Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for February 23

    Business Editors
    Baird 2005 Business Solutions Conference

    ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--Ecolab Inc.'s Vice President - External Relations, Michael J. Monahan, will address financial analysts at the Baird 2005 Business Solutions Conference in New York, NY, on Wednesday, February 23rd at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Mr. Monahan's presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

TIME: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

DATE: Wednesday, February 23, 2005

DURATION: Approximately 30 minutes

LOCATION: http://www.ecolab.com/investor

ARCHIVE: A replay of the webcast will be available at that site through March 4, 2005.

    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. If you do not have the Media Player client installed on your PC, you may download a free version of Windows Media Player, at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp
    With 2004 sales of $4.2 billion, Ecolab is the leading global developer and marketer of premium cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products for the hospitality, foodservice, institutional and industrial markets. Ecolab shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ECL.
    Ecolab news releases and other investor information are available on the Internet at www.ecolab.com.

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CONTACT: Ecolab Inc., St. Paul Michael J. Monahan, 651-293-2809 651-225-3123 (Fax)

KEYWORD: MINNESOTA NEW YORK TRACK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CHEMICALS/PLASTICS MEDICAL RESTAURANTS FOODS/BEVERAGES RETAIL TRADESHOW CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Ecolab Inc.

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