Exhibit 99.1

                Albany International Announces Discontinuation of
                       Manufacturing Capacity in Australia

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      Albany, New York, June 28, 2009 - Albany International Pty Ltd., an
affiliate of Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN), announced today its plan to
discontinue manufacturing at its operations in Gosford, New South Wales,
Australia, and transfer production to Albany International's St. Stephen, South
Carolina, manufacturing facility.

      These actions are part of an ongoing, company-wide effort to streamline
operations, driven by existing and anticipated market conditions, and in no way
reflect on the performance of the 61 affected employees, who will be offered
severance and outplacement assistance.

      The transfer of production will be supervised by technical and
manufacturing personnel from Gosford and St. Stephen to ensure continuity of
customer supply and is expected to be completed by June 2010.

      Albany International is a global advanced textiles and materials
processing company. Its core business is the world's leading producer of
custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to the production of paper and
paperboard. Albany's family of emerging businesses extends its advanced textiles
and materials capabilities into a variety of other industries, most notably
aerospace composites, nonwovens, building products, and high-performance
industrial doors.

      Additional information about the Company and its businesses and products
is available at www.albint.com.

Contacts:

Investors:

John Cozzolino

Vice President-Corp. Treasurer & Strategic Planning

518-445-2281

john.cozzolino@albint.com

Media:

Susan Siegel

Director of Corporate Communications

518-445-2284

susan.siegel@albint.com