Research

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Global Nalco Locations
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Asia Pacific Regional Support Centers

2 International Business Park #02-20
The Strategy Tower 2
Singapore 609930
Tel: +65 6505 6868
Fax: +65 6316 1172

 

18 Waterfront Pl.,
168 Daduhe Rd.
Shanghai 200062, PRC
Tel: +86-21-6183-2500
Fax: +86-21-6183-2400

Research and Development

Nalco's global technical excellence demands a strong commitment to identifying, nurturing, protecting and growing innovative new technologies to meet customer needs today and for the future. Through global research groups, we develop key ideas, advancing them rapidly and efficiently through our product development process.

  • US$75 million invested in Research and Development (2008)
  • 525 chemists, engineers, microbiologists, metallurgists and analytical experts
  • 200+ PhDs
  • 2,000+ patents
  • Increasingly focused on breakthrough developments
  • Regularly partner with customers

Our core research laboratories, located in the United States, the Netherlands, Singapore, Finland and China, are involved in the research and development of new products and offerings and in providing technical support, including chemical analyses of water and process samples. Nalco scientists search for sustainable solutions to benefit our customers and the communities which surround them.

Our newest research center located in Suzhou provides technical support throughout Northern Asia. Sixteen scientists and engineers work in the center, focused on paper process chemicals, industrial water treatment, membranes, mining and petroleum refining and processing.

Science

Core capabilities in corrosion and polymer science, industrial microbiology and biofouling control, solid and liquid separation technology, metallurgy, sensor development, data acquisition and process control all provide Nalco with a unique advantage in discovering innovative solutions for our customers. Nalco also has one of the largest teams of microbiologists in the world and has become a major global force in understanding and developing responses to the problem of detecting, monitoring and controlling waterborne pathogens.  We are constantly refining our traditional offerings and reaching further into your process to drive sustainble improvements. 

Because of our research team's interdisciplinary expertise, we have been able to focus on finding solutions to our customers' problem holistically. Ultimately, Nalco's unique strength lies in our ability to integrate mechanical, operational, and chemical variables with control concepts that minimize process variability and offer sustainable solutions for our customers and the environment

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