Ahlstrom´s ownership in Jujo Thermal to increase to 50%

Ahlstrom Corporation PRESS RELEASE April 2, 2012 at 14.00

Ahlstrom, a high performance materials company, announces that its ownership in
associated company Jujo Thermal Ltd. will increase to 50% from the current
41.7%.

Jujo Thermal has decided to redeem the shares of its minority shareholder Mitsui
& Co. Ltd. As a result, Jujo Thermal´s remaining shareholders Nippon Paper Group
and Ahlstrom Corporation each own 50% of the company. Ahlstrom will continue to
include Jujo Thermal´s financial figures in its consolidated financial
statements as an associated company.

Jujo Thermal is one of the world´s leading suppliers of durable direct thermal
papers for label, tickets and tags and point-of-sales use. The company is based
in Kauttua, Finland.

For more information, please contact:
Liisa Nyyssönen
Vice President, Communications
Tel. [phone]

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a high performance materials company, partnering with leading
businesses around the world to help them stay ahead. Our products are used in a
large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, wallcovers, flooring,
labels and food packaging. We have a leading market position in the businesses
in which we operate. Our 5,200 employees serve customers in 28 countries on six
continents. In 2011, Ahlstrom´s net sales amounted to EUR 1.6 billion. The
company´s share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More information is
available at www.ahlstrom.com.

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