Dexter Ahlstrom Scotland, UK +44 (0) 1890 818 303 Tokyo, Japan +81 (3) 3442 1611 Windsor Lock, USA +1 (860) 654 8300 www.ahlstrom.com

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AHLSTROM Ahlstrom is a leader in high performance fiber-based materials serving niche markets worldwide. Our fiber solutions are used in a large variety of everyday products for the environment, health care, transport, packaging and home & office. The company whose heritage spans more than 150 years, is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, employs approximately 6600 people and serves customers with sales networks and production facilities in more than 20 countries on five continents. Today, annual net sales of Ahlstrom's fiber solutions business are more than EUR 1.8 billion (US$ 1.8 billion). The company website is www.ahlstrom.com. FIBERCOMPOSITES Ahlstrom's FiberComposites division manufactures products for engine filtration, nonwoven and reinforcement composites markets worldwide. Ranked among the top 10 nonwoven manufacturers, its engineered fabrics are used in industrial products as well as everyday consumer products, e.g. surgical gowns, tea bags and wipes. The division is a leading supplier of engine filtration products to the transport industries. Its expertise in reinforcement composites, derived mostly from glassfibre, serves the energy, marine, sporting goods and transport sectors. The FiberComposites division employs more than 2500 people, operates from 16 sites in Europe, the Americas and Asia, and in 2002 had net sales of EUR 693 million (US$ 693 million). * Filter media for ultra-pure water filtration * Medical fabrics and papers, including surgical gowns, patient drapes and sterile wraps * Diagnostic media * Drug labels and packaging

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