Extia is a 100% synthetic, highly durable, pulse cleanable filter media. © Ahlstrom-Munksjö Group

The American Filtration & Separations Society has awarded Ahlstrom-Munksjö Extia with the New Product Award in its Annual Awards Luncheon at FiltCon 2019, which took place in Cherry Hill, NJ, this week.

“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,” commented 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.”

Extia is a new, highly durable filtration media 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 is designed to extend filtration lifetime by more than 40% and helps customers to extend the operational duration, before needing to change the filters. It is specifically designed for industrial filtration markets. Extia is a 100% synthetic, highly durable, pulse cleanable filter media, designed to last longer in all operating conditions.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö ‘s Filtration business, part of Filtration and Performance business area, develops and produces 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.

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