Ahlstrom Announces Price Increases

Published: July 10, 2008

HELSINKI, FINLAND | Ahlstrom, a global supplier of high-performance, fiber-based materials, has announced price increases for Coated Specialties and Industrial Papers (flexible packaging, metalizing, office and graphic papers), as a result of the continuous rise of raw materials and energy costs, most of which it says continued to increase.

The price increases concern all flexible packaging, metalizing, office and graphic papers manufactured at the French Rottersac and Stenay plants of Ahlstrom. The company says the level and timing of the increases will depend on the nature of the products, on existing contracts and invoicing currencies. The detailed actions will be discussed as soon as possible individually with customers through the appropriate business teams.

Ahlstrom’s Coated Specialities and Industrial Papers product lines are part of the Technical Papers business area, a leading global supplier of specialty papers in segments such as automotive, building, food, healthcare, furniture and other industries.