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Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT

Affiliate	Percent Ownership		Percent Ownership		Country of Incorporation
	Direct		Indirect
Albany International Corp.					United States
Albany International Holdings Two, Inc.	100	%			United States
Albany International Research Co.	100	%			United States
Albany International Techniweave, Inc.	100	%			United States
Geschmay Corp.	100	%			United States
Geschmay Export Corp.			100	%	Virgin Islands
Albany International Pty., Ltd.			100	%	Australia
Albany Door Systems GmbH			100	%	Austria
SA Alfadoor NV			100	%	Belgium
Albany International Tecidos Tecnicos Ltda.			100	%	Brazil
Albany International Feltros e Telas Industriais Ltda.			100	%	Brazil
Albany International Canada Corp.			100	%	Canada
Albany International Receivables Corporation			100	%	Cayman Islands
Albany International (China) Co., Ltd.	100	%			China
Albany Door Systems A/S			67	%	Denmark
Albany International Oy			100	%	Finland
Metco Form Oy			100	%	Finland
Albany Door Systems S.A.R.L.			100	%	France
Albany International France, S.A.S.			100	%	France
Albany International S.A.S.			100	%	France
Cofpa S.A.			100	%	France
Albany Door Systems GmbH			100	%	Germany
Albany International Germany Holding GmbH			100	%	Germany
Albany International Germany Three GmbH			100	%	Germany
Albany International GmbH			100	%	Germany
Albany International GmbH & Co. KG			100	%	Germany
Nomafa GmbH			100	%	Germany
Wurttembergische Filztuchfabrik D. Geschmay GmbH & Co. KG			100	%	Germany
Albany International Financial Services Company			100	%	Ireland
Albany International Italia S.a.r.l.			100	%	Italy
Albany International S.p.A.			100	%	Italy
Albany Nordiskafilt Kabushiki Kaisha			100	%	Japan
Albany International Korea, Inc.			100	%	Korea
Albany International Holding S.A. de C.V.	100	%			Mexico
Albany International de Mexico S.A. de C.V.			100	%	Mexico
Albany International Service Company S.A. de C.V.			100	%	Mexico
Martel Wire S.A. de C.V.			100	%	Mexico
Albany Door Systems B.V.			100	%	Netherlands
Albany International B.V.			100	%	Netherlands
Albany International AS			100	%	Norway
Schieffer Polska Sp. zo.o.	100	%			Poland
Nevo-Cloth Ltd.			50	%	Russia
Geschmay Asia Private Limited			100	%	Singapore
Beier Albany and Company (Proprietary Limited)	50	%			South Africa
Nordiskafilt S.A. (Proprietary) Ltd.			100	%	South Africa
Albany International Holding AB			100	%	Sweden
Albany Door Systems AB			100	%	Sweden
Albany International AB			100	%	Sweden
Portsam AB			100	%	Sweden
Albany International Holding (Switzerland) AG			100	%	Switzerland
AI (Switzerland) GmbH			100	%	Switzerland
Albany Door Systems AG			100	%	Switzerland
Albany International Ltd.			100	%	United Kingdom
Loading Bay Specialists Limited			50	%	United Kingdom

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