Ahlstrom continue rationalisation and growth of their filtration business

Two recent announcements -

In the USA, Ahlstrom will close its Bellingham MA plant during the first half of 2008 and will consolidate some of the assets in the Darlington SC facility.

In Italy, Ahlstrom completed the acquisition (EUR 7 million) of Fabriano Filter Media SpA which includes one filter media production site, employing 32 people and located in Sassoferrato in central Italy. The acquisition continues the strategy to build Ahlstrom's Filtration segment.