Ahlstrom, a global leader in nonwovens and specialty papers, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited in China from the Purico Group. Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited is a producer of transportation filtration media and operates a plant in Binzhou in the province of Shandong in northeastern China. Ahlstrom announced the acquisition Shandong Puri Filter & Paper Products Limited on August 11, 2010 as part of implementing its growth strategy in Asia. The debt free transaction value is EUR 22.5 million.
