secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-25-004009
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab changes segment reporting effective Q1 2025; Global Water, elevates Life Sciences
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Global Industrial renamed to Global Water; includes Light & Heavy, Food & Beverage, Paper segments.
- Healthcare operating segment moved into Institutional; formerly part of Global Life Sciences.
- Global Life Sciences elevated to a standalone reportable segment; seven total operating segments.
- Supplemental 2024 and 2023 segment data provided at 2025 fixed currency rates reflecting changes.
- Segment reallocation includes immaterial customer and cost allocation movements across segments.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837025004009/0001558370-25-004009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000155837025004009/ecl-20250328x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-25-004009

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer