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Ecolab Inc. is a leading company in cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination services, food safety and infection prevention products and services worldwide. In 2008, the corporation had 26,568 employees.
Ecolab’s number of employees
Ecolab Inc. is a leading company in cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination services, food safety, and infection prevention products and services worldwide. The company was founded in 1923 and is currently headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Of some 45,400 total individuals employed by Ecolab in 2013, over 25,000 were employed in sales-and-services, making Ecolab’s the largest direct sales-and-service force in its industry. Ecolab’s number of employees grew considerably from 2010 to 2020, when the company went from 26,494 employees to over 44,000 employees.
In addition to increases in number of employees, Ecolab’s revenue and Ecolab’s net income have grown in recent years. Ecolab’s revenue was 6.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. Revenues grew to 11.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The corporation’s business mix was quite diverse in 2013; when revenue is broken down by segment, one sees that Global Industrial accounted for 5.95 billion U.S. dollars of revenue, or roughly 50 percent of sales. The segment Global Institutional accounted for 3.6 billion U.S. dollars in revenues, or 30 percent of total sales.
In its annual report, Ecolab reported making a number of strategic acquisitions in 2012. They acquired Quimiproducts S.A. de C.V, a leading manufacturer and provider of sanitizing, cleaning and water treatment products and services to beverage and brewery customers in South America. InsetCenter, a key player in the Brazilian pest control market, was also acquired by Ecolab that year. In April 2013, Ecolab closed on its acquisition of Champion Technologies, a leading global oilfield production chemical company, and related company and CorsiTech. The transaction was valued at 2.3 billion.
Ecolab’s number of employees
Ecolab Inc. is a leading company in cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination services, food safety, and infection prevention products and services worldwide. The company was founded in 1923 and is currently headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Of some 45,400 total individuals employed by Ecolab in 2013, over 25,000 were employed in sales-and-services, making Ecolab’s the largest direct sales-and-service force in its industry. Ecolab’s number of employees grew considerably from 2010 to 2020, when the company went from 26,494 employees to over 44,000 employees.
In addition to increases in number of employees, Ecolab’s revenue and Ecolab’s net income have grown in recent years. Ecolab’s revenue was 6.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. Revenues grew to 11.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The corporation’s business mix was quite diverse in 2013; when revenue is broken down by segment, one sees that Global Industrial accounted for 5.95 billion U.S. dollars of revenue, or roughly 50 percent of sales. The segment Global Institutional accounted for 3.6 billion U.S. dollars in revenues, or 30 percent of total sales.
In its annual report, Ecolab reported making a number of strategic acquisitions in 2012. They acquired Quimiproducts S.A. de C.V, a leading manufacturer and provider of sanitizing, cleaning and water treatment products and services to beverage and brewery customers in South America. InsetCenter, a key player in the Brazilian pest control market, was also acquired by Ecolab that year. In April 2013, Ecolab closed on its acquisition of Champion Technologies, a leading global oilfield production chemical company, and related company and CorsiTech. The transaction was valued at 2.3 billion.
