Glatfelter Capabilities on Display at Europe's Premier Nonwovens Exhibition

To Display Full Range of Capabilities and Advantages at Index 11 in Geneva, Switzerland


YORK, PA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2011) - Visitors to Glatfelter's booth at Index 11, Europe's largest exhibition of nonwoven paper products held April 12th through 15th, will have the opportunity to learn what makes Glatfelter the global supplier of choice in specialty papers and engineered products.

Glatfelter's exhibition theme invites visitors to "let their imagination take flight" by capitalizing on the company's full-service capabilities, which include being the world's only supplier offering both airlaid and wetlaid technologies. Visitors will learn about Glatfelter's global presence in consumer and industrial markets, including automotive, food and beverage, medical, hygiene and personal care, home care and many other applications.

Attendees will also have an opportunity to discover how Glatfelter's industry-leading New Product Development teams and robust R&D platform are helping customers take their new products from concept to reality with innovative, highly specialized solutions backed by one of the industry's most diverse portfolios. And how, through integrated research and development facilities at each of its global manufacturing locations, Glatfelter is reducing cycle time to help clients speed their new products to market.

Also featured at the show will be Glatfelter's G-Force microencapsulation technologies, enabling customers to integrate a broad range of new product features such as fragrances, flavors, odor absorbency, anti-microbial and much more. At the center of this innovative new product is state-of-the-art core shell technology, which can be manipulated for a tailored release profile to meet the end users' needs. This means we can help you to do more with less. Customers will also appreciate Glatfelter's scalable production facilities, which can deliver encapsulated products from pilot-scale to large commercial quantities.

Key to the success of Glatfelter and their customers is the company's non-stop commitment to excellence through efficiency, quality, safety, service and environmental performance. Glatfelter will showcase its numerous international certifications as well as their long-standing commitment to environmentally-friendly products and processes.

Index 11 attendees are encouraged to visit Glatfelter at Hall 4, booth #4021 and online at www.gltnonwovens.com and www.technologybygforce.com

About Glatfelter

Headquartered in York, PA, Glatfelter is a global manufacturer of specialty papers and fiber-based engineered materials, offering over a century of experience, technical expertise and world-class service. U.S. operations include facilities in Spring Grove, PA and Chillicothe and Fremont, OH. International operations include facilities in Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the Philippines, a representative office in China and a sales and distribution office in Russia. Glatfelter's sales approximate $1.5 billion annually and its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GLT. Additional information may be found at www.glatfelter.com.

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