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Welcome Ahlstrom to WFI Membership

Updated: Nov 9, 2022

On behalf of the Waterloo Filtration Institute team and WFI Advisory Board, we are excited and honored to welcome Ahlstrom to WFI membership!


About Ahlstrom


Ahlstrom is the global leader in fiber-based 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, forming the basis for our five divisions: Filtration, Food & Consumer Packaging, Healthcare, Building Materials and Technical Materials. We add value by combining fibers with our advanced technology and innovative and entrepreneurial culture, constantly exploring novel materials and new applications. Sustainability, innovation and quality are central in all our solutions such as compostable food and beverage processing and packaging materials, liquid and air filtration media, diagnostic materials and protective medical fabrics.

We focus on mission-critical air and liquid filtration applications.

We have over 50 years of commitment to the global filtration industry. Our Filtration division develops and produces high-performance materials for transportation and for a wide range of air & liquid industrial filtration applications. Electrification is now driving our future with Ahlstrom FiltEV®: a comprehensive range of filtration solutions for Electric Vehicles and Ahlstrom FortiCell® LAB: our fiber-based solutions specifically designed for Lead Acid Batteries. See more info here.



Why Join?


Waterloo Filtration Institute (WFI) is dedicated to developing advanced filtration and separation solutions to support the global filtration and separation industry for a clean, healthy, and sustainable world. We proudly support the global filtration industry with the most comprehensive, efficient (time-saving), informative, practical, cost-effective, and updated professional programs for individual career and team development. Filtration Is Our Experience, Specialty, and Passion. Education is the first step to empowering people to build a better future.


Your membership opens the doors to many opportunities for your business growth. It demonstrates your leadership and dedication to building your team and future for a cleaner, healthier, and better world. It gains company recognition in the global filtration community and keeps you at the forefront of industry advancement with sustainable innovations for healthy living and the surrounding environment. With decades of professional experience and resources worldwide, we are committed to offering our members the most effective and efficient advanced filtration solutions to support their business growth. Member companies can access our education programs and services for free or at half price. Find more about the member benefits here.

Once again, Welcome Ahlstrom to WFI Membership!

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