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Ahlstrom to provide product-specific carbon footprint – Life cycle assessment tool empowers customers to make sustainable choices

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, accelerates its development of safe and sustainable specialty materials by providing product-specific carbon footprint through an automated life cycle assessment (LCA) platform. The platform enhances Ahlstrom’s eco-design capabilities, enabling product innovation through real-time, product-specific LCA carbon footprint data helping customers to cost-efficiently reduce their environmental impact at scale.


"In recent years, we have made strong progress in improving the quality, depth, and coverage of our sustainability data. By leveraging the LCA platform, we can harness big data to create value for our customers. With product digital twins, we can optimize product specifications, costs, and sustainability while accommodating customer needs and constraints” said Johan Lunabba, Vice President, Sustainability & Public Affairs at Ahlstrom.

The access to data-driven Product Life cycle Assessment platform supports Ahlstrom’s sustainability strategy and commitments which have gained global recognition. Early 2025, Ahlstrom achieved a Leadership score A- in CDP climate disclosure, and in 2024 the company received a Platinum medal from EcoVadis, placing the company among the top one percent in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices globally. Also in 2024, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?validated?Ahlstrom's 1.5°C aligned near-term and long-term targets and the company’s net-zero targets. 

The data-driven approach is enabled by Makersite, a leading product life cycle intelligence platform.



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#Nonwovens

Ahlstrom expands depth filtration media production capacity at US facility

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#Nonwovens

Ahlstrom OptiPad™ wins FiltXPO 2026 award for liquid filtration innovation

Ahlstrom has received the 2026 FiltXPO™ Innovation in Water/Liquid Filtration Award for its OptiPad™ filtration solution, developed for hot cooking oil filtration applications. The award was presented by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, in partnership with International Filtration News, during FiltXPO 2026 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 28.

#Functional Fabrics

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Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, announces today the launch of ChemoGard BVB, a breathable protective apparel fabric designed for chemotherapy drug handling in clinical, laboratory, and operating room environments.

#Technical Textiles

Ahlstrom launches advanced glass microfiber media offering energy efficiency and longer lifetime for HVAC systems

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber‑based specialty materials, announces the launch of a new generation of glass microfiber media for HVAC filtration, designed to meet the growing demand for responsible, high‑performance air filtration solutions. Produced in Turin (Italy), this new platform is made without any intentionally added PFAS while maintaining the durable water‑repellent properties essential for HVAC systems, enabling manufacturers to rely on safer materials without compromising functionality.

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#ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025

ANDRITZ sets focus on textile recycling and durable nonwoven production technologies at ITMA Asia 2025

International technology Group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production and textile solutions at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025 in Singapore, from October 28 to 31, 2025 (Hall 2, D106). ANDRITZ will showcase its MMCF production plants, textile sorting and recycling, bast fiber processing, needlepunch, airlay, and life-cycle service technologies, with a focus on sustainable solutions. Discover how these innovations can grow your business opportunities and support a greener future.

#ITMA Asia + CITME Singapore 2025

Dilo Group at ITMA ASIA Singapore 2025

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#Nonwovens

OUTLOOK™ 2025: Charting a sustainable and innovative future for the Nonwovens Industry

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#Nonwovens

Global Nonwovens Alliance unveils Inaugural Board, advancing collaboration and growth worldwide

The Global Nonwovens Alliance (GNA), a tax-exempt federation jointly founded by INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, and EDANA, the Voice of Nonwovens, announces the appointment of its founding Board of Directors. This group of leaders represents some of the most influential executives across the nonwovens value chain and reflects GNA’s mission to foster global collaboration, innovation, and growth in the industry.

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#India ITME 2026

Trützschler brings intelligent fiber processing and automation to India ITME 2026

From December 4 to 9, 2026, the Trützschler Group will present its latest innovations in spinning, card clothing and nonwovens at India ITME in Greater Noida, India. At Hall 11, Booth B15, visitors can discover solutions designed to increase productivity, reduce operating costs and ensure consistently high product quality. Key highlights include the intelligent card TC 26i, the 12-head comber TCO 21XL, innovative card clothing solutions for improved fiber utilization and quality, as well as advanced nonwovens technologies for hygiene, wipes and technical applications.

#Recycling / Circular Economy

Circulose resumes recycling of discarded cotton textiles and appoints interim CEO

Circulose today announced its restart of commercial-scale production plant at Ortviken in Sundsvall, Sweden, marking a significant step in scaling next-generation materials for the global fashion industry. The Ortviken plant is the world’s first commercial-scale chemical textile recycling facility. Its restart demonstrates that the fashion industry is seeking ways to scale proven solutions that move beyond pilots and into commercial production.

#ITMA Asia + CITME 2026

Itema brings textile versatility to ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026

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#Dyeing, Drying, Finishing

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