Ahlstrom announces price increases on its specialty papers worldwide

(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Ahlstrom Corporation PRESS RELEASE 15.2.2010 at 15.30Ahlstrom, a global leader in the development and manufacture of high performancenonwovens and specialty papers, today announced price increases on all of itsspecialty paper grades, as profitability has been driven to very low level bycontinuous cost increases despite the strong market demand.Prices for all paper grades will increase by at least 10% depending on thenature of the products, regions and invoicing currencies. Effective dates anddetailed actions will be discussed with customers by the appropriate businessteams.Ahlstrom's Specialty Papers segment has production sites in Brazil (Jacare?France (Bousbecque, La G?, Pont-Audemer, Rottersac, Saint-S?rin and Stenay),Germany (Osnabr?and Altenkirchen), Finland (Kauttua), Italy (Turin) and USA(West Carrollton). Its products are used in a wide range of applications, suchas abrasive papers, furniture foils, food & other packaging, release liners,self-adhesive labels, labels for metallization, engine gaskets, wall papers,posters and other industrial applications.For further information, please contact:Daniele Borlatto, Senior Vice President, Release & Label Papers, Tel.+39 011 926 0111Patrick Jeambar, Senior Vice President, Technical Papers, Tel. +33 4 7645 3505Distribution:Main mediawww.ahlstrom.com Ahlstrom in briefAhlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing ofhigh performance nonwovens and specialty papers. Ahlstrom´s products are used ina large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, wipes, flooring,labels, and tapes. Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovativeapproach, the company has a strong market position in several business areas inwhich it operates. Ahlstrom's 5,800 employees serve customers via sales officesand production facilities in more than 20 countries on six continents. In 2009,Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.6 billion. Ahlstrom's share is quoted onthe NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The company website is at www.ahlstrom.com.[HUG#1384531]

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