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Ahlstrom, a global leader in nonwovens and specialty papers, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited in China from the Purico Group.

Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited is a producer of transportation filtration media and operates a plant in Binzhou in the province of Shandong in northeastern China. The site currently employs 170 persons.

Ahlstrom announced the acquisition Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited on August 11, 2010 as part of implementing its growth strategy in Asia. The debt free transaction value is MEUR 22.5.

Further information:
Jan Lång
President & CEO
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Tommi Björnman
Executive Vice President, Filtration
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Seppo Parvi
CFO
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Ahlstrom, a global leader in nonwowens and specialty papers, today announces the completion of an investment to increase the speed of an off-line coater at its Jacareì plant in Brazil.

The higher speed of the coater will markedly increase the coating capacity of the plant. This investment will enable Ahlstrom to better satisfy the growing demand for coated papers and further reinforce Ahlstrom's leadership in the Brazilian and South American markets.

The Jacareì plant mainly produces one-side coated papers for release liners, labels, packaging and other coated specialties.

A large part of Ahlstrom's coated papers are also produced in Europe at the sites located in Stenay, France, and Osnabrück, Germany.

Stenay, Osnabrück and Jacareì plants are part of the Label and Processing Business Area. The business area operates seven production sites located in France (3), Germany (2), Italy (1) and Brazil (1).

For further information, please contact:
Daniele Borlatto, Vice President, Release & Label:
+39 011 926 0111, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Valmir Piton, Vice President, Release & Label, South America:
 +55 19 3878 9201,This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in nonwovens and specialty papers, takes a further step in implementing its growth strategy in Asia through the acquisition of Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited in China from Purico Group. The parties have today signed the share sale and purchase agreement. Value of the transaction is EUR 22.5 million.

Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited is a producer of transportation filtration media and operates a plant in Binzhou in the province of Shandong in northeastern China. The site currently employs 170 persons.

Jan Lång, Ahlstrom's President & CEO, comments the acquisition:

"This acquisition is an integral part of our expansion in Asia, as it enables us to serve our global customers based in China and at the same time to build a platform in the country for further growth. Together with our plant in Hyun Poong, South Korea, the acquisition enables us to grow our market share in the Asian transportation filtration market", Jan Lång states.

The new site will be part of Ahlstrom's Filtration Business Area, which accounts for approximately one fifth of the Group's net sales. Ahlstrom currently generates about 10 percent of its annual net sales from Asia.

The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of September and is subject to necessary approvals from the authorities.

Further information:

Jan Lång
President & CEO
Tel. +358 10 888 4700, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tommi Björnman
Executive Vice President, Filtration,
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Seppo Parvi
CFO
Tel. +358 10 888 4768, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ahlstrom Corporation will publish its interim report for January-June 2010 on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 approximately at 12 a.m. Finnish time (CET +1).

Ahlstrom's President & CEO Jan Lång and CFO Seppo Parvi will present the 2010 second- quarter results in Finnish at a press and analyst conference in Helsinki on August 11 at 2:00 p.m. Finnish time. The conference will take place at event arena Bank, address Unioninkatu 20, 2^nd floor. The name of the meeting room will be displayed on the display board in the lobby.

In addition, a conference call for analysts and investors will be held in English on the same day at 4:00 p.m. Finnish time. To participate in the teleconference, please dial +358 (0)9 2319 4345 in Finland or +44 (0)20 7136 2051 outside Finland a few minutes before the conference begins. The confirmation code is 8978241.

The event can also be viewed as a live audio webcast at www.ahlstrom.com. Registration is required. It is possible to participate in the Q & A session via teleconference or online.

An on-demand audio webcast of the conference will be available on Ahlstrom's website for twelve months after the call.

The presentation material will be available at www.ahlstrom.com > Investors > Reports and presentations > 2010 after the interim report has been published.

Ahlstrom Corporation
Niina Suhonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications

Ahlstrom Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of nonwovens and specialty papers, announced today that it has partnered with Eureka Forbes Limited to launch a ground breaking product to serve the growing needs for clean water in the Indian sub-continent.

The device, designed and manufactured by Eureka Forbes, which will be sold under the brand name AquaSure, incorporates Ahlstrom's Disruptor® filter media. Disruptor® is a unique technology that removes a wide range of pathogens and submicron contaminants from water. This new AquaSure storage water purifier removes all three types of contaminants from water: physical, chemical and microbiological - without the use of any chemicals and hence, gives not just microbiologically pure, but safe drinkable water.

Designed for the challenging conditions in distribution, storage and end-consumer use in developing markets like India, this technology eliminates the need to add disinfecting chemicals that raise potential public health and safety concerns. In addition, it offers consumers a simple, convenient and affordable way to purify their water, consistent with entrenched consumer habits.

Ahlstrom sees water purification as one of its key product areas for the future and continues to invest in expanding the capabilities of Disruptor® technology. Product applications are now available in a variety of configurations with added functionalities. The technology is unrivaled in combining high capacity and efficiency with low operating pressures of the filter.

Ahlstrom is delighted to partner with Eureka Forbes Limited, an acknowledged leader in the field of water purification products with a very strong presence in India and growing presence in several developing countries. Eureka Forbes is the largest direct marketing company in Asia and has been the driving force in providing a range of solutions for clean drinking water to a large population on the planet.

For further information:
For distribution and related inquiries
Aslam Karmali
SVP, Eureka Forbes
Tel. +91 22 30449817, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For general inquiries
Jerome Barrillon, VP Advanced Filtration
Tel. +1 860 654 8607, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in high performance fiber-based materials, today announced that it will continue to adjust upwards prices for its filter media products for transportation filtration, as a consequence of the continued rise of raw materials prices.

