With annual sales of more than US$ 11 billion, Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that provide and protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. Its 40,000 associates deliver comprehensive programmes and services to the food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets in more than 170 countries. More than 22,500 sales and service associates support 1 million+ customer locations, supported by more than 1,300 scientists at 15 R&D centres globally.