ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc.’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Larry Berger, will address financial analysts at Oppenheimer’s 4^th Annual Industrials Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday, November 18. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Dr. Berger’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

TIME:			10:15 a.m. Eastern Time
DATE:			Wednesday, November 18, 2009
DURATION:			Approximately 40 minutes
LOCATION:			http://www.ecolab.com/investor
ARCHIVE:			A replay of the webcast will be available through November 27, 2009.

To access the webcast, go to the Investor Information portion of Ecolab’s web site at www.ecolab.com/investor and click on the webcast icon. Listening to the webcast requires Internet access, a soundcard and the Windows Media Player or other compatible streaming media player.

With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL - News) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.

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Ecolab Inc.
Michael J. Monahan, 651-293-2809