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.

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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.

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.

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Wet Strength Additives for Paper

Nalco Water's wet strength chemicals are papermaking and tissue additives that improve wet strength properties, enhance ...

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ReStrength

A holistic water management approach offering enhanced strength and productivity, providing Better Water. Stronger Paper...

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Paper Biocides

Nalco Water biocides are part of a comprehensive microbial control program.

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PARETO™ Pulp and Paper Technology

PARETO Mixing Technology balances chemical mixing for pulp and paper processes. It offers retention aid optimization and...

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OxiPRO™ Technology for Deposit Control

OxiPRO™ Technology for Deposit Control uses a combination of proactive monitoring tools, individually tailored chemistry...

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NALSIZE™ ASA Sizing Technology

Nalco Water's NALSIZE ASA technology uses paper sizing chemicals to deliver stable, controllable, on-machine sizing that...

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Micropolymer Technology

A structured polymeric retention and drainage aid used in papermaking applications.

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Nalco Water Microparticle Technology

When integrated into comprehensive wet-end optimization program, paper machine retention and drainage can be improved i...

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MAP (Metagenomic Analysis Protocol) Monitoring System

MAP monitoring is a patented approach to the detection and identification of microbial DNA present in the papermaking pr...

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Biomanage

Determining the nature and source of microbial fouling is crucial to solving the problem of cooling performance related ...

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Novel Drainage Polymer

Our Novel Drainage Polymer, provides board mills with a simple, yet powerful, approach for better drainage and higher co...

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Metrix™ On-site

Metrix On-Site equips papermakers with the flexibility needed to meet the strength demands of today's packaging industry...

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HYBRID Technology for Paper

HYBRID technology enables papermakers to attain important on-machine-efficiency (OME) and sheet quality gains in formati...

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Commercial White Rust Inhibitor Programs

Nalco's patented, white rust inhibitor is a synergistic blend of passivation agents for galvanized surfaces that are exp...

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Water Quality IQ™

Water quality data and analysis is an essential part of an operation. Our advanced industrial water treatment technology...

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Water Pretreatment Equipment Maintenance

Nalco's water treatment equipment maintenance help customers get the most value from their water systems.

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Water Treatment System Replacement Parts

Nalco Water offers replacement parts for your water treatment equipment such as cartridge filters, valves, controllers, ...

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Water Filtration and RO Membrane Services

Nalco Water Purity Solutions provides commercial and industrial water treatment and filtration services for RO membranes...

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Wastewater Foam Control

Nalco has a full range of antifoams, including food grade products that can effectively help suit your needs. We will wo...

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TRASAR Pen Fluorometer for Reverse Osmosis

The TRASART Pen Fluorometer is a portable microprocessor-based analyzer is designed to measure Nalco treatment program d...

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Secondary Wastewater Treatment

Nalco Water offers secondary wastewater treatment services and programs that can address any situation or operational ob...

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Reverse Osmosis System Performance and Monitoring

Nalco Water's comprehensive RO Performance Services program brings together industry expertise, process control, real-ti...

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Primary Wastewater Treatment

Nalco Water understands that effective primary wastewater treatment is critical to your plant operations, whether you ar...

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Predictive Modeling Services

Nalco Water owns a Data Mobility Systems, a software and engineering firm that uses Advanced Modeling System (AMS) to pr...

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Water Pretreatment System Design and Operation

For existing water systems that are not operating at optimum efficiency, or for new systems or expansions, Nalco's engin...

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Premium Cooling Water Program

Nalco Water's Premium Cooling Water Program is a comprehensive, three-pronged approach that leverages our most advanced ...

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™.

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.

Board & Packaging Success Stories

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Managed Operations Services

Our program isn't just focused on managing your operations, but to also improve your operations.

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Your Best — At Every Mill.

Ecolab combines innovative technology with unique industry expertise and insights from hundreds of locations to help imp...

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