1. Ahlstrom Big difference. Small fibers.
Used as background for introductions, Agenda discussion etc.
There is a very good chance that the tea in the meeting room RIGHT NOW is made using tea bag material from Ahlstrom!

2. Who is Ahlstrom A leader in high performance fiber-based materials.
A 150 year old, family held, Finnish company, Headquarters Helsinki.
6,700 employees.
Sales and Production in 20 countries, 5 continents.
Annual net sales € 1.60 billion

3. Ahlstrom Windsor Locks
Ahlstrom acquires Dexter Nonwovens in 2000, 250 years of history, many long term employees
Nearly $100 million invested in new process technology since 2000
Largest of Ahlstrom’s 40 sites worldwide
Sales ~$175 million, ~500 employees
6 Major production platforms, 4 technologies, and converting operations

4. Our knowledge benefits many sectors
Healthcare
Environment
Automotive
Packaging
Homes
Offices
Healthcare – Gowns, drapes, surgical tape, sterilisation wrap, pharmaceutical labels etc.
Environment – Filtration, wind turbine blades, dispersible wipes
Automotive – In headliners, door panels, insulation, gaskets, filtration
Packaging – Labels, wrapping, lids, e.g. many famous global beer brands carry identifying labels made by Ahlstrom
Offices – Repositionable notes, flooring, wall covering
Homes – Wallpaper, wipes, tea and coffee bags, furniture

5. Ahlstrom leads the global market in
Engine filtration
Industrial nonwovens
Release liners
Technical papers
By leadership we mean:
Amongst the larger global players
These are core businesses for Ahlstrom
Product innovation and at the forefront of knowledge
The poster is a mock-up and does not actually exist. Yet. These business areas account over 50% of sales

6. Ahlstrom is also focused on
Abrasive base
Masking tape
Metalized labels
Medical materials
Ahlstrom is also pursuing opportunities in other growth businesses, of which these are only a few.

7. What powers our growth
Focus on high growth, high value market sectors.
Partnering leading customers globally.
Targeted investment and operational efficiency.
Strategic acquisitions for market leadership.
What this means, is that everything we do is geared around achieving growth.

8. We build on three strategic pillars
Ahlstrom is a knowledge intensive company - with a strategic focus on creating innovative materials solutions.
Our intimate knowledge of customers and their converting processes
Our global knowledge of markets and their needs
Our superior knowledge of processing fibers and other materials components
Our three pillars enable us to deliver products that WORK!

9. Pacesetter in materials technology
We are committed to staying ahead of the market in selected areas of materials technology.
We identify critical areas of scientific knowledge, invest in research and harness the required competencies.
We add value to customers’ business by generating innovative ideas and by supporting their commercialization.
We are driven by a thirst for knowledge – this comes from constantly asking ourselves: ‘what if’?

10. Our market driven R&D approach
Customer applications are developed in product line Competence Centers around the world.
Scientific research activities are centralized in the Ahlstrom Research Corporate Center (ARCC) in France.
Our investment in R&D is well above the industry average.
Our market driven R&D approach
Our customers deal directly with plant-based innovation teams on product development, working with people who already know their business
ARCC is a centre of excellence for Ahlstrom, actively connected to the world’s leading technology and academic institutions. Ahlstrom employs approximately 200 people in innovation -related Research & Development
Ahlstrom invests over 2% of net sales in research and development activities. Many global players in specialty papers spend less than 1% on equivalent research.

11. Leadership through creativity
Ahlstrom’s vision aims at being the leader in fiber based specialty materials.
For this we look to strong individuals with a balance of technical competencies and creativity.
We work in multi-cultural and cross-disciplinary teams and in close contact with both customers and academics.
We understand that people make new ideas happen.
Ahlstrom achieves its leadership position through people – by not constraining their creative passion.
We encourage people to search for ways of doing business better.
We have over 6500 employees worldwide including more than 40 nationalities

12. Unmatched breadth of experience
Ahlstrom works across a wide range of customers, industries, applications and products.
Our breadth of experience gives us unique market insights.
It powers the depth of our advice to our customers.
This means that there is virtually no market area that Ahlstrom does not touch

13. Performance excellence in manufacturing
This means that there is virtually no market area that Ahlstrom does not touch
Performance Excellence Process Built on six principles
Customer satisfaction Continuous improvement
Employee involvement Loss eradication
Autonomous teams Orderliness & cleanliness

14. Our key ingredients for success
commitment to customers
patented technology
visionary people
cutting edge research
innovation breakthroughs
customized solutions
advanced materials science
creative collaboration
in-depth fiber knowledge
unique properties
(Choose those which are most appropriate to you and your audience.)
With all of these ingredients in place … (next slide)

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