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Water.org and Founding Partners Launch Get Blue™ to Bring Water Home™ Through Everyday ActionsJune 9, 2026 9:30 AM
PR Newswire (US) Join Get Blue™, co-founded by Water.org's Matt Damon and Gary White, and partners Gap Inc., Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to shop, share, and donate to help end the global water crisis.Get Blue™ is partnering with iconic brands like Gap, Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to turn everyday actions into a powerful force to Bring Water Home™ and help end the global water crisis.Water.org aims to bring safe water access to more than 200 million people by 2030 through its proven solution that helps local bank partners provide small loans to families.Get Blue makes it simple for anyone to participate through shopping for exclusive Get Blue product collaborations; engaging with creators, celebrities, and artists; and donating directly to Get Blue.KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Water.org, the global nonprofit working to bring safe water and sanitation to the world, is launching Get Blue™, a community created in partnership with Gap Inc., Starbucks, Amazon, and Ecolab to help Bring Water Home™. Get Blue is an open invitation to turn everyday actions like shopping, sharing, and donating into safe water for families who need it most.Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/waterorg/9402051-en-waterorg-partnership-launch-get-blue-global-movementMore than 2 billion people lack access to safe water — that's one in four people globally. For many families, water is out of reach resulting in hours of walking, high costs, or relying on unsafe sources — a daily reality that costs people their time, health, and futures. No one should have to wait, walk, or overpay for safe water. Get Blue is a collective effort to change this, helping scale Water.org's proven solutions to reach more people.Get Blue makes it easy to act. When you shop Get Blue products or donate directly, you are helping support Water.org's local financial partners provide small, affordable loans so families can get the pipes, pumps, or plumbing they need at home. $5 helps one person, and $25 helps a family get lasting access to safe water or sanitation — it's impact that keeps on giving. In fact, when a loan is repaid (and 98% are), that money can help another family get a loan to bring safe water home. It's a pay-it-forward approach that helps families solve the problem themselves, and the more people Water.org reaches, the further each dollar goes."Water.org has changed the future for more than 90 million people, proving our solutions work at scale," says Gary White, CEO and co-founder of Water.org. "To bring water home for everyone, everywhere within our lifetimes, we have to scale even faster. That's why Water.org launched Get Blue — a community built on collaboration, bringing together industry leaders, creators, and people to take action. When brands join us, they invite their communities into this work. That is how progress happens — one person, one action at a time."Get Blue is brought to life through its founding partners who have created products and experiences that make it simple for people to participate. Upcoming launches include:Gap: The Get Blue Drop
Gap's limited-edition Get Blue Collection reimagines classic Gap icons like denim, tees, and sweats to help end the global water crisis. Gap brings years of experience reducing water use across its supply chain, having saved more than 6 billion liters of water since 2016.Launching today, the assortment spans adults, kids, and toddler and will be available in select Gap stores and online at gap.com. With each purchase from the Get Blue Collection, Gap will donate $5 to Water.org, helping empower people in need with the resources to get safe water at home.Starbucks: Blue Drinks for Big Impact
On June 16, Starbucks will launch two limited-edition drinks created exclusively to support Get Blue:The Iced Blue Coconut Matcha: Tropical and creamy, this iced Matcha features sweet mango flavors and is topped with a vibrant Toasted Coconut Cold Foam blended with blue spirulina.The Blue Coconut Refresher: Toasted coconut, strawberry, and acai flavors are hand-shaken with ice and blue spirulina. This beverage is where vibrant flavor meets summer refreshment.From June 16 through July 7, Starbucks will donate $0.25 to Water.org for every purchase of the Iced Blue Coconut Matcha or a Blue Coconut Refresher, making it simple for customers to spark change with an everyday routine, like ordering a Starbucks beverage.Starbucks has a long-standing commitment to expanding access to safe water in the communities it serves, including coffee, tea, and cocoa-growing regions. Through its partnership with Water.org and investment in WaterEquity — the impact-investing asset manager established by Water.org to mobilize capital for water and sanitation solutions — Starbucks has helped more than 700,000 people gain access to safe water or sanitation.For more details visit here.Amazon: Shop, Stream, Support
