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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891092-11-008161
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20111209
ITEM INFORMATION:		Cost Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20111212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20111212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000819793
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILS, MAN MADE FIBER & SILK [2221]
		IRS NUMBER:				140462060
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0218

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10026
		FILM NUMBER:		111256288

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1373 BROADWAY
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12204
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5184452200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1373 BROADWAY
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALBINT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870924
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<P STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 2.05 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">On December 9, 2011, Albany International Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
issued a press release to announce plans to discontinue manufacturing at its forming fabric facility in Menasha, Wisconsin. The
closure will begin in January 2012. The 48 affected employees will be offered severance and outplacement assistance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The Company is presently unable to reasonably estimate the
costs that it would expect to incur in connection with these intended actions. The Company will disclose the amount, type and timing
of any such costs promptly after they are determined.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.</B></P>




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<TD STYLE="width: 30pt; text-align: left; padding-top: 9pt; vertical-align: middle">99.1&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="padding-top: 9pt">News Release dated December 9, 2011.&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 250pt"><B>ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 250pt">By: <U>/s/ David M. Pawlick</U>__________________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 250pt">Name: David M. Pawlick</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 250pt">Title: Vice President-Controller</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 250pt">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Date: December 12, 2011</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 85pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle">99.1&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD>News Release dated December 9, 2011&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Univers 45 Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Albany International Announces Closure of</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Univers 45 Light,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Manufacturing Capacity in Menasha, Wisconsin</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 200%"><B>Rochester,
New Hampshire, December 9, 2011</B> -- Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) announced today it will discontinue manufacturing
at its forming fabric facility in Menasha, Wisconsin. This action results from the need to balance the Company&rsquo;s paper machine
clothing manufacturing capacity in North America with anticipated long-term demand.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 200%">The closure will
begin in January 2012. This planned action is a business necessity, driven by existing and expected market conditions, and in no
way reflects on the performance of the 48 affected employees, who will be offered severance and outplacement assistance.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 200%">Transition of
forming fabric manufacturing from Menasha to other facilities in North America will be supervised by technical and manufacturing
personnel to ensure continuity of customer supply. The transition is expected to be completed by July 2012.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 200%">The Company&rsquo;s
Menasha facility will continue to operate as a center of excellence in forming technology and as one of the organization&rsquo;s
R&amp;D centers.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 3pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="line-height: 200%">Albany International
Corp. (NYSE:AIN) is a global advanced textiles and materials processing company. Its core business is the world&rsquo;s leading
producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to the production of paper and paperboard. Albany&rsquo;s family of growth
businesses extends its advanced textiles and materials capabilities into a variety of other industries, most notably aerospace
composites, nonwovens, building products, high-performance industrial doors, and high-performance insulation and yarn. Additional
information about the Company and its businesses and products is available at <U>www.albint.com</U>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><I>Investors:<BR></I>John Cozzolino<BR>
    518-445-2281<BR>
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