Nalco (NLC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Nalco Holding Company provides water, energy, air and process technologies and services. It provides service for water, energy and air through the worldwide manufacture and sale of specialized service chemical programs. This includes production and service related to the sale and application of chemicals and technology used in water treatment, pollution control, energy conservation, oil production and refining, steelmaking, papermaking, mining, and other industrial processes. It has three segments: Water Services, Paper Services and Energy Services. In July 2010, it acquired all of the business assets of Fabrication Technologies, Inc. (FabTech), which is a North American supplier of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) mixing and injection equipment. In April 2010, it purchased the assets of Res-Kem Corp. and General Water Services Corp. In January 2010, Nalco acquired a 50.1% controlling financial interest in Nalco Africa. In December 2011, it merged with Ecolab, Inc.