Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom completes the sale of Paulinia plant to Suominen

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE February 10, 2014 at 16.20

Ahlstrom completes the sale of Paulinia plant to Suominen

Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, has completed
the sale of the shares of Ahlstrom Fabricação de Não-Tecidos Ltda to Suominen
Corporation. The company operates the Brazilian plant of Ahlstrom's former Home
and Personal business area.

Ahlstrom sold its wipes business, the Home and Personal business area, to
Suominen in 2011, but the transfer of the Paulínia plant in Brazil was prolonged
due to delays in certain required official permissions and subsequent
renegotiations between Suominen and Ahlstrom. The enterprise value of the
transaction was EUR 17.5 million.

The transaction was announced on January 10, 2014.



For more information, please contact:
Liisa Nyyssönen
Vice President, Communications
Tel. +358 10 888 4757

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a high performance fiber-based materials company, partnering with
leading businesses around the world to help them stay ahead. We aim to grow with
a product offering for clean and healthy environment. Our materials are used in
everyday applications such as filters, medical fabrics, life science and
diagnostics, wallcoverings and food packaging. In 2013, Ahlstrom's net sales
from the continuing operations amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,500 employees
serve customers in 24 countries. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. More information available at www.ahlstrom.com.


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