Sep 20, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) recognized Albany International Corp. as a “Business Partner of the Year”, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. Of P&G’s more than 75,000 suppliers and agencies, only eight received this highest honor, with Albany International achieving this recognition for the second consecutive year. In addition, the Company has received four consecutive Excellence Awards from P&G. Daniel Halftermeyer, President of Albany’s Global Machine Clothing business, said, “To receive this prestigious honor from P&G for a second consecutive year underscores the dedicated customer focus of the entire Albany team. From the manufacturing floor to R&D, from planning to technical, all of our employees are aligned to support our customers in achieving business excellence.” The Company became a supplier to P&G in 1957 and the current partnership was formalized in 1991. Albany International is a global advanced textiles and materials processing company, with two core businesses. Machine Clothing is the world’s leading producer of custom-designed fabrics and belts essential to production in the paper, nonwovens, and other process industries.