Prices of key raw materials used for the manufacturing of filter media have continued to rise steadily over recent months and although Ahlstrom has made strong efforts to mitigate the impact on its products, it is necessary to continue to adjust prices.

The price increase will affect filtration grades produced by Ahlstrom globally, sold for transportation filtration applications. The level of increase will depend on the markets, the constituents of the products, and the agreements in place. The increase range will vary up to 10 %. Specific details will be discussed with each customer individually by the appropriate business teams in the coming days.

Ahlstrom is a leading manufacturer of filtration materials for Transportation, Air and Liquid filtration with 12 filtration production sites across four continents.

For further information, please contact:
Tommi Bjornman
Executive Vice President, Filtration
Tel. +39 0119260111, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Monica Cappello
Vice President Sales, Transportation Filtration
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Ahlstrom, a global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers, announces price increases on its wiping fabrics as a consequence of the continuous rise of raw material costs.

The price increase will affect all products worldwide and will be effective as of July 1st, 2010. The increase range will vary depending on the nature of the products, on the regions and on the invoicing currencies.

The detailed actions will be discussed with customers through the appropriate business teams.

Ahlstrom offers a broad range of fabrics designed for consumer and industrial wipes applications. These products are manufactured by Ahlstrom's Home and Personal business area in several production sites across Europe, North America and South America.

For further information, please contact:
Jean-Marie Becker   
Executive Vice President, Home and Personal
Tel. +33 4 7645 3515, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Timo Hiekkaranta
Vice President Sales & Marketing, Home and Personal
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Seppo Parvi
CFO
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Ahlstrom Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers, announces it will make a donation of EUR 500,000 to the capital of the Aalto University foundation. The donation is made under the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting held on March 31, 2010, to support Finnish universities with an amount not exceeding EUR 500,000.

The Aalto University combines the latest know-how in technology, art and business in a new and efficient way. Ahlstrom is looking forward to a mutually fruitful cooperation with the university, and regards this as a good opportunity to participate in an international network of institutions, universities and companies.

For further information, please contact:
Paula Aarnio
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Tel. +358 10 8884732

Ahlstrom Group, a leading developer and manufacturer of nonwovens and specialty papers, today celebrates the inauguration of its new medical nonwovens production facility in Mundra, Gujarat state, northwest coast of India. The plant produces medical nonwoven fabrics for the healthcare industry in India and Asia and employs initially 70 people. The Mundra plant is Ahlstrom's first manufacturing facility in India and among its biggest in Asia.

The new plant belongs to Ahlstrom's Advanced Nonwovens business area. The investment including the plant facility, production line and required infrastructure amounts to approximately EUR 42 million. Ahlstrom's President & CEO Jan Lång stresses the importance of the plant in Ahlstrom's growth strategy in Asia.

"Ahlstrom has a strong footprint in Europe and the Americas and is starting to establish a solid manufacturing platform in Asia. This plant, with its state-of-the-art technology, competent personnel and an optimal location in the Special Economic Zone and in the vicinity of one of Asia's biggest ports, will have a key role in our growth strategy in India and Asia. As India is among the world's fastest growing economies today and the healthcare industry is growing at an annual rate of over 20%, the market for disposable hygiene products is expected to grow significantly in the coming years", Jan Lång says.

The plant produces a broad range of single-use protective fabrics specifically developed for the medical market. These materials are used in hospitals, e.g. in surgical drapes and gowns to protect patients and staff from infections. Being singe-use products, they are also more hygienic and more sustainable than washable garments, as laundering is a greater burden to the environment.

In addition to India, Ahlstrom has two other manufacturing sites in Asia: one in Wuxi, China, and one in Hyun Poong, South Korea, where the company manufactures filtration materials. In addition to the manufacturing plants, Ahlstrom has sales offices in nine major cities in Asia. Altogether, Asia currently brings in about 10% of the Group's net sales.

Mundra investment milestones
Investment decision         December 2007
Laying the cornerstone    May 2008
Machinery installation      December 2009
Operation started             April 2010
Inauguration                     May 2010

Mundra region in brief

• The town of Mundra is located about 60 km from Gandhidham which is one of the major towns in the district of Kutch in Gujarat.
• The population of Mundra town is around 85,000.
• The Mundra Port is the largest private port in India, located on the north-west coast of India, en-route major maritime routes and with connectivity through rail, road, air and pipeline. This makes it one of the country's most convenient gateways for international trade towards Europe, Africa, Americas and the Middle East.
• The Mundra Port benefits from proactive policies and governance in Gujarat, one of India's most industrialized, investor friendly and commercially successful states.

Further information:
Ahlstrom Group
Jan Lång, President & CEO, tel. +358 10 888 4700
William Casey, Executive Vice President, Advanced Nonwovens, tel. +1 860 654 8370
Rahul Dharmadhikary, Managing Director, Ahlstrom Fibercomposites India Pvt Ltd, tel. +91 11 2375 3680

Ahlstrom, a global leader in the development and manufacture of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers, will consolidate its nonwoven wiping fabrics manufacturing platform in Italy, with the aim of increasing capacity, efficiency and breadth of product range.

The production of wipes will be located in two out of three existing manufacturing sites: Mozzate and Cressa, while the Carbonate plant will be closed. All the plants are located in the Milan region and belong to Home & Personal Nonwovens business area.

The consolidation will not have any major impact on personnel or cause significant non-recurring costs. The company plans to complete the project by early 2011.

Ahlstrom is a leading manufacturer of wiping fabrics, offering a broad range of materials and technologies for diverse wiping applications. The company manufactures wiping fabrics at its sites across Europe, USA and South America.

For further information, please contact:
Seppo Parvi, CFO, tel. +358 10 888 4768
Jean-Marie Becker, Executive Vice President, Home & Personal Nonwovens, tel. +33 476 45 35 15