Ahlstrom revises its organization
Ahlstrom will organize itself in five Business Areas based on Value Added and Operational Excellence business clusters and rolls out global processes in key functions.Ahlstrom's new Business Areas are, as of July 1: Building and Energy - covering the current Glass & Industrial Nonwovens business area and wallpaper products; Label and Processing - including most of the current Technical Papers and Release & Label Papers business areas; Home and Personal - the current Home & Personal Nonwovens business area; Food and Medical - the current Advanced Nonwovens business area, crepe papers and vegetable parchment products; and Filtration - the current Filtration business area.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.