We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-23163, 33-28028, 33-33048, 333-76078, 333-90069, 033-60767) of Albany International Corp. of our report dated March 9, 2005 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.