AIR FILTRATION MARKET UPDATE

NOVEMBER 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONSTRUCTION

U.S. Housing Starts Up 3.6 Percent in October

COMPANY NEWS

Ahlstrom Splits Filtration Business, Management Team Changes in Reorganization

Ahlstrom Buys Swedish Filter Company Munktell Filter AB

Ahlstrom to Increase Filtration Material Capacity in Turin, Italy

CLARCOR Air Filtration Expands Texan Facility

Met-Pro’s Strobic Air Business Unit New Equipment Orders Totaling $1.5 Million

PRODUCT NEWS

Baldwin Filters Releases Extreme Performance Nanofiber Air Filters

DelStar Launches New Delnet Apertured Film Product

Air Filters, Inc Introduces New Line of Air Filter Housings

Allasso Industries' Winged Fiber Offers Advantages for Filtration

Xanofi Launches First Commercial XanoShear Nanofiber Machine

General Nonwovens Expands Production, Adds New Fabric Type

Greentech Startup Innovative Labs Introduces Advanced Filter Technology

Many projects, mergers and acquisitions are detailed in monthly updates in the Market Report’s Chapters under Industry Analysis.