Sep 11, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Ahlstrom will invest into additional capacity in filtration materials at its site in Turin, Italy. The investment will be operational by the 3Q 2013 and will consist of an upgrade to a paper machine producing filter media for transportation and gas turbine applications. Total investment is approximately Euro 10 million and it will significantly increase the Turin plant capacity to supply filter media to customers globally, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. "This investment is another important step in our growth roadmap, where we are strengthening our platform in Europe. By expanding our filtration operations, we are reinforcing our position as a global supplier in the filtration market with a full offering of filter media," said Tommi Björnman, Executive Vice President Filtration. "Our global filtration platform has grown significantly in the past two years, with the recent investments in the new saturator line in Turin, the expansion at our plant in Louveira in Brazil and the acquisition and the expansion of the Binzhou plant in China. We will continue to work with our customers to grow in regions where they are focused," added Gary Blevins, Vice President, Transportation Filtration. Ahlstrom is a leading manufacturer of filtration materials with 11 production sites producing filter media across four continents.