Starting this summer, Amazon will integrate Get Blue across its business to make it simple for customers to take action on the global water crisis — whether through their voice, their listening habits, or their everyday shopping. Highlights include:Donate with Alexa+: Simply say "Alexa, donate to Get Blue" and Amazon will contribute $5 on their behalf, at no cost to the customer. It's an easy way to help connect someone to safe water access.Stream It Forward with Amazon Music: Every time a customer plays a participating artist's REDISCOVER playlist on Amazon Music, Amazon donates $1 to Water.org, turning everyday listening into safe water for communities in need.The Get Blue Storefront: A dedicated storefront on Amazon brings together exclusive Get Blue products — including curated selections from coalition partners — with a portion of every purchase supporting Water.org.Amazon is a long-time partner of Water.org, helping change the lives of 1.25 million people with access to safe water or sanitation. Amazon also made a catalytic donation to Water.org to help WaterEquity launch its Water & Climate Resilience Fund, an investment vehicle focused on climate resilient infrastructure in emerging markets.Ecolab: Connecting Water Savings with Community Impact
Ecolab provides global water solutions and services for businesses across more than 40 industries, helping them use water more efficiently, improve operational performance, and protect local water supplies.As the official water management partner of Get Blue, Ecolab will commit $1 million through the Ecolab Foundation, with $500K delivered immediately and $500K delivered upon helping its customers achieve 255 billion gallons of water savings through the use of its products this year.Additional Brands Join the Get Blue Community
Support for Get Blue continues to grow with the following companies signing on as the newest Get Blue partners committed to helping solve the global water crisis.AccuWeather: As the official weather partner for Get Blue, AccuWeather will feature a full campaign takeover on its app and network on June 9 to raise awareness and drive donations for Get Blue, and the company will continue to support donations online throughout the month of June.Ripple: As Get Blue's exclusive digital asset and payments partner, Ripple is providing vital seed funding that builds on its collaboration with Water.org. Through Ripple Payments and Ripple USD (RLUSD), Water.org can move funds faster and more cost-effectively to microfinance partners — supporting affordable loans for the water and sanitation solutions families need to survive and thrive.TikTok: This summer, TikTok will support Get Blue in a variety of ways to inspire its global community to learn about the water crisis and take action via creator storytelling and community engagement.Additional partners, product launches and activations will roll out in the coming months to help bring safe water home.Recruiting the Music Community to Drive Action
To raise awareness of the water crisis and ignite collective community action around Get Blue, Water.org co-founder Matt Damon is using creativity and dynamic storytelling in service of the mission. Dropping today in a short video, Damon attempts a new career as a rapper — The Nomad (Damon spelled backwards) — who is determined to create music to educate and mobilize consumers for safe water access. In the video, Damon debuts his self-written rap and calls on friends Hit-Boy, a GRAMMY® Award-winning artist and producer, alongside Teddy Walton, a GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter, producer, and DJ, to collaborate with him to spread the Get Blue message far and wide. Producer Aaron Bow also collaborated with Walton on the creative effort."Music moves people in ways that few things can. It connects us, crosses borders, and makes us feel part of something bigger than ourselves. That's what Get Blue is built on," says Damon. "I won't stop looking for creative ways to draw attention, encourage participation and drive donations to help solve the global water crisis. Now, through the Get Blue community, there are easy ways to get involved whether you shop, donate directly, or share on social. I'm inviting my friends, colleagues, and anyone who cares about water access to join us and help Bring Water Home."Mobilizing Creators and the TikTok Community to Join #GetBlue
Anyone can be part of the Get Blue community by joining #GetBlue on TikTok. To raise awareness of the more than 2 billion people who lack access to safe water at home, Get Blue supporters are encouraged to film themselves changing one thing blue — like wearing their favorite Get Blue product, painting their nails blue, or swapping to a blue reusable water bottle — then nominate friends and followers to do the same and pass it on using #GetBlue.Donate to Get Blue
