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Ahlstrom has acquired ErtelAlsop, a New York based manufacturer of high-performance liquid depth filter media serving end-markets in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, flavors and fragrances, and chemical industries. As a global leader in specialty materials within lab and life sciences applications, the acquisition strengthens Ahlstrom’s position in the life science filtration market and allows Ahlstrom to enter the depth filtration space. It also marks a key milestone on Ahlstrom’s growth transformation journey and its vision to be the sustainable specialty materials company. ErtelAlsop will become part of Ahlstrom's Filtration and Life Sciences business and will be key to the company’s lab and life sciences filtration growth strategy.

Ahlstrom perpetuates its 50-year commitment and support to the global Filtration industry by investing EUR 2 million in a new laminator at Louveira plant, Brazil. With a planned installation in 2023, the equipment is expected to be fully operational by Q1 2024. This strategic growth initiative will expand manufacturing capabilities at Louveira plant. It reinforces our ambition in local and regional filtration markets by offering customers shorter lead-times and improved local technical support.

Supremex Inc., a leading North American manufacturer and marketer of envelopes and a growing provider of paper-based packaging solutions, announced today the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report. The ESG report, which covers activities for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, underlines the Company’s commitment to understand the full scope of its impact on the environment and society before establishing sciencebased targets. “As stewards of the environment, responsible corporate citizens, and advocates for positive change, we recognize the critical role ESG plays in shaping our future,” said Stewart Emerson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Supremex. “A more thorough understanding of our impact in such areas will provide Supremex with the ability to carry out targeted sustainability practices and initiatives that will have a significant positive effect on the environment, our employees and local communities. We are dedicated to being a transparent and accountable organization, and look forward to sharing our progress as we continue along our ESG journey.”