Demand for specialty label and release (L&R) paper improved in the second quarter after a steep decline in the first quarter for Ahlstrom, the largest specialty paper maker in the world. Ahlstrom said net sales in its L&R paper segment grew 11% to 70.4 million euros in' the second quarter from 63.4 million euros in the first quarter. Last year, Ahlstrom's net sales for the unit averaged almost 79 million euros per quarter.
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