NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco (NYSE:NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced it is co-sponsoring the fourth Business for Environment (B4E) Global Summit, which is being held April 21-23 in Seoul, South Korea, in conjunction with Earth Day.
"Water, energy and air quality are among the critical environmental issues we are facing as a planet," says J. Erik Fyrwald, Nalco Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Through our involvement in forums such as B4E and our participation in global initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact and CEO Water Mandate, Nalco seeks to bring our expertise to bear on helping to develop balanced, long-term solutions which benefit the environment, the economy and society."
Nalco is a Supporting Partner for the summit, which will bring together 1,000 people from business, government, international agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss a variety of environmental challenges and help identify solutions.
"It's very appropriate the B4E Global Summit has returned to Asia," says Eric Melin, Nalco Executive Vice President and President Asia Pacific. "The emerging economies throughout the region provide a tremendous opportunity to develop best practices in operating more efficiently and demonstrating environmental stewardship."
Dr. Manian Ramesh, Nalco's Chief Technology Officer, will participate in a B4E discussion panel on April 23, on the topic "Water: Innovation and partnership for sustainable water management." More information about the summit, including a complete agenda, is available at www.b4esummit.com.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's leading water treatment and process improvement company, delivering significant environmental, social and economic performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. More than 11,500 Nalco employees operate in 150 countries supported by a comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In 2009, Nalco achieved sales of more than $3.7 billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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