Ecolab Inc.

Ecolab Inc. is a water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions company headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The company was founded in 1923 under the name Economics Laboratory. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ECL, and it is a member of the S&P 500 index.

Ecolab offers customers cleaning and disinfection chemicals, dosing equipment and on-site service together. Activities are organized by customer group, such as industrial, institutional and healthcare organizations. On the industrial side, water treatment and process solutions go to sectors such as power plants, food and beverage producers and mining; the Nalco brand joined the group through the 2011 merger. On the institutional side, hygiene and pest control services are provided to hotels, restaurants and healthcare facilities.

Those following Ecolab stock typically track regulation on water scarcity, activity in the hotel and restaurant sector, raw material costs and industrial output. On the ECL page at Lzzo.com the price is shown in US dollars, and a historical price chart and technical indicators appear on the same page.