NAPERVILLE, Ill., June 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco (NYSE:NLC), providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Erik Fyrwald will speak at The National Summit, which will bring the country's leaders together June 15-17 in Detroit to discuss and advance a national economic agenda for the United States.
Fyrwald will participate in one of the Summit's concurrent, interactive Town Halls, each of which focuses on one of four key issues and the ways to improve American competitiveness: He will discuss "Smart Infrastructure" as part of the Environment Town Hall at noon ET on Monday, June 15.
More than 60 leaders from both the public and private sectors have agreed to address a General Session or take part in Town Hall panel discussions at The National Summit, which will be held at the Marriott Renaissance Center. For more information visit www.nationalsummit.org.
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 130 countries supported by a comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In 2008, Nalco achieved sales of more than $4.2 billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.