Ahlstrom-Munksjö: a new global leader in sustainable and innovative fibre-based materials
With the same teams, site, production facilities and long-established strategy, the Tape Backings business will ensure our customers benefit from the new dynamic by continuing to place them at the centre of the activities.
The four divisions
Ahlstrom-Munksjö serves customers worldwide with its 6,200 employees, a dedicated sales and service organisation and 41 production and converting facilities in 14 countries. It is structured as follows:
- Specialties: Tape backings, food packaging, graphic papers, metalized labels, medical fabrics, etc.
- Industrial solutions: abrasive paper backings, fine art papers, etc.
- Decor: decor papers and thin print papers
- Filtration: air and water filters, water purifiers, etc.
Promising synergies
The new entity aims to improve our operational efficiency and to enrich our respective areas of leading-edge expertise. The new synergies created between our two firms open up brand-new avenues for development and growth worldwide. By combining the talents of our top-ranking R&D centres, we will also be able to explore new areas of innovation and creativity to offer new high value-added solutions.
To find out more about Ahlstrom- Munksjö and our tape backing products, visit our website: www.ahlstrom-munksjo.com
Ahlstrom-Munksjö in brief
Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fibre-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to customers worldwide. Our offerings include decor paper, filter media, release liners, abrasive backings, nonwovens, electrotechnical paper, glass fibre materials, food packaging and labelling, tape, medical fibre materials and solutions for diagnostics. Combined annual net sales are about EUR 2.2 billion and we employ 6,200 people. The Ahlstrom-Munksjö share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki and Stockholm. The company was formed on April 1, 2017 through the merger of Ahlstrom Corporation and Munksjö Oyj.