Ecolab - Meio Ambiente

What Ecolab - Meio Ambiente does

EcoLab is a global provider of water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions and services, founded in 1923 and headquartered legally in the United States as Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL). The company serves customers across more than 40 industries — including food and beverage processing, healthcare, hospitality, foodservice and restaurants, chemical processing, mining, oil and gas, pulp and paper, primary metals, power generation, commercial laundries, retail, life sciences manufacturing, animal and plant production, buildings and facilities (including data centers), and transportation — by combining proprietary chemistry, equipment, and on-site service with data-driven insights.

Its product and platform surface includes the Ecolab DishIQ dishmachine program (launched September 2025) for commercial kitchens, the eROI (Exponential Return on Investment) framework that quantifies water, energy, waste, and air impact, and a closed-loop liquid cooling offering for AI data centers built on the July 2026 acquisition of CoolIT Systems. The NALCO Water brand, retained since the 2011 Nalco merger, anchors industrial water-treatment offerings. Sustainability benchmarks co-developed with CDP (Water Use Efficiency Index) and a partnership with Water.org (Get Blue initiative, 2026) extend the company into water-access and disclosure ecosystems.

The business model is B2B enterprise field sales with direct representatives, dedicated regional customer-service lines (e.g., 0800 704 1409 in Brazil), and online contact channels for quotes, proposals, and service requests. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring solution/service contracts (water and hygiene programs) and one-time equipment/chemical sales, with pricing quoted rather than publicly disclosed. EcoLab's Brazilian presence is anchored at the São Paulo regional headquarters (Av. Francisco Matarazzo 1350, Água Branca), with the company reporting cumulative customer value delivered of $12.9 billion, 849 million people-equivalent water savings, and 1.7 billion people protected from foodborne illnesses and infections.

Name

Ecolab - Meio Ambiente

Legal name

Ecolab Inc.

Website

https://ecolab.com.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ecolab is a global B2B provider of water, hygiene, and infection-prevention chemistry, equipment, and on-site services serving enterprises across 40+ industries including food and beverage, healthcare, hospitality, foodservice, chemicals, and data centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment and Hygiene Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Sampling, Testing & Laboratory Analysis (Legionella/Microbiology) (BPABAJAB), Water Resources, WASH & Integrated Water Management (BPADALAH)

Keywords

• Water treatment solutions
• Infection prevention services
• Industrial hygiene chemicals
• Commercial kitchen sanitation
• Data center liquid cooling

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Water, Hygiene and Infection Prevention Solutions: Ecolab generates revenue through providing integrated solutions, services and products for water treatment, hygiene and infection prevention across industrial and commercial sectors.
2. Equipment and Products: Sale of specialized equipment, chemicals, and consumable products used in water treatment, sanitation and hygiene applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ecolab provides integrated water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services for commercial and industrial customers, combining proprietary chemistry, dispensing equipment, AI-driven monitoring, and on-site service expertise. Offerings span water treatment chemicals, commercial kitchen sanitation programs such as DishIQ™, infection prevention for healthcare and hospitality, and closed-loop liquid cooling systems for AI data centers.

Product overview

Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. The company operates as a platform-plus-expertise model serving more than 40 industries including Foodservice, Healthcare, Hospitality, Chemical Processing, Mining, Pulp and Paper, and Oil and Gas. Core offerings include the DishIQ™ dishmachine program for commercial kitchens and the eROI tracking platform for measuring sustainability impact. Ecolab integrates science-based solutions with AI technology and on-site service expertise to help customers achieve operational efficiency, safety and sustainability goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NALCO: Water treatment technologies brand, part of Ecolab's portfolio since the 2011 merger.
• Ecolab® DishIQ™
• eROI
• Ecolab Watermark™ Study

Products and services

• Water Treatment Solutions
• Hygiene Solutions
• Infection Prevention Solutions
• Ecolab® DishIQ™
• Liquid Cooling Technology for AI Data Centers
• eROI (Exponential Return on Investment)

Quantifiable outcome

• $12.9 billion cumulative value delivered to customers
• +2 more outcomes

Segments17 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CoolITcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Ecolab acquired CoolIT Systems to expand its AI cooling platform for data centers. The acquisition combines CoolIT's liquid cooling hardware technology with Ecolab's science-based chemistry, real-time monitoring, and on-site expertise to deliver closed-loop cooling systems for AI data centers.
• Water.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Ecolab partnered with Water.org and other leading brands on the Get Blue initiative, a global effort inviting people to help bring safe water home by turning everyday actions into real impact. Ecolab contributes to water access programs through this partnership.
• CDPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ecolab and CDP partnered to develop the Water Use Efficiency Index, providing sector-specific benchmarks to help companies improve operational water performance. This partnership enables organizations to guide smarter water management and accelerate progress toward best-in-class resilience.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pentair: Pentair delivers water treatment solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial applications, including filtration and flow technologies — directly comparable to parts of Ecolab's water treatment portfolio.
• Solenis: Solenis provides specialty chemicals and monitoring solutions for water-intensive industries including pulp and paper, food and beverage, and chemical processing — directly comparable to Ecolab's industrial water treatment and process chemistry offerings.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water technology company providing pumps, treatment systems, and smart metering for utility, industrial, and commercial customers — competing in industrial water treatment alongside Ecolab.
• Kurita Water Industries: Kurita is a Japanese specialty water treatment chemicals and equipment company serving electronics, semiconductor, and industrial clients — comparable to Ecolab's industrial water treatment and ultrapure water offerings.
• Watts Water Technologies: Watts designs and manufactures water treatment, conservation, and safety products for residential, commercial, and industrial markets — comparable to Ecolab in water handling equipment and treatment systems.
• Diversey Holdings: Diversey specializes in hygiene, infection prevention, and cleaning solutions for foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, and retail — directly overlapping with Ecolab's hygiene and sanitation product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environnement: Veolia is a global environmental services leader in water, waste, and energy management, serving industrial and municipal customers — broader than Ecolab's water/hygiene focus but overlapping significantly in industrial water treatment.
• Suez (Suez Water Technologies & Solutions): Suez provides water treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital services across industrial and municipal customers, directly competing with Ecolab in industrial water treatment and hygiene.
• 3M (Safety & Industrial / Health Care): 3M supplies cleaning, sanitation, and infection prevention products across industrial, healthcare, and foodservice end markets — a broad incumbent with overlapping offerings to Ecolab's hygiene and infection prevention business.
• BASF (Water Solutions): BASF's Water Solutions business supplies specialty chemicals for industrial and municipal water treatment — a broad incumbent player that overlaps with Ecolab's chemistry portfolio in industrial water and process applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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