Ahlstrom announces price increases

Ahlstrom, a provider of high performance fiber-based materials, has announced a plan to increase prices of its papers for flexible packaging, labels, posters and for office & graphic applications, as a consequence of continuing escalation of raw materials, energy and transportation costs.

The price increases will be effective as from January 1, 2007. The level of the increases will be discussed with customers in the coming weeks and depend on the nature of the products, on existing contracts and invoicing currencies.