Ahlstrom is to acquire the US based Friend Group, a producer of vegetable parchment with parchmentizing and converting operations in West Carrollton, Ohio. The acquisition price is undisclosed. The new entity will be integrated into Ahlstrom’s vegetable parchment product line, which is part of the Technical Papers business area that has two vegetable parchment manufacturing sites in France.
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