Direct donations to Get Blue will help power Water.org's smart solutions that break down the barriers between people living in poverty and access to safe water and sanitation.Donate at GetBlue.water.org/donate."A direct donation at any level can help change the future for millions of people who need safe water. Every donation brings us one step closer to bringing safe water access home for all," says Damon.To learn more about Get Blue visit GetBlue.water.org or follow us on Instagram and TikTok.About Get Blue
Get Blue™ is a global movement mobilizing brands, creators, consumers, and capital to Bring Water Home™ and help solve the global water crisis. Co-created with founding partners including Gap Inc., Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab in partnership with Water.org, Get Blue brings the power of the collective organization's commerce to one of the world's most pressing challenges. Proceeds of specially branded Get Blue products will directly power Water.org's proven solutions to connect families to safe water and sanitation. Get Blue was created in collaboration with global brand consultancy Wolff Olins. Learn more at GetBlue.water.org.About Water.org
Water.org is a global nonprofit organization that has transformed more than 90 million lives through access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, Water.org's solutions — WaterCredit, WaterEquity, and WaterConnect — offer distinct and complementary approaches that break down barriers between people and access to safe water. Collaboration is central to the strength of Water.org's approach. In 2026, a roster of world-renowned brands and Water.org partnered to launch Get Blue, a global movement harnessing culture and commerce to take action to solve the water crisis. Learn more at Water.org and GetBlue.water.org.About Gap Inc.
Gap Inc., a purpose-driven house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America. Its Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands offer clothing, accessories, and lifestyle products for men, women and children available worldwide through company-operated and franchise stores, and e-commerce sites. Since 1969, Gap Inc. has created products and experiences that shape culture, while doing right by employees, communities and the planet through its commitment to bridge gaps to create a better world. For more information, please visit www.gapinc.com.About Gap
Gap is a globally recognized icon of casual American style. Founded in San Francisco in 1969, Gap champions originality by creating loved essentials and delivering culturally-relevant experiences that celebrate individuality. Gap is an apparel and accessories brand that offers GapKids, babyGap, Gap Maternity, GapBody and GapFit collections as well as limited-edition collections with GapStudio and with partner brands through GapX. The brand also serves value-conscious customers with exclusively designed collections for Gap Outlet and Gap Factory Stores. Gap is the namesake brand of the global specialty retailer, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) and connects with customers online and in company-operated and franchise retail locations globally. For more information, please visit gap.com.About Starbucks
Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee Company has been committed to responsibly sourcing and roasting high-quality arabica coffee. Today, with a global footprint of more than 41,000 company-operated and licensed coffeehouses and a growing presence in consumer-packaged goods, we are the world's premier purveyor of specialty coffee. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring the unique Starbucks Experience to life for every customer through every cup. To share in the experience, please visit us in our stores or online at about.starbucks.com or starbucks.com.About Amazon
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth's Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth's Best Employer, and Earth's Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.About Ecolab
A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. For more than a century, Ecolab has advanced innovation by integrating science based solutions, data driven insights, AI technology and world class service. This unique combination enables Ecolab to partner with customers to define what best in class looks like and scale it across their operations, helping them achieve peak performance. Today, Ecolab has $16 billion in annual sales, 48,000 associates and customers in more than 170 countries and 40 industries. The company helps protect one third of the world's food production and a quarter of the power generated while delivering innovative solutions across food, healthcare, data centers, microelectronics, life sciences and hospitality. Ecolab's comprehensive approach protects what's vital, aiming by 2030 to help protect 2 billion people from infections and enough drinking water for 1 billion people while enhancing business performance. www.ecolab.comAbout AccuWeather, Inc. and AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate and most used source of weather forecasting and warnings in the world, has saved