Ahlstrom has completed the divestment of its pre-impregnated d�cor papers and abrasive paper backings businesses to Perusa, a German-based private equity group, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

The divestment was made to comply with the commitments made to the European Commission and to the Brazilian competition authority CADE as disclosed in May 2013. The transaction between Ahlstrom and Perusa was announced on October 18, 2013.

Ahlstrom is a global high performance fiber-based materials company.