Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

The transfer of Ahlstrom's wipes business in Brazil to Suominen postponed

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE September 27, 2012 at 13.00

Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, announced that the
transfer of its wipes business in Brazil to Suominen Corporation will be
postponed.

The transfer has been subject to receiving all necessary Brazilian regulatory
permits for the operations in addition to competition clearances, which have
been received. Ahlstrom had previously anticipated that the transfer would take
place in the third quarter of 2012.

Due to the delay in receiving all necessary permits, Ahlstrom and Suominen have
now concluded that the transfer cannot be done in the planned time schedule. The
parties are negotiating the prerequisites, including financing, for completing
the transaction. Ahlstrom and Suominen are together looking into opportunities
to move the wipes business in Brazil to Suominen through alternative interim
solutions within the scope of the current permits. The aim is to transfer the
operations in Brazil to Suominen as soon as possible.

The Home and Personal business area, excluding the Brazilian part of the
operation, was transferred on October 31, 2011 to Suominen Corporation.

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

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a high performance materials company, partnering with leading
businesses around the world to help them stay ahead. Our products are used in a
large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, medical gowns and
drapes, wallcoverings, flooring, labels and food packaging. We have a leading
market position in the businesses in which we operate. Our 5,200 employees serve
customers in 28 countries on six continents. In 2011, Ahlstrom's net sales
amounted to EUR 1.6 billion. The company's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. More information is available at www.ahlstrom.com.

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