Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 25th April 2024 Issue no. 1111
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Ecolab to acquire Purate business from AkzoNobel
Ecolab has reached an agreement to acquire AkzoNobel's Purate business, which specialises in global antimicrobial water treatment technology. With 2012 revenue of approximately $23 million, the Purate business provides patented, proprietary chlorine dioxide programmes 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 recognised as an excellent antimicrobial agent to control biologic growth primarily in cooling towers and a wide variety of other industrial water treatment applications," says Timothy Mulhere, Ecolab executive vice president and president, Global Water and Process Services. "Purate's patented technologies complement our offerings globally, including our 3D Trasar technology programmes, which help address our customers' needs for clean water within industrial manufacturing and lower total cost of operations."
3D Trasar technology combines chemistry, remote services and sophisticated monitoring and controls to improve a range of industrial operations to help customers reduce water use, improve energy efficiency and lower total cost of operations. 3D Trasar cooling water technology has been recognised with a US Presidential Green Chemistry Award.
25th April 2013