Dec 21, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Ahlstrom Corporation has signed a Euro 45 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. The loan will be used for research and product development and innovation purposes in the years 2010 to 2013 at Ahlstrom's sites in Finland, France, Germany and Italy. The final repayment date of the loan is 7 years from drawdown. Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers.