Nalco Company

Region: 
Private: 
Public: 
Ticker: 
NLC
Market cap: 
$3,255 million
Country of incorporation: 
United States of America
Industry: 
Industrials
Description: 

Water treatment (equipment and chemicals) for aerospace, chemical, pharmaceutical, mining and primary metals, power, food and beverage, medium and light manufacturing, marine and pulp and papermaking industries, as well as institutional customers such as hospitals, universities, commercial buildings and hotels (60% of revenue in 2010).

Energy services division (40% of revenue in 2010); chemicals and technology for natural gas, petroleum and petrochemical operations to stimulate, recover, produce and process these resources. Water treatment to floating production storage, offloading vessels, refineries and petrochemical plants.1, 2

  1. 1. www.nalco.com/industries/energy-oil-gas.htm
  2. 2. Revenue data from Bloomberg
Positive Impact – Doing: 

1. Provides water, air & process applications aimed at combining environmental benefits w/economic gains in water savings, energy savings, maintenance & capex avoidance1.

  1. 1. http://www.nalco.com/ASP/about_us/company_overview/divisions.asp
Positive Impact – Talking: 

1. Sustainability section on website, 2008 Sustainability Report, commitment to providing water solutions that are environmentally sustainable - acknowledged w/awards in green chemistry, pollution prevention & safety1, 2.

  1. 1. http://www.nalco.com/ASP/sustainability/sustainability.asp
  2. 2. http://www.nalco.com/ASP/sustainability/awards/awards.asp
Controversy: 

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Notes: 

HQ in Naperville, IL

While the ideal of conserving water and energy is noble, I’m left wondering if the paradigm of these operations; i.e., natural gas, petroleum, paper making, industrial-food and beverage, mining, is too “unsustainable” at large to be able to make a meaningful difference by “cleaning them up”. Something in me says that it’s better, if we can, to invest directly in activities that represent a healthy world already1

  1. 1. Steven Gervais reflection

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