferies Group in a note issued to investors on Friday.

The stage was set Friday for three revenue-raising measures to qualify for the November ballot after a group led by hedge-fund manager Tom Steyer submitted more than 900,000 signatures for a tax increase on out-of-state businesses.

Ecolab Inc. will launch Stealth Fly Station at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 5-8, in Chicago.The Stealth system can educe flies in full- and quick-service restaurants and other food industry facilities by up to 50%, according to Ecolab.. "The presence of large flies inside a restaurant is considered a ... (more)

An investor's proposal to give Ecolab Inc. shareholders more oversight over the company's political contributions was soundly defeated at Ecolab's annual meeting Thursday.

An investor's proposal to give Ecolab Inc. shareholders more oversight over the company's political contributions was soundly defeated at Ecolab's annual meeting Thursday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- -- Ecolab Inc. will launch PartsXpress SM Online for the commercial kitchen equipment industry at the 2012 National Restaurant Association Show, May 5-8, in Chicago.

Ecolab's year-on-year income almost halved in the first three months of 2012 after the firm revealed integration and restructuring costs following the acquisition of Nalco last year reached more than US$41m. The global water, hygiene, safety and energy giant reported its net income fell from $93m in Q1 2011 to just under $50m a year later- a drop ... (more)

ECL has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Deutsche Bank raised their price target on shares of Ecolab from $70.00 to $75.00 in a research note to investors on Wednesday.

Welcome to the Ecolab First Quarter 2012 Earnings Release Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded.