# Ecolab to acquire Ovivo's Electronics ultra-pure water business for $1.8B

Ecolab Inc. entered a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo's Electronics business, a provider of ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing, for approximately $1.8 billion in cash.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-08-12
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.80B
- Jobs: 900
- Status: announced
- Products: ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Ovivo Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17329.md)
- [Ecolab](https://endata.com/companies/2784.md) (acquirer)
- [Ovivo Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17329.md) (target)
- [SKion Water](https://endata.com/companies/50065.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [en-ca.ecolab.com](https://en-ca.ecolab.com/news/2025/08/ecolab-to-acquire-ovivo-s-electronics-ultra-pure-water-business), 2025-08-12: "Ecolab will pay approximately $1.8 billion in cash at the closing of the transaction, subject to customary adjustments."
- [ecolab.com](https://www.ecolab.com/en-us/media-center/news/ecolab-to-acquire-ovivos-electronics-ultra-pure-water-business), 2025-08-12: "Ecolab Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ovivo’s Electronics business, a leading and fast-growing global provider of breakthrough ultra-pure water technologies for semiconductor manufacturing."
- [en-la.ecolab.com](https://en-la.ecolab.com/news/2025/08/ecolab-to-acquire-ovivo-s-electronics-ultra-pure-water-business), 2025-08-12: "Ecolab will pay approximately $1.8 billion in cash at the closing of the transaction, subject to customary adjustments."
- [ovivowater.com](https://www.ovivowater.com/en/news/), 2025-08-12: "Ovivo Inc. and its shareholder SKion Water GmbH, today announce that they have entered into…"
- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/34074218/ecolab-to-acquire-ovivos-electronics-ultra-pure-water-business), 2025-08-12: "Ovivo Electronics' unique technologies deliver the world's purest water, which is essential for manufacturing today's most advanced microchips."

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