EXHIBIT 21

CLARCOR INC. SUBSIDIARIES

AS OF FEBRUARY 19, 1997

JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR PERCENT OF
NAME ORGANIZATION OWNERSHIP
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CLARCOR Consumer Products, Inc. Delaware 100%
J.L. Clark, Inc. Delaware 100%
Clark Europe, Inc. Delaware 100%
CLARCOR Filtration Products, Inc. Delaware 100%
Airguard Industries, Inc. Kentucky 100%
Baldwin Filters, Inc. Delaware 100%
Baldwin Filters N.V. Belgium 100%*
Baldwin Filters Limited United Kingdom 100%*
Baldwin South Africa, Inc. Delaware 100%
Baldwin-Unifil S.A. South Africa 70%
Hastings Filters, Inc. Delaware 100%
Hastings Filters Ltd. Canada Canada 100%
Baldwin Filters (Aust.) Pty.
Limited Australia 50%
Clark Filter, Inc. Delaware 100%
Filtros Baldwin de Mexico Mexico 90%
CLARCOR International, Inc. Delaware 100%
Baldwin-Weifang Filters Ltd. China 60%
CLARCOR Foreign Sales Corporation Virgin Islands 100%
CLARCOR Trading Company Delaware 100%*

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* Direct or indirect