A. Ahlström is a long-term owner with a strategic core built around industrial companies in the Forest & Fiber as well as the Environmental Technology sectors. Our current portfolio includes privately held companies Ahlström Invest B.V. (including a significant ownership in Ahlstrom Oyj), Munksjö Paper AB, Metsäkonepalvelu Group, Bast Fibre Technologies Inc, M&J Recycling A/S and GPV Group A/S. In addition, significant holdings in listed companies Suominen Corporation, Glaston Corporation and Detection Technology Plc. In 2023, the total revenue of our portfolio companies was 6.1 billion euros and they employed almost 19,300 employees in 32 countries.
As an owner, we ensure that the portfolio companies we own are developed in a sustainable manner under good management and in accordance with good governance. We increase the value of the companies we own by participating in their development through active board and strategy work, as well as through mergers and acquisitions.
We develop our investments with our industrial expertise, entrepreneurial tradition and sustainable long-term ownership. We develop leading businesses.