Ahlstrom updates strategy

Ahlstrom Corporation announced that it will revise its organization and operational model as of July 1, 2010. The changes will be implemented to support the company's recently updated strategy.

In financial reporting, five business areas will form new reporting segments, hence reporting on the current fiber composites and specialty papers segments will be discontinued. Ahlstrom will provide comparative data on the new segments for the financial year 2009 and for the first two quarters of 2010 by the end of the third quarter this year.

The current product line structure with 18 product lines within the business areas will be discontinued, and the organization within the new business areas will be integrated to strengthen customer orientation and the supply chain process.