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Ahlstrom is a Finnish high performance fiber-based materials company, partnering with leading businesses around the world. Ahlstrom's shares have been traded on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange since March 2006. Registered trademarks include ''NatureMold'' sustainable molding material; ''AceBlade'' cost effective solution for Vacuum Infusion Process; ''Flow2Save'' a media for High Efficiency Air (HEA) filtration applications; ''Disruptor'' nano-fiber based water filter media using electrokinetic absorption and mechanical entrapment; ''Trinitex'' activated carbon air and water filter media; and ''Cytosep'' solid phase blood plasma filer media. The company is controlled by the Ahlström–Gullichsen family. ==History== Ahlstrom has its roots in Finland: the founder, Antti Ahlström, was one of Finland's most prominent 19th century businessmen. Ahlstrom was started in 1908, and originates from the family saw mill, iron and shipping business of Antti Ahlström established in 1851. The company focused on pulp, paper and timber production and machinery, later expanding to glassworks (Iittala and Karhula). Ahlstrom's paper production began in Varkaus in 1921 on Europe's largest paper production machine.〔(picvalley.com: Ahlstrom Corporate History )〕 By the beginning of the 1930s, Ahlstrom had grown into Finland's largest industrial conglomerate.〔(Answers.com: Ahlstrom Corporation )〕 The outbreak of World War II led the company to convert much of its production to support the Finnish war effort. Following the war, the company played a major role in Finland's reconstruction and in its war reparations obligation. Ahlstrom alone accounted for nearly 15 percent of the country's total reparations. The company continued to expand into the 1950s, stepping up its engineering operations while also expanding into chemical wood processing technology.〔 Ahlstrom Corporation began to rapidly grow internationally in 1963, by acquiring a majority interest in a paper mill in Mathi close to Turin, Italy, that produced filter papers and rifle cartridge paper. This was the first significant international acquisition made by a Finnish company and made Ahlstrom a pioneer among major Finnish companies in internationalization.〔 The town of Varkaus grew up around the A. Ahlström paper mills. In the 1930s, the Sunila Plant in Karhula (now Kotka), designed by Alvar Aalto, was built by Ahlström. In the 1980s, in a large swap of facilities, the Varkaus works were handed over to Enso Gutzeit (now Stora Enso). During the 1980s, Ahlstrom left the newsprint and magazine paper market and focused its operations on specialty papers. One of the most profound decisions in Finnish industrial history was made in 1987, when Ahlstrom unexpectedly sold its paper-producing units. Leaving newsprint production increased the relative value of Ahlstrom's specialty paper and engineering units. In the 1990s, Ahlstrom expanded its focus to include nonwoven products. At the end of 1996, Ahlstrom Corporation continued its expansion by acquiring the French specialty paper and nonwovens producer Sibille-Dalle. During that same year, Ahlstrom Corporation established the Ahlstrom Paper Group to encompass the company’s fiber-based materials operations. In 2000, Ahlstrom acquired Dexter Corporation's nonwovens production facilities in the United States, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Today, Ahlstrom is among the largest Nordic companies. The Ahlström family are still significant shareholders in the Ahlstrom Corporation. In 2001, the group split into three companies. The manufacturing divisions were transferred to the now public Ahlstrom Corporation. Ahlstrom Capital Oy was established as a private investment company. And A.Ahlstrom Osakeyhtio was established as a private forestry and real estate management company. In October 2005, Professor Johan Erik Gullichsen, chairman of Ahlstrom Corporation, was inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame for his innovations in the processing of pulp fiber suspensions at medium consistency.〔(PaperAge: Paper Industry International Hall of Fame Honors Industry "Innovators" )〕 Ahlstrom Corporation Executive Management Team: * Marco Levi is the President and CEO (since June 2014).〔()〕 * Omar Hoek is Executive Vice President of Specialities. * Fulvio Capussotti is Executive Vice President of Filtration and Performance. * Jari Koikkalainen is Executive Vice President of Procurement and Commercial Excellence. * Nadya Stoykov is Evecutive Vice President of Customer Service. * Paivi Leskinen is Executive Vice President, Human Resources. * Sakari Ahdekivi is Chief Financial Officer. * Ulla Bono is Executive Vice President, Legal, General Counsel.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahlstrom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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