over 12,000 lives, prevented injury to over 100,000 people, minimized reputational harm, and saved companies tens of billions of dollars. A billion people around the world rely on AccuWeather's proven Superior Accuracy™ across our consumer digital platforms. AccuWeather.com is the #1 weather destination and one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, and our award-winning AccuWeather app delivers detailed real-time forecasts to millions of smartphones. AccuWeather forecasts also appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and viewed on 100 television stations. The AccuWeather Network and AccuWeather NOW® reach an audience of over 125 million on cable and streaming platforms. AccuWeather For Business serves more than half of the Fortune 500 companies and thousands of other businesses and government agencies globally who pay to subscribe to the best and most accurate weather forecasting service. Visit AccuWeather.com for the most accurate hyperlocal forecasts, weather news, and information, and download the free AccuWeather app for Android or iOS.About Ripple
Founded in 2012, Ripple is the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance. Its solutions span global payments, custody, liquidity, and treasury management, serving as a one-stop shop for moving, storing, exchanging, and managing value. Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, and the cryptocurrency XRP underpinning these solutions allow Ripple and its customers to shape the modern financial system.About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for mobile video. With a mission to inspire creativity and bring joy, TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.Contact:
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2月前
Ecolab Life Sciences erweitert seine weltweiten Kapazitäten im Bereich Bioprozesstechnik mit einem neuen Zentrum für fortgeschrittene Entwicklung und Anwendungen in KoreaApril 30, 2026 12:05 PM
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Die neue Niederlassung bringt den Kunden in Asien fundiertes Fachwissen näher und stärkt das globale Netzwerk von Ecolab
Aufbauend auf dem anhaltenden Wachstum und der starken Leistung seines Life-Sciences-Geschäfts baut Ecolab seine globalen Kompetenzen im Bereich der Bioverarbeitung weiter aus, um biopharmazeutische Hersteller weltweit zu unterstützen. Ecolab Life Sciences gab heute die Eröffnung eines neuen Bioprocessing Applications Lab (BPAL) in Dongtan, Korea, bekannt – seiner ersten biotechnischen Anlage in Asien. Das neue Zentrum stärkt die weltweite Präsenz des Unternehmens im Bereich Life Sciences weiter und unterstützt Kunden, die auf einem der weltweit fortschrittlichsten Märkte für die biopharmazeutische Produktion tätig sind.
BPAL Korea unterstützt das gesamte Spektrum der Prozessentwicklungsaktivitäten, von Tests in der Frühphase bis hin zu Studien, die die Produktion im industriellen Maßstab nachbilden, und stützt sich dabei auf das etablierte Netzwerk von Ecolab für biotechnische Anwendungen in den USA und Großbritannien. Die Einrichtung ermöglicht eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit den Fachleuten für biologische Verfahren von Ecolab, um Kunden dabei zu unterstützen, ihre Reinigungsverfahren zu optimieren, die Kosten- und Prozesseffizienz zu steigern und ihre Programme bis zur Marktreife voranzutreiben.
Korea hat sich zu einem globalen Zentrum für die Herstellung von Biopharmazeutika entwickelt, insbesondere von Biosimilars, die weltweit den Zugang zu fortschrittlichen Therapien verbessern. In diesem von starkem Wettbewerb geprägten Umfeld müssen Hersteller Schnelligkeit, technische Präzision und die Einhaltung globaler Standards gewährleisten. Da nun Experten für Bioverarbeitung vor Ort tätig sind, können Kunden ihre Entwicklung effizienter vorantreiben, indem sie den Materialtransfer ins Ausland vermeiden und gleichzeitig die Konsistenz und Kosteneffizienz ihrer weltweiten Aktivitäten aufrechterhalten.
„Biopharmazeutische Hersteller in ganz Asien stehen unter zunehmendem Druck, schnell zu expandieren und gleichzeitig strenge regulatorische und leistungsbezogene Anforderungen zu erfüllen“, sagte Jenny Tan, Vizepräsidentin und Geschäftsführerin von Ecolab Life Sciences für den asiatisch-pazifischen Raum und Indien. „BPAL Korea stärkt unsere Fähigkeit, eng mit unseren Kunden zusammenzuarbeiten, indem es fundiertes lokales Fachwissen mit dem globalen, integrierten Netzwerk von Ecolab im Bereich der biologischen Verfahrenstechnik verbindet.“
BPAL Korea ist das jüngste Beispiel für das langfristige Engagement von Ecolab Life Sciences in der Life-Sciences-Branche und baut auf den kontinuierlichen Innovationen im gesamten Bioprozess-Portfolio des Unternehmens auf, einschließlich seiner Affinitätsharz-Technologien. Durch den Ausbau seines weltweiten Netzwerks von Entwicklungs- und Anwendungszentren unterstützt Ecolab Life Sciences seine Kunden dabei, ihr Wachstum voranzutreiben und fortschrittliche Therapien weltweit schnell, zuverlässig und sicher zu skalieren.
