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Aug 13, 2020

Material matters in face masks – Ahlstrom-Munksjö produces civil face mask fabrics that have a unique filtration technique and high efficiency

“When the COVID-19 broke out, we realized that our expertise and global production platform could be used to answer the growing need of face mask materials both in healthcare and civil use. In Finland, there was demand for a high quality domestic solution that we wanted to respond to.” 

Products, Innovation
Aug 06, 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Genuine Vegetable Parchment turns typical plastic packaging into purposeful and sustainable solutions

Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s proprietary Genuine Vegetable Parchment (GVP) technology is proving its eco-friendly value combined with its strength and resilience in its new “Boil in a Bag” application.

Products, Innovation, Food packaging, baking and cooking solutions
Aug 04, 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö's new collaborative innovation creating sustainable fresh food packaging

Central Wisconsin based packaging company “The Paper People LLC” announced today the introduction of their new patent pending paper packaging. Developed throughout the past two years in conjunction with several large U.S. based retailers, their new line of automated form-fill seal and stand up pouch paper packaging is the solution for the future in single use packaging products.

Products, Innovation, Sustainability
Jul 28, 2020

New recycling studies support better life cycle analysis for pizza boxes in United States

Industry guidance regarding the recyclability of pizza boxes reduces waste stream.

Innovation, Sustainability, People
Jul 11, 2020

Innovative water-purifying solution using Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Disruptor® technology to help solve the problem of drinking water shortage

In 2019 Ahlstrom-Munksjö asked its employees to suggest projects or organizations that the company could support. One of the eight selected was Nanomaji, a startup that was born after a successful research collaboration between Aalto University and Ahlstrom-Munksjö in 2015. The company is owned by Jymy Parhiala, Emma-Sofie Kukkonen and Sanna Puhakainen.

Products, Innovation
Jul 01, 2020

Ahlstrom-Munksjö filter media included in the new face masks manufactured by sport and lifestyle brand BUFF®

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has recently partnered with BUFF®, leading manufacturer of sport and lifestyle accessories based in Spain, for the supply of replaceable filter media which is included in BUFF®’s new range of face masks.

Sustainability, People
Jun 24, 2020

Employee wellbeing drives employee engagement and business success

Workplace safety is generally well understood. Also, employees understand the consequences of poor workplace safety. It can cause serious accidents and even loss of lives. Workplace wellbeing on the other hand might be more difficult to comprehend.

People
Jun 16, 2020

Manufacturing products to support our customers in the fight against coronavirus – Meet Paul from Mount Holly Springs

Ahlstrom-Munksjö's plants in Mount Holly Springs (Pennsylvania) and Bethune (South Carolina) manufacture products to help in the fight against COVID-19. Plant Manager Paul Wheeler tells about his work and how the teams in both plants have been working as one in these exceptional times.

Products, Innovation, Sustainability
Jun 15, 2020

As of July 1, 2020, Denmark bans the use of PFAS in food contact paper and board packaging.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a global leader in innovative fiber-based solutions, offers a global full spectrum of grease resistant products using its FluoroFree® technology. FluoroFree® delivers outstanding grease-resistance for common fast-food packaging, food wraps, clamshells, butter wrap, pet food packaging and microwave popcorn bags, without the use of fluorochemicals, commonly referred to as PFAS.