8-K

                                     UNITED
                                     STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 1, 2004

                           ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Delaware                        0-16214                   14-0462060
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation)                File Number)            Identification No.)

    1373 Broadway, Albany, New York                                  12204
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(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (518) 445-2200

                                      None
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 1, 2004, Albany International issued a news release announcing the
purchase of 500,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock. A copy of the news
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

On November 2, 2004, Albany International issued a new release noting that the
number of shares of stock outstanding after the purchase, as disclosed in the
November 1, 2004 new release, was incorrect. A copy of the news release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.



                                    Signature

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.

                                            ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

                                            By: /s/ Michael C. Nahl
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                                            Name: Michael C. Nahl
                                            Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                           (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 2, 2004



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.  Description
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99.1         Registrant's news release dated November 1, 2004

99.2         Registrant's news release dated November 2, 2004

EX-99.1

                                  Exhibit 99.1

                  ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES STOCK PURCHASE

Albany, New York, November 1, 2004 - Albany International Corp.
(NYSE/PSE/FWB:AIN) announced today that it had purchased 500,000 shares of its
Class A Common Stock in a private transaction at a price of $30.00 per share
from an institutional investor. The purchase brings the total number of shares
purchased in 2004 to 2,819,943, representing 8.4% of the shares of total Common
Stock outstanding at the beginning of 2004. After the most recent purchase,
31,721,629 shares of Common Stock remain outstanding. Under the
three-million-share authorization of the Board of Directors, given in 1998, the
Company may purchase up to an additional 53,100 shares without further notice.

Albany International is the world's largest producer of paper machine clothing
and high-performance doors with manufacturing plants strategically located to
serve its customers throughout the world. Additional information about the
Company and its businesses and products is available at www.albint.com.

EX-99.2

                                  Exhibit 99.2

       ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORRECTS NUMBER OF SHARES REPORTED OUTSTANDING

Albany, New York, November 2, 2004 - In its November 1 news release announcing
the purchase of 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, Albany International
Corp. (NYSE/PSE/FWB:AIN) incorrectly reported that 31,721,629 shares of Common
Stock remained outstanding after such purchase. The release should have stated
that 31,262,213 such shares remained outstanding after such purchase. All other
information in the November 1 announcement was correct.

Albany International is the world's largest producer of paper machine clothing
and high-performance doors with manufacturing plants strategically located to
serve its customers throughout the world. Additional information about the
Company and its businesses and products is available at www.albint.com.