Wenn Sie mehr über die Kompetenzen von Ecolab Life Sciences bei der Entwicklung der Biotechnologie erfahren möchten und darüber, wie BPAL Korea skalierbare, behördlich zugelassene Aufreinigungsprozesse unterstützt, besuchen Sie hier die Website von Ecolab zu den Purolite™-Harzen.
Über Ecolab
Als vertrauenswürdiger Partner für Millionen von Kunden ist Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Lösungen und Dienstleistungen in den Bereichen Wasser, Hygiene und Infektionsprävention, die zum Schutz von Menschen und lebenswichtigen Ressourcen dienen. Seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert treibt Ecolab Innovationen voran, indem es wissenschaftlich fundierte Lösungen, datengestützte Erkenntnisse, KI-Technologie und erstklassigen Service miteinander verbindet. Dank dieser einzigartigen Kombination kann Ecolab gemeinsam mit seinen Kunden den Maßstab für Spitzenleistungen setzen, und diese in ihren gesamten Betriebsabläufen umsetzen, um ihnen zu Höchstleistungen zu verhelfen. Heute erzielt Ecolab einen Jahresumsatz von 16 Milliarden US-Dollar, beschäftigt 48.000 Mitarbeiter und bedient Kunden in mehr als 170 Ländern und 40 Branchen. Das Unternehmen trägt dazu bei, ein Drittel der weltweiten Nahrungsmittelproduktion und ein Viertel der erzeugten Energie zu schützen, und bietet gleichzeitig innovative Lösungen für die Bereiche Lebensmittel, Gastgewerbe, Gesundheitswesen, Rechenzentren, Mikroelektronik und Biowissenschaften. Als weltweit führendes Wasserunternehmen spielt Ecolab eine wichtige Rolle beim Wachstum der KI, indem es den gesamten Wasserbedarf für moderne Rechenanwendungen abdeckt – von ultrareinem Wasser für die Chipherstellung über Wasserlösungen zur Unterstützung der Leistungsfähigkeit der KI bis hin zu direkten Flüssigkeitskühlsystemen für Rechenanwendungen mit hoher Dichte, um die Leistungsfähigkeit zu erhöhen und gleichzeitig die Umweltbelastung durch eine zirkuläre Wassernutzung zu verringern. Im Bereich der Biowissenschaften bietet Ecolab ganzheitliche Lösungen, die die Entwicklung und Herstellung lebensrettender Medikamente unterstützen. Damit hilft das Unternehmen seinen Kunden, sicher und konsistent in großem Maßstab zu arbeiten, ihre Leistung zu steigern und gleichzeitig die Umweltbelastung zu minimieren. Mit seinem ganzheitlichen Ansatz schützt Ecolab das, was wirklich zählt: Bis 2030 will das Unternehmen dazu beitragen, 2 Milliarden Menschen vor Infektionen zu schützen und genügend Trinkwasser für 1 Milliarde Menschen zu sichern – und dabei gleichzeitig die Unternehmensleistung weiter zu steigern.
Ecolab – wir schützen das, was wirklich zählt.
