The American Filtration & Separations Society has awarded Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Extia with the new product award in its annual awards luncheon held from April 1-3 at FiltCon 2019, Philadelphia, NJ, US. Extia, a breakthrough highly durable filtration media, is designed to extend filtration lifetime for Air Pollution Control (APC) applications. 

APC filtration media is used in a wide range of industrial applications to reduce or eliminate the emission of particles into the atmosphere from stationary sources. New Extia extends filtration lifetime by more than 40 per cent and helps customers to extend the operational duration, before needing to change the filters, said Ahlstrom-Munksjö in a media statement.

“I am very proud of our South Korean R&D team which developed this great new product. Extia is an excellent example of how Ahlstrom-Munksjö can leverage on its global scale in developing and manufacturing high-performance filtration products,” said Fulvio Capussotti, EVP filtration and performance. “Extia is targeted for industrial filtration customers and we will continue to strengthen our product offering for our customers in this field.”

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a leading producer of industrial air filtration materials. Ahlstrom-Munksjö ‘s filtration business, part of filtration and performance business area, develops and produces efficient filtration materials for engine oils, fuels and air, as well as industrial air, used in vehicles or for industrial purposes. The filtration business also has applications and is further developing filtration solutions for e-mobility. (PC)