Ahlstrom FiltEV®, high performance filtration solutions for electric vehicles, wins Product of the Year award in the filter media category by Waterloo Filtration Institute
AHLSTROM, PRESS RELEASE, DECEMBER 16, 2022 at 09:00 EET
Ahlstrom FiltEV® Fuel Cell Air Intake filter media has won the Product of the Year award in Filter Media category by Waterloo Filtration Institute (WFI) on December 6th, 2022. This award promotes product development in the filtration and separation industry for a clean, healthy, and sustainable world and it was announced during the WFI 2022 Annual Conference.
The purity of the cathode air intake is an essential parameter in the performance and the reliability of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. By removing the finest particles and harmful gases Ahlstrom FiltEV® Fuel Cell Air Intake media protects the catalyst and the membrane and extends the fuel cell lifetime. Our proprietary technology platform, designed for high basis weight adsorbent media, delivers flexibility, outstanding performance and optimal processability to fulfill the most challenging requirements from the industry.
Ahlstrom FiltEV® Fuel Cell Air Intake is part of Ahlstrom FiltEV® portfolio delivering high performance filtration solutions for electric vehicles. This platform, introduced during 2021, also includes filtration media for cabin air, transmission and cooling fluids.
“Receiving this award for Ahlstrom FiltEV® is a considerable achievement, which confirms once again our over 50-year commitment to the filtration industry. We continue to innovate to ensure that Ahlstrom keeps the leadership in filtration solutions to both battery and fuel cell electric vehicle markets, in the frame of our overall company purpose to Purify and Protect” said Daniele Borlatto, Executive Vice President, Filtration. “Providing high performance filtration solutions for vehicles powered by hydrogen expands our strategic commitment to mobility and sustainability”, he continues.
For more information, please contact:
Cedric Vallet, Head of Business Development and Product Management, Filtration cedric.vallet@ahlstrom.com
Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. We serve five growing and distinctive end markets, which form the basis for our five divisions: Filtration, Food & Consumer Packaging, Healthcare, Building Materials, and Technical Materials. Our pro forma net sales 2021 for continuing operations amounted to EUR 2.6 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. Read more at www.ahlstrom.com
About WFI
The Waterloo Filtration Institute (WFI) is dedicated to developing advanced filtration and separation solutions to support the global filtration and separation industry for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world. https://www.wfinstitute.com/