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Original: Ecolab Life Sciences erweitert seine weltweiten Kapazitäten im Bereich Bioprozesstechnik mit einem neuen Zentrum für fortgeschrittene Entwicklung und Anwendungen in Korea
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2月前
Ecolab Life Sciences renforce ses capacités mondiales en bioprocédés grâce à un nouveau pôle de développement et d'applications ultra-moderne, en CoréeApril 30, 2026 12:04 PM
Business Wire
Ce nouveau site offre une expertise approfondie aux clients asiatiques et renforce le réseau mondial d'Ecolab
S’appuyant sur la croissance continue et les solides performances de son secteur en sciences de la vie, Ecolab élargit encore ses capacités mondiales en matière de bioprocédés afin d'accompagner les fabricants biopharmaceutiques du monde entier. Ecolab Life Sciences a annoncé aujourd'hui l'ouverture d'un nouveau laboratoire d'applications de bioprocédés (BPAL) à Dongtan, en Corée, inaugurant ainsi son premier site de bioprocédés en Asie. Ce nouveau pôle renforce la présence mondiale de l'entreprise dans le domaine des sciences de la vie et accompagne ses clients opérant sur l'un des marchés de fabrication biopharmaceutique les plus avancés au monde.
Le laboratoire BPAL Korea prend en charge l'ensemble des activités de développement de procédés, depuis les essais préliminaires jusqu'aux études reproduisant la production à grande échelle, en s'appuyant sur le réseau d'applications de bioprocédés d'Ecolab bien implanté aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni. Ce laboratoire permet une collaboration directe avec les experts en bioprocédés d'Ecolab afin d'aider les clients à optimiser leurs procédés de purification, à améliorer leur rentabilité et leur efficacité, et à faire progresser leurs programmes vers la commercialisation.
La Corée s'est imposée comme un pôle mondial de production biopharmaceutique, notamment pour les biosimilaires qui élargissent l'accès aux thérapies innovantes à l'échelle internationale. Dans ce contexte extrêmement concurrentiel, les fabricants doivent faire preuve de rapidité, de rigueur technique et de conformité aux normes internationales. Grâce à la présence locale d'experts en bioprocédés, les clients peuvent accélérer leurs développements plus efficacement en évitant les transferts de matières premières à l'étranger, tout en garantissant la cohérence et la maîtrise des coûts de leurs activités mondiales.
« Les fabricants biopharmaceutiques en Asie subissent une pression croissante pour augmenter rapidement leur production tout en répondant à des exigences réglementaires et de performance élevées », a déclaré Jenny Tan, vice-présidente et general manager d'Ecolab Life Sciences pour la région Asie-Pacifique et l'Inde. « L'acquisition de BPAL Korea renforce notre capacité à travailler en étroite collaboration avec nos clients, en associant une expertise locale approfondie au réseau mondial et intégré de bioprocédés d'Ecolab. »
BPAL Korea est le dernier exemple en date de l’investissement à long terme d’Ecolab Life Sciences dans le secteur des sciences de la vie, s’appuyant sur l’innovation continue dans son portefeuille de bioprocédés, notamment ses technologies de résines d’affinité. En développant son réseau mondial de pôles de développement et d’applications, Ecolab Life Sciences aide ses clients à optimiser leur croissance et à déployer des thérapies de pointe de manière rapide, fiable et en toute confiance à l’échelle internationale.
Pour en savoir plus sur les capacités de développement de bioprocédés d'Ecolab Life Sciences et sur la manière dont BPAL Korea accompagne les procédés de purification évolutifs et conformes aux réglementations, consultez le site web des résines Purolite™ d'Ecolab en cliquant ici.
