Glatfelter (Magnera)
HQ US30% share
Engineered/wet-laid nonwovens maker (merged into Magnera 2024); alkaline-battery and specialty separator media.
agricultural · input
Tea-Bag Filter Paper (Abaca / Manila Hemp)
Heat-sealable filter paper for tea bags, made largely from abaca (Manila hemp) fiber. The Philippines produces ~85% of world abaca — the same fiber used in banknote paper.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on tea-bag filter paper (abaca / manila hemp) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| PHPhilippines | 85% |
| ECEcuador | 13% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce tea-bag filter paper (abaca / manila hemp).
Ahlstrom Corporation
HQ FI
Ahlstrom Corporation (Helsinki Finland; private since delisted 2022 after €800M buyout by Ahlstrom family holding company and private equity) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of fiber-based filtration and life sciences materials. Ahlstrom's filtration segment produces meltblown and wet-laid nonwovens for air filtration (HEPA-grade), liquid filtration, and medical face masks. Key products: BioTerra meltblown air filtration media, Disruptor antimicrobial filter media, and meltblown layers for surgical masks and N95-equivalent respirators. Sites include Turin (Italy), Binzhou (China), Windsor Locks CT (US), and Mundra (India). Ahlstrom was a critical surge supplier for COVID-era mask fabric; the company invested in expanded meltblown capacity through 2020-2021 specifically to supply N95-grade filtration media.
Crane Currency (Crane NXT)(CXT)
HQ US
Maker of US banknote (currency) paper and security features; cotton/abaca substrate.
De La Rue plc(DLAR.L)
HQ GB
World's largest commercial banknote printer and security-paper maker (cotton/abaca currency paper).