
Board and Packaging
Nalco Water is a global leader in providing comprehensive process and water treatment programs for the board and packaging industry value chain. Our mission is to deliver safe, reliable, innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency, minimize input costs and provide fiber-based product functionality that support our customers’ packaging and sustainability goals. By leveraging a combination of mechanical, chemical and digital solutions, our offerings minimize the need for over-engineering the finished sheet and ensures the operation and product quality is optimized for success.
Nalco Water – Passion for Packaging

Improved Sizing Efficiency in Paper and Paperboard
NALSIZE™ Tiger High Performance ASA technology delivers stable, controllable, on-machine sizing. This sizing efficiency reduces chemical requirements and energy use.

Nalco Water 4D Air™ Program
Nalco Water’s 4D Air Program uses chemicals for paper and packaging to reduce the effects of entrained air and surface foam in the carton and container board market.

Delivering Innovation and Expertise to the Board and Packaging Industry
Our approach sets us apart. With an unparalleled commitment to personally delivered service and a suite of innovative technologies and science-based solutions, we drive positive economic and sustainable impacts through our customers operations, and the communities in which they operate.
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Pulp Digester Additives
Nalco Water's pulp digester additive technology increases pulp yield and quality, while improving pulp mill operational ...

Brown Stock Wash Aids
Nalco Water's brown stock washing technology improves the operations and recovery process of chemical pulp mills in cont...

Contaminant Control
We provide contaminant control of paper machine surfaces to improve operations and reduce costs....

General Cleaning
Nalco Water cleaning programs keep paper machine surfaces free from slime, scale and stock....

Fabric Cleaning and Conditioning
Nalco Water offers papermakers a contaminant removal approach that maximizes fabric performance....

Pulp Mill Scale Control
Nalco Water's pulp mill chemistries address inorganic contaminants, accumulation of scale deposits and washing and bleac...

Paper Machine Defoamer and De-Aeration
Our foam control chemicals effectively control foam and entrained air in all paper and board....

Paper Strength Additives | Nalco Water
Nalco Water knows wet and dry strength is critical to papermaking. Our paper additives enhance tissue and paper strength...

Paper Machine System Boilouts
Paper Machine System Boilouts...

Paper Water Pretreatment
We use safe acids in our pulp mill cleaning solutions to treat mill and liquor processing deposits....

Pulp Mill Cleaning
We use safe acids in our pulp mill cleaning solutions to treat mill and liquor processing deposits....

Sizing and Functionals
Our sizing and functionals improve the finished paper sheet and printmaking operational efficiency....
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Paper Water Pretreatment
We use safe acids in our pulp mill cleaning solutions to treat mill and liquor processing deposits....

Mercury Control
Nalco Water provides customers with mercury air emissions control for coal-fired power plants....

Boiler Water Treatments - Chemicals, Monitoring and Maintenance Programs
Generate safe, reliable steam with boiler water chemical treatments, monitoring, and maintenance from Nalco Water. Achie...

Wastewater Treatment
We offer a number of tools to efficiently analyze, evaluate, and provide wastewater treatment your entire operation from...

Cooling Water Treatment for Industrial Cooling Water Systems
Our cooling water treatment solutions are designed to provide proper chemical treatment and preventive maintenance of on...

Industrial Water Pretreatment Systems
Our team designs, builds and services ion exchange, water filtration, DI and RO systems, and provides maintenance and ex...

Water Reuse and Recycling
Explore Nalco Water's industrial water reuse and recycling solutions to conserve water, treat combined wastewater stream...
Featured Board & Packaging Success Stories

High Performance Linerboard Mill Implements METRIX™ Technology
Learn how Nalco Water’s METRIX Technology helped a mill obtain environmentally sustainable results of reduced basis weight and increased production.

Increase Production and Improved Wet-End Stability
Increase Production and Improved Wet-End Stability
Read how High-Performance Linerboard & Medium Mill Incorporates Core Shell™ 61067 Technology and POSITEK™ 4G 9000 Technology through PARETO™.

New HYBRID™ Technology Saves More Than $700,000 Annually at Gypsum Liner Mill
Learn more about how today’s gypsum liner paper machines are solving their challenges with Nalco Water production aids for packaging.
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Nalco Water’s team of experts identified the source of the magnetite loss in the Paper Mill Power Plant and implemented ...
Swedish Paper Mill Wrings Out Water and Generates Savings
Learn how Nalco Water improved a pulp and paper mill’s sludge handling and dewatering operations....
This partnership is the whole package
Nalco Water implemented 3D TRASAR™ Water Management Technology to help the turbine condenser operate more efficiently. A...
Wrapping Up Savings in Papermaking
Read how a pulp and paper company implemented PARETO Mixing Technology to save $95,000 per year....
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Nalco Water
1601 W. Diehl Road
Naperville, Il 60563
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