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	<headerData>
        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
                <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001471500</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
        <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>




                </filerInfo>
    </headerData>

     <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0000031462</issuerCik>
			<issuerName>ECOLAB INC.</issuerName>


			    <secFileNumber>001-09328</secFileNumber>


			<issuerAddress>
				<com:street1>1 Ecolab Place</com:street1>
                				<com:city>St. Paul</com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>MN</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>55102</com:zipCode>
			</issuerAddress>

			<issuerContactPhone>651-250-3323</issuerContactPhone>
			<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Christophe  Beck</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>

			<relationshipsToIssuer>

				    <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
                                				    <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>

			</relationshipsToIssuer>
		</issuerInfo>

				          <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common </securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>E*Trade Financial Corporation</name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>3 Edison Drive</com:street1>
                				<com:city>Alpharetta </com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>GA</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>30005</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>25830</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>4452059</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>284720960</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>05/05/2023</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>
                     <securitiesInformation>
			<securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
			<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
				<name>U.S. Bank N.A.</name>
				<address>
				<com:street1>1555 N. River Center Drive </com:street1>
                				<com:street2>Suite 302</com:street2>
                				<com:city>Milwaukee  </com:city>
				<com:stateOrCountry>WI</com:stateOrCountry>
				<com:zipCode>53212</com:zipCode>
				</address>
			</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
			<noOfUnitsSold>8620</noOfUnitsSold>
			<aggregateMarketValue>1485743</aggregateMarketValue>
			<noOfUnitsOutstanding>284720960</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
			<approxSaleDate>05/05/2023</approxSaleDate>
			<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
		</securitiesInformation>

    		       <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>05/05/2023</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock Option Exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>25830</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>05/05/2023</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Broker-assisted cashless exercise</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>02/25/2021</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Employee Stock Unit Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>3166</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>02/25/2021</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A  (1)</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>05/01/2020</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock Option Exercise</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1837</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>05/01/2020</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>Net exercise</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>
             <securitiesToBeSold>
         <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
         <acquiredDate>02/26/2020</acquiredDate>
         <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Employee Stock Unit Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
                  <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
                  <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
		          <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>3617</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
                  <paymentDate>02/26/2020</paymentDate>
                  <natureOfPayment>N/A (1)</natureOfPayment>
      </securitiesToBeSold>

    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>


    		<remarks>(1) Employee paid no further consideration for the shares of the Issuer Common Stock issued upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock units.</remarks>

        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>05/05/2023</noticeDate>
                        <signature>  /s/ David F. Duvick, as Attorney-in-Fact for Christophe Beck</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
	</formData>
    </edgarSubmission>
