UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2011

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

8537 Six Forks Road, Suite 300, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 526-1400

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

The information contained in this report, together with the exhibits attached hereto, under item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On March 10, 2011, Xerium Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) conducted a conference call regarding its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010. A transcript of the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The transcript includes bracketed language to correct inadvertent errors in, or to clarify, the information provided on the call. The Company discussed a presentation on the conference call, which was furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures discussed on the conference call and in the presentation are included in (a) the Company’s press release, which was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.3, and (b) the supplemental reconciliations of non-GAAP information, which were furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2011, and are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.4.

The transcript of the conference call contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including those factors discussed in the attached press release, and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010 and subsequent filings. Any forward-looking statements included in the transcript are as of March 10, 2011 and the Company does not intend to update them if its views later change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to March 9, 2011.

The following exhibits are furnished herewith.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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