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Ecolab To Buy Purate

Ecolab has expanded its water treatment capabilities with the addition of AkzoNobel's Purate business unit.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Ecolab Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire AkzoNobel's Purate business, which specializes in global antimicrobial water treatment technology. With 2012 revenue of approximately $23 million, the Purate business provides patented, proprietary chlorine dioxide programs for use in a wide array of water treatment applications. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory clearances and other standard closing conditions. “Chlorine dioxide is recognized as an excell...

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