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EX-99.1
Exhibit 99.1
News Release
Ecolab Inc.
370 Wabasha Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Michael J. Monahan
(651) 293-2809
Lisa L. Curran
(651) 293-2185
ECOLAB CLOSES ON PURCHASE OF CHAMPION
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 10, 2013: Ecolab Inc. announced today that it has closed on its acquisition of Champion Technologies and its related company Corsicana Technologies. 2012 sales of the acquired business were approximately $1.3 billion. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, was approximately $2.3 billion.
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 41,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote 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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EX - 99 . 1 5 a13 - 9851 _ 1ex99d1 . htm EX - 99 . 1 Exhibit 99 . 1 News Release Ecolab Inc . 370 Wabasha Street North St . Paul , Minnesota 55102 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact : Michael J . Monahan ( 651 ) 293 - 2809 Lisa L. Curran ( 651 ) 293 - 2185 ECOLAB CLOSES ON PURCHASE OF CHAMPION ST . PAUL , Minn . , April 10 , 2013 : Ecolab Inc . announced today that it has closed on its acquisition of Champion Technologies and its related company Corsicana Technologies . 2012 sales of the acquired business were approximately $ 1.3 billion . The total transaction value , including assumed debt , was approximately $ 2.3 billion . 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 41,000 associates , Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on - site service to promote 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 . # # # ( ECL - A ) 1