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Ecolab Details Ongoing Expansion & New Facility

The 3,000 sq ft ISO 5- & ISO 7-certified cleanroom production area will be housed within the new 12,000-square-foot facility

Ecolab Inc. is continuing to expand its Greensboro campus with the construction of a cleanroom manufacturing facility to support the launch of the company’s Life Sciences solution portfolio in North America. The 3,000-square-foot ISO 5- and ISO 7-certified cleanroom production area for the division’s cleaners, detergents and sanitizers will be housed within a new 12,000-square-foot facility. Cleanroom production is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2019.

This comes after Ecolab purchased the former Coca-Cola facility adjacent to its campus for additional storage space. Contract Pharma briefly spoke with the Ecolab Team about some features of the new facility, along with more information on their other ongoing expansion projects.

Contract Pharma: What are some of the main equipment features of this new cleanroom manufacturing facility?

Ecolab: The facility will feature the latest equipment to ensure our products meet the specific needs of pharmaceutical manufacturers.

CP: Can you elaborate on what type of capabilities will be expanded from this new facility?

Ecolab: Filling, capping and bagging of cleanroom alcohols, biocide and detergents in a graded cleanroom for pharma industry products.

CP: What added opportunities and support will the facility provide for the industry in your geographical area?

Ecolab: This allows us to expand our cleanroom solutions to help pharmaceutical manufacturers in North America improve their cleanroom operations.We expect to add additional positions in Greensboro to support this new facility. 

CP: What specific services does Ecolab’s Life Sciences division offer for clients?

Ecolab: Ecolab is committed to providing exceptional service and total plant solutions to help customers achieve their business goals.  Beyond the chemistry, Ecolab Life Sciences helps customers with innovative cleaning and disinfection programs, cleaning and disinfection validation support, technical lab support, regulatory and scientific insights, site surveys and customer training.  The brochure attached goes into each of these services in detail.

CP: What added features/capabilities will come out of the remodel of Ecolab’s R&D facility?

Ecolab: The remodel of our R&D facility in Greensboro was announced in June of 2015 and provides larger, more modern space for the R&D function that supports Ecolab’s Food Retail Services and Quick-Service Restaurants businesses.
 

About Ecolab 
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With annual sales of $14 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

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