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, and 033-60767) and S-3 (File No. 333-134743) of Albany International Corp. of our report dated March 1, 2007 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules, 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.