P&G Names Albany International "Business Partner of the Year"

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The Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, has recognized paper machine clothing supplier Albany International Corp., Rochester, N.H., as a "Business Partner of the Year." 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 that "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 an exclusive supplier to a proprietary process related to the production of the P&G Charmin®, Bounty®, and Puffs® brands.