Nalco opens new center

NAPERVILLE - Nalco, providing expertise for water, energy and air, has opened a new research and development facility in Campinas, Brazil, serving Latin America. Strategically located near top Brazilian universities, the $2 million facility will serve water, process and energy customers throughout the region. The Campinas laboratory is located in the Techno Park Campinas, which covers more than half a million square meters and serves more than 60 companies. The laboratory will support customers in the paper industry, sugar, food and grains, and energy production, working in concert with the company's research centers in Naperville and Sugar Land, Texas.