Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom puts two European specialty paper plants under review

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10.10.2007 at 14.15

Ahlstrom, a global leader in high performance fiber-based materials,
announced today that it will put its Ascoli plant in Italy and
Chantraine plant in France under review due to unsatisfactory
profitability and cash flow. Both facilities are part of Ahlstroms
Label & Packaging Papers business area and produce one-side coated
papers for wet glue labeling, flexible packaging, and graphical end
uses, mainly for the Western European markets.

The company evaluates the long-term economic viability of the plants
and the options to either sell or close the facilities under review.

The plants have an annual production capacity of approximately
100,000 tons and they employ approximately 300 persons. The current
combined book value of the plants is EUR 5 million.

The progress of the review will be reported during the fourth quarter
of 2007.

Ahlstrom Corporation
Jukka Moisio, President & CEO

For further information, please contact:

Jukka Moisio, President & CEO, Ahlstrom Corporation, tel. +358
(0)10 888 4700
Jari Mäntylä, CFO, Ahlstrom Corporation, tel. +358 (0)10 888 4768

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Helsinki Stock Exchange
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Ahlstrom in brief

Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and
marketing of high performance fiber-based materials. Nonwovens and
specialty papers, made by Ahlstrom, are used in a large variety of
everyday products, such as filters, wipes, flooring, labels, and
tapes. Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovative approach,
the company has a strong market position in several business areas in
which it operates. Ahlstrom's 6,200 employees serve customers via
sales offices and production facilities in more than 20 countries on
six continents. In 2006, Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.6
billion. Ahlstrom's share is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
The company website is www.ahlstrom.com.