Water & Wastewater Asia January/February 2024

NEWS
Ecolab expands regional
coverage in Vietnam by opening
a new manufacturing plant
Ecolab, a global sustainability group
offering water, hygiene, and infection
prevention solutions and services,
continues its expansion to meet
the growing market and increasing
customer demand. It has opened its
new manufacturing plant in Ho Nai
industrial park, near Ho Chi Minh city,
Vietnam. This new facility serves to
demonstrate Ecolab’s commitment
to supporting customers, innovation,
and sustainability in Vietnam and
throughout South East Asia.
The new plant has 3,000m 2 of space
with a laboratory, manufacturing
facility and warehouse. The new facility
will also provide additional local job
opportunities, bringing the company’s
workforce in Vietnam to more than 100
people. Ecolab supports customers in
multiple industrial markets, including
food service, lodging, healthcare,
building facilities, F&B processing,
manufacturing, transportation,
pulp and paper, microelectronics,
petrochemicals, and power generation.
Greg Lukasik, senior vice-president
and market head for South East Asia,
Ecolab said, “This space will serve as a
hub of science, expertise, and support
From left: Grace Goh, director for supply chain, South East Asia; Greg
Lukasik, senior vice-president and market head, South East Asia;
Chandrasegeran Marimuthu, vice-president and country manager
for Vietnam; consul general Susan Burns, US embassy and Vietnam
consulate; Sam De Boo, executive vice-president and president, global
markets; and Gregory Harris, principal commercial officer, US embassy
and Vietnam consulate (Image: Ecolab)
activities from the Ecolab team to
serve both our customers, as well as
the local community. With the opening
of the new plant, we are creating
new opportunities for customer
partnerships, while supporting the
development and growth of Vietnam’s
thriving economy.”
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