Schweitzer Mauduit International INC: directors' dealings · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Schweitzer Mauduit International INC

Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. (SWM) is a U.S.-based industrial materials company that was historically listed on the NYSE under the ticker SWM; following its merger with Neenah, the combined company adopted the name Mativ Holdings, Inc. and now trades on the NYSE under the ticker MATV. For investors, it is important to separate the legacy SWM identity from the current corporate structure. The company traces its modern origin to a 1995 spin-off from Kimberly-Clark Corporation, while its industrial roots go back to 1545 with the opening of an early paper mill in southern France. Over time, SWM built a global specialty materials platform through a combination of internal development and acquisitions. Prior to the merger-related reorganization, SWM described itself as a leading global performance materials company. Its portfolio included engineered films, adhesive tapes, foams, nets, nonwovens and specialty papers, serving end markets such as filtration, healthcare, transportation, construction, infrastructure and industrial applications. The group had a broad geographic footprint, manufacturing on four continents and doing business in more than 90 countries, which gave it meaningful revenue diversification. Today, the global headquarters is in Contern, Luxembourg, with an Atlanta office serving as a strategic sales hub in the United States. From a competitive standpoint, SWM/Mativ operates in niche markets where technology, customer qualification and product consistency create substantial barriers to entry. In advanced materials, the company relies on highly engineered manufacturing and converting capabilities to serve higher-value applications rather than commodity paper markets. Historically, SWM was also a major supplier of tobacco-related specialty papers, but that exposure was largely eliminated after the sale of the Engineered Papers business, completed on November 30, 2023. The most important recent developments therefore relate to portfolio transformation. Since 2024, the group has focused on faster-growing end markets, including filtration, advanced films, adhesive solutions, healthcare and industrial applications. Recent company communications highlight ongoing synergy capture, simplification of the operating footprint and improvement in free cash flow, reflecting an active repositioning of the business. For investors, SWM should now be viewed as the legacy specialty-materials platform that helped form Mativ, a broader materials company listed on the NYSE in the United States.