Ecolab's reported sales rose 7% to a record $3.6 billion in the second quarter of 2014. Fixed currency sales rose 8%; acquisition adjusted fixed currency sales rose 5%. For the six months, sales rose 11% to $6.9 billion. Operating income was up 8% to more than $281 million. “Record second quarter results were driven by solid sales gains and margin expansion that once again reflected the strength of our business model and our continued growth focus,” said Douglas M. Baker Jr., c...