Ecolab
Industrial
Paper Division
Paper Industry
Paper Products
100

What is the stock ticker for Ecolab?

ECL

100

Who currently serves as the EVP and President of Ecolab's Global Water group?

Nick Alfano

100

Our top 3 paper customers in North America include Georgia Pacific, International Paper, and this company

Smurfit Westrock (or Westrock)

100

Major NA Paper competitors include Buckman, Axchem, Solenis, and this Finland-based company

Kemira

100

This fibrous material derived from wood is the base ingredient of paper

Pulp
200

This billionaire, through his investment company and trust, is one of Ecolab's largest shareholders

Bill Gates

200

What % of Ecolab revenue does Global Water (Industrial) contribute? - to nearest 10%

50%

200

What Nalco trademarked innovation leverages tagged chemistry for improved monitoring and control?

3DT / 3DTrasar

200

Which of these segments is the largest contributor to our global Paper sales: Board & Packaging, Graphics, Pulp, Tissue & Towel?

Board & Packaging (B&P)

200

What Ecolab/Nalco manufacturing plant produces the largest volume of Paper division products?

Ellwood - plant 140

300

What two words is Ecolab short for?

Economics Laboratory

300

What year did Ecolab acquire Nalco Water?

2011

300

At 17.8M lbs of Nalco chemistry delivered in R12, what is our largest paper mill site in North America?

Sappi Skowhegan

300

This investment firm acquired Nalco competitor Buckman in 2025

Pritzker Private Capital

300
This innovative container alternative to drums & totes was introduced in 1984 by Nalco as a safer unit that could be stackable and re-used through refills

Porta-feed

400

Which Big 4 accounting firm has served as Ecolab's external auditor since 1970?

PwC

400

The Global Water segment (as reported externally) includes Light and Heavy, Paper, and what third division?

Food & Beverage (F&B)

400

This NA Paper customer, with global HQ in Finland, is a specialty manufacturer with end products ranging from Taco Bell wrappers to cabin air filters

Ahlstrom

400

Georgia-Pacific is a subsidiary of this large conglomerate founded by brothers Charles & David; this conglomerate is the 2nd largest private company in the US

Koch Industries

400

In the Paper technical acronym RDF, what does the letter "D" stand for?

Drainage
500

What year was Ecolab founded?

1923

500

At $150B annual revenue, what large Oil & Gas customer signed a significant 5-year sole source deal with Downstream in 2022?

Phillips 66

500

What Mid Major customer, with plants in Hammond IN and Waterville ME, produces Chinet branded plates/cups/napkins and egg cartons?

Huhtamaki

500

As the world's largest pulp manufacturer, this company recently bought a majority stake in Kimberly-Clark's international tissue business

Suzano

500

Ignoring package size, what is the single largest product by volume (lbs) sold in NA Paper?

63910; Wet Strength Resin