Ecolab Inc is a provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services. The company's programs and services helps in promoting safe food, maintaining clean environments, optimizing water and energy use and improving operational efficiencies for customers in the food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets globally. Ecolab operates via 4 reportable segments. Global Industrial consists of the Water, Food & Beverage, Downstream and Paper operating units. The segment provides water treatment & process applications and cleaning & sanitizing solutions. Global Institutional & Specialty comprises Institutional and Specialty operating units providing specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, government and education and retail industries. Global Healthcare & Life Sciences comprises Healthcare and Life Sciences businesses. Other comprises the remaining three units Pest Elimination, Textile Care and Colloidal Technologies businesses.