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

Our productions aids for packaging allow you to minimize or eliminate the need to over-engineer the finished sheet – using tools that help us understand and optimize the mechanical, operational and chemical variables in the manufacturing process.

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.

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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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Explore Our Solutions for Board & Packaging

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

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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Paper Mill's Power Plant Turns the Page on a Persistent Problem

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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With unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology, we partner with customers to deliver world-class results and optimized operations. Contact us to learn how we can help you.

Nalco Water 
1601 W. Diehl Road
Naperville, Il 60563

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