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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Loudon Diane M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ [AIN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President- AEC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP., 216 AIRPORT DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2017 (Street) ROCHESTER, NH 03867 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock               1,971 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units (2)

(2)

12/31/2017

D(3)

278

03/01/2014(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

278

$ 0 (2)

0

D

Phantom Stock Units (4)

(4)

12/31/2017

D(5)

438

03/01/2015(4)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

438

$ 0 (4)

0

D

Phantom Stock Units (6)

(6)

12/31/2017

D(7)

1,034

03/01/2016(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

1,034

$ 0 (6)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Loudon Diane M C/O ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP. 216 AIRPORT DRIVE ROCHESTER, NH 03867			President- AEC

Signatures

Diane M. Loudon		01/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 12 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan.
(2)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 28, 2014 pursuant to the the Phantom Stock Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
(3)	The forfeiture of 278 Phantom Stock Units pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit Plan upon the reporting person's retirement from the Company.
(4)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 27, 2015 pursuant to the the Phantom Stock Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
(5)	The forfeiture of 438 Phantom Stock Units pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit Plan upon the reporting person's retirement from the Company.
(6)	Phantom Stock Units granted on February 25, 2016 pursuant to the Phantom Stock Plan. Each Phantom Stock Unit entitles the holder to receive the cash equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock at the time of vesting.
(7)	The forfeiture of 1,034 Phantom Stock Units pursuant to the Phantom Stock Unit Plan upon the reporting person's retirement from the Company.

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