Ecolab Acquires Ovivo Electronics' Ultrapure Water Business
December 16, 2025
Ecolab has closed its previously announced acquisition of Ovivo’s electronics ultrapure water business, providing technologies for semiconductor manufacturing. The deal creates an end-to-end platform for circular water management for microelectronics and AI-related customers, while the acquired business will remain headquartered near Basel, Switzerland and use the Ovivo brand.
- Buyers
- Ecolab Inc.
- Targets
- Ovivo's Electronics Ultrapure Water Business (Ovivo Electronics)
- Sellers
- Ovivo Water Inc., SKion Water GmbH (shareholder)
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Location
- Switzerland
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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