À propos d'Ecolab
Partenaire de confiance de millions de clients, Ecolab (NYSE : ECL) est un leader mondial des solutions et services en matière de traitement de l’eau, d’hygiène et de prévention des infections qui protègent les personnes et les ressources vitales. Depuis plus d’un siècle, Ecolab favorise l’innovation en intégrant des solutions scientifiques, des analyses de données, l’intelligence artificielle et un service d’excellence. Cette combinaison unique permet à Ecolab d’accompagner ses clients dans la définition des meilleures pratiques et leur déploiement à l’échelle de leurs activités, les aidant ainsi à atteindre des performances optimales. Aujourd'hui, Ecolab réalise un chiffre d'affaires annuel de 16 milliards de dollars, emploie 48 000 collaborateurs et sert des clients dans plus de 170 pays et 40 secteurs d'activité. L'entreprise contribue à protéger un tiers de la production alimentaire mondiale et un quart de l'électricité produite, tout en proposant des solutions innovantes dans les domaines de l'agroalimentaire, de l'hôtellerie, de la santé, des data centers, de la microélectronique et des sciences de la vie. En tant que leader mondial dans le domaine de l'eau, Ecolab joue un rôle important dans la croissance de l'IA en répondant à tous les besoins en eau de l'informatique de pointe : de l'eau ultra-pure pour la fabrication de puces aux solutions d'eau qui alimentent la puissance de l'IA, en passant par les systèmes de refroidissement par liquide direct pour l'informatique haute densité qui améliorent les performances tout en réduisant l'impact environnemental grâce à une utilisation circulaire de l'eau. Dans le domaine des sciences de la vie, Ecolab propose des solutions complètes pour le développement et la fabrication de médicaments vitaux, permettant à ses clients d'opérer en toute sécurité et de manière constante à grande échelle, tout en améliorant leurs performances et en réduisant leur impact environnemental. Grâce à son approche globale, Ecolab protège ce qui est vital, avec pour objectif, d'ici 2030, de contribuer à protéger 2 milliards de personnes contre les infections et de préserver les ressources en eau potable pour 1 milliard de personnes, tout en continuant d'améliorer ses performances commerciales.
Ecolab. Protéger ce qui est vital.
www.ecolab.com
Suivez-nous sur LinkedIn @Ecolab, Instagram @Ecolab_Inc et Facebook @Ecolab.
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3月前
Ecolab to Acquire CoolIT Systems, a Global Leader in Advanced Liquid Cooling for Next-Gen AI Data CentersMarch 20, 2026 8:00 AM
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Acquisition accelerates Ecolab’s sales growth by significantly expanding its Global High-Tech growth engine, creating an end-to-end fluid management and cooling platform for AI data centers
Ecolab announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems, a high-growth, high-margin leader in liquid cooling technology for next-gen AI data centers. CoolIT is expected to generate approximately $550 million in sales over the next 12 months. With CoolIT’s rapid sales growth, the acquisition is expected to significantly strengthen the company’s Global High-Tech growth engine and accelerate Global Water’s organic sales growth rate by 2% and Ecolab’s total organic sales growth rate by 1%. The acquisition, from funds managed by KKR, positions Ecolab as a comprehensive cooling solutions provider by advancing its capabilities across the rapidly growing data center market.
CoolIT is a pure-play data center liquid cooling company with end-to-end capabilities that designs and manufactures high-performance liquid cooling systems, including coolant distribution units (CDUs), cold plates and direct-to-chip cooling technologies. With more than 25 years of experience, their technology helps the world’s largest hyperscale and colocation operators run more efficiently and reliably. As data centers shift from air cooling to liquid cooling to support rising compute demands, CoolIT’s mission-critical technologies provide the performance needed for advanced AI workloads.
By combining CoolIT’s anchor thermal engineering technologies and design excellence with Ecolab’s expertise in water, chemistry, fluid management, digital monitoring and global service, Ecolab is bolstering its Cooling-as-a-Service offering. This integrated solution helps AI data centers improve performance, reduce downtime and lower water use across their operations.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ecolab will pay approximately $4.75 billion in cash at the closing of the transaction, subject to customary adjustments. This represents 29x and 24x estimated next 12-month and 2027 adjusted EBITDA for CoolIT.
“AI is transforming the demands on data centers, and liquid cooling is one of the critical technologies that makes advanced computing possible,” said Christophe Beck, Ecolab chairman and chief executive officer. “By bringing together CoolIT’s engineered cooling technologies with Ecolab’s expertise in water, chemistry and digital service, we can provide our customers a complete cooling solution that improves performance and reliability while reducing water and energy use. This acquisition expands our role in serving the AI ecosystem—semiconductor fabs that manufacture chips, power plants that fuel the chips, and data centers that utilize the chips—and positions Ecolab as the partner that the world’s largest technology companies rely on to grow responsibly and sustainably.”
