Ahlstrom
Global leader in fiber-based specialty materials with extensive multi-site certifications, strong ESG credentials, and a 175-year operating history.
Products
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Food packaging, baking and cooking solutions
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Fiber-based materials for applications including candy wrappers and fibrous meat casings.
Applications: Food Packaging · Baking · Cooking · Specialty Product Labelling
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Beverage filter media and packaging solutions
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Fiber-based papers for compostable coffee and tea bags, capsules, pods, and pouches.
Applications: Coffee Filters · Tea Bags · Flexible Packaging
Transparent papers
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High-clarity transparent papers for packaging and specialty applications.
Applications: Packaging · Tapes · Specialty Applications
Release and label papers
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Self-adhesive papers with special glue technology for temporary adhesion.
Applications: Labels · Self-adhesive Products
Medical, life sciences and laboratory materials
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Portfolio includes medical fabrics, laboratory papers, and diagnostic papers.
Applications: Medical Fabrics · Face Masks · Laboratory Filtration · Diagnostics
Filter media
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Filter papers for transportation, industrial, food industry, and consumer applications.
Applications: Automotive Filtration · Industrial Filtration · Food Filtration
Tape backings
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High-performance backings for masking, packaging, and specialty tapes.
Applications: Masking Tapes · Packaging Tapes
Buyer Fit
Best For
- Buyers seeking a strategic supplier for sustainable, fiber-based packaging alternatives.
- Procurement teams that value strong, verifiable ESG credentials (EcoVadis Platinum, CDP A-) and supply chain resilience.
- Applications in food, medical, and other demanding sectors.
Less aligned with
- Requirements for standard polyolefin (PE/PP) films or containers.
- Buyers needing a supplier with a full suite of EU regulatory declarations (e.g., PPWR) pre-vetted and on file.
- Transactional purchasing focused solely on FOB price without considering supply stability.
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Buyer interviews · 2025-12 to 2026-04
Ahlstrom's certifications page lists BRCGS for multiple sites (Chirnside, Mosinee, Nicolet, Rhinelander, Thilmany, Saint-Séverin). For a specific food-contact paper grade, can you provide the full BRCGS audit report, including the number and category of non-conformances from the last audit cycle, and migration test data against EU Regulation 10/2011 simulants A, B, and D2?
The supplier's public website provides links to the certificates but not the full audit reports or specific migration test data. This level of detail would need to be requested directly as part of a formal RFI.
EU regulatory horizon · CSDDD 2027-2029
The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), expected to apply from 2027-2029, will require value chain mapping for human rights and environmental risks. Given Ahlstrom's 36 global sites, what system is used to consolidate Tier 2+ supplier data for its fiber sourcing to meet these upcoming due diligence requirements?
Ahlstrom's public materials highlight their EcoVadis Platinum rating and sustainable sourcing policies, which suggest robust systems. However, the specific platform or methodology for deep-tier value chain mapping for CSDDD is not detailed and would be a key diligence question.
Public-source scan · last 12 months
Has Ahlstrom announced any strategic acquisitions, divestitures, or major capacity expansions in the last 12 months?
Ahlstrom has published its Q1 2026 financial results and announced a strengthening of its innovation capabilities with a new global innovation hub in France.
Certificates
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Regulatory Access 1
Holds site-level certifications for BRCGS Packaging and FSSC.
Holds site-level certifications for BRCGS Packaging and FSSC.
Captured
2026-05-19
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Carbon Readiness 3
EcoVadis Platinum sustainability rating, ranking in the top one percent of companies.
EcoVadis Platinum sustainability rating, ranking in the top one percent of companies.
Captured
2026-05-19
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CDP Climate Change disclosure score: A- (Leadership).
CDP Climate Change disclosure score: A- (Leadership).
Captured
2026-05-19
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Near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and net-zero by 2050 target, have been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and net-zero by 2050 target, have been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Captured
2026-05-19
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Self-reported — buyer may request third-party verification
Circularity 1
Holds site-level chain-of-custody certifications for FSC, PEFC, and SFI.
Holds site-level chain-of-custody certifications for FSC, PEFC, and SFI.
Captured
2026-05-19
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Self-reported — buyer may request third-party verification
Supply Resilience 2
7,000 employees representing over 50 nationalities.
7,000 employees representing over 50 nationalities.
Captured
2026-05-19
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Operates 36 plants in 13 countries.
Operates 36 plants in 13 countries.
Captured
2026-05-19
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Confidence 3
Participant in the United Nations Global Compact.
Participant in the United Nations Global Compact.
Captured
2026-05-19
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Net sales in 2025: 2.9 billion euro.
Net sales in 2025: 2.9 billion euro.
Captured
2026-05-19
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Holds site-level certifications for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 13485, ISO 22000, and IATF 16949.
Holds site-level certifications for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 13485, ISO 22000, and IATF 16949.
Captured
2026-05-19
Status
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