Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for February 22

    Business Editors

    ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2005--Ecolab Inc.'s President - Industrial Sector, Stephen Newlin, will address financial analysts at the Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference in New York, NY, on Tuesday, February 22nd at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Ecolab will host a live webcast of Mr. Newlin's presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

    TIME: 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time

    DATE: Tuesday, February 22, 2005

    DURATION: Approximately 50 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 INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CHEMICALS/PLASTICS TRAVEL MEDICAL FOODS/BEVERAGES RETAIL EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: Ecolab Inc.

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