This founding company of Ecolab, established in 1923, took the concept of “economics” by helping customers save time, labor and costs, backed by “laboratory” research. In Europe Ecolab’s footprint has dramatically broadened; its associates now operate a total of 30 chemical manufacturing plants. Today, about 10,000 associates work across 35 European countries, in pursuit of Ecolab’s purpose of making the world cleaner, safer and healthier, protecting people and vital resources. These products are helping customers in Europe, like Heineken, Unilever and ArcelorMittal, to name a mere few, meet aggressive sustainability goals and European consumers’ desire for safely produced products. Ecolab helps customers to save water and energy and improve their carbon footprint, and it also does the same in its own manufacturing facilities.