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Ecolab Posts Strong Gains in Third Quarter

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Ecolab’s consolidated sales increased 10% to a record $983 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2003. Net income rose 21% to a record $87 million. Third quarter net income included an after-tax gain of $6.2 million on the previously announced sale of an equity interest in Comac, an Italian floor machine maker, and special charges.

For the nine months, the company’s sales jumped more than 10% to $2.8 billion. Net income rose more than 22% to $368 million.

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