headquarters: founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Merritt J. Osborn, a native of St. Paul, established the Ecolab laboratory in 1923. In 1986, its name was changed to Ecolab.

number of employees: there are more than 23,111 employees worldwide.

patented products: Yikang has more than 4,111 patented technologies in the world, including the first solid cleaning agent for tableware, in-situ cleaning process for beverage and food processing, and degreasing and cleaning-free floor cleaning agent for catering service industry.

global business: Africa/Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America

The company adopts direct sales mode in more than 71 countries, and sells through agents, franchises and importers in more than 1,111 other countries.