Feb. 20, 2015 - Albany International today said that its German affiliate, Wurttembergische Filztuchfabrik K. Geschmay GmbH, has announced plans to discontinue manufacturing operations at its press fabric manufacturing facility in Goppingen, Germany. In a press statement, Albany International said, " This planned action is driven by the continuing consolidation of paper industry customers in Europe, and the continuous need to match the Company's paper machine clothing manufacturing capacity in Europe with the demands of our customers, so that customer sourcing is optimized.