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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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                                   Exhibit 23

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-76078) of Albany International Corp. of our
report dated June 29, 2010 relating to the financial statements of Albany
International Corp. Prosperity Plus Savings Plan, which appears in this Form
11-K.

                                               /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                               Albany, New York
                                               June 29, 2010
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