Strategic Highlights
CoolIT is a high-growth, high-margin global leader in advanced liquid cooling technologies with 100% focus on the data center market. The acquisition enables Ecolab to rapidly accelerate its recurring, high-margin data center cooling business, by adding mission-critical anchor technologies including CDUs, cold plates, liquid loops and rack manifolds, with substantial cross-selling opportunities.
CoolIT will double Ecolab’s Global High-Tech market opportunity from $5 billion to $10 billion, with this market growing strong double-digits annually. The combination complements Ecolab’s existing reach across more than 1,000 data centers by providing deep preexisting relationships with the world’s major hyperscaler and colocation customers, with strong revenue growth visibility from large-scale data center deployments. CoolIT also contributes advanced engineering, design and validation capabilities, highlighted by custom-designed solutions for leading AI chip developers, including NVIDIA and AMD, along with manufacturing and supply chain expertise to support rapid scaling.
Financial Highlights
The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Ecolab’s sales growth, accelerating Global Water’s organic sales growth rate by 2% and Ecolab’s organic sales growth rate by 1%, beginning one year after closing. Excluding non-cash amortization costs, the transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted diluted earnings per share in 2028, with the contribution building significantly thereafter. Returns are expected to be significantly above Ecolab’s weighted average cost of capital.
The acquisition will be financed with new transaction debt. As a result, pro forma net debt to adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to be approximately 3x at transaction close, returning to 2x leverage by the end of the second year after closing.
The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
2026 EPS Outlook
Ecolab expects first quarter 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share in the $1.69 to $1.71 range, rising 13% to 14% compared with adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.50 a year ago.
For the full-year 2026, excluding the impact of CoolIT, Ecolab continues to expect adjusted diluted earnings per share in the $8.43 to $8.63 range, rising 12% to 15% compared with adjusted diluted earnings per share of $7.53 in 2025.
Ecolab will release its first quarter 2026 results on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
Webcast Details
Ecolab will host a live webcast to review the CoolIT acquisition announcement on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 8 a.m. Eastern time. The webcast, along with related presentation slides, will be available to the public on Ecolab’s website at www.ecolab.com/investor.
Citi acted as exclusive financial advisor to Ecolab in connection with the transaction and Covington & Burling LLP acted as legal counsel.
About Ecolab
A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. For more than a century, Ecolab has advanced innovation by integrating science-based solutions, data-driven insights, AI technology and world-class service. This unique combination enables Ecolab to partner with customers to define what best-in-class looks like and scale it across their operations, helping them achieve peak performance. Today, Ecolab has $16 billion in annual sales, 48,000 associates and customers in more than 170 countries and 40 industries. The company helps protect one-third of the world’s food production and a quarter of the power generated while delivering innovative solutions across food, healthcare, data centers, microelectronics, life sciences and hospitality. Ecolab’s comprehensive approach protects what’s vital, aiming by 2030 to help protect 2 billion people from infections and enough drinking water for 1 billion people while enhancing business performance.
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About CoolIT
CoolIT Systems specializes in scalable liquid cooling solutions for the world’s most demanding high-performance computing environments. Through its broad portfolio of modular direct liquid cooling (DLC) products, CoolIT enables dramatic increases in rack density, component performance and power efficiency across any high-density computing scenario. CoolIT collaborates with the top semiconductor manufacturers and cloud service providers to develop cooling technologies that enable ever greater computing performance and efficiency. Through its Liquid Lab™ R&D centers in Calgary and Taipei, global manufacturing operations in Canada, China, and Vietnam, and on-site support in more than 80 countries, CoolIT serves customers at scale worldwide. Together, CoolIT and its partners are leading the way for widespread adoption of efficient high-density, high-performance computing.
For more information about CoolIT Systems, its products and technology, visit http://www.coolitsystems.com
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Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of the company, CoolIT and the combined business. For a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to Ecolab, see Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K, and our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this news release may not occur. We caution that undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Ecolab does not undertake, and expressly disclaims, any duty to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in expectations, except as required by law.
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Original: Ecolab to Acquire CoolIT Systems, a Global Leader in Advanced Liquid Cooling for Next-Gen AI Data Centers