EXHIBIT 99.1

March 7, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PLIANT CORPORATION TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL - YEAR END 2004 FINANCIAL RESULTS


SCHAUMBURG,  IL - -  Harold  Bevis,  President  and CEO of  Pliant  Corporation,
announced  today that the  company  will host a  conference  call to discuss the
Company's  Year End 2004  operating  results and to answer  questions  about the
business.  The call  will  take  place at 2:00  p.m.  Eastern  Standard  Time on
Thursday, March 31, 2005.

Participants  in the United  States can  access the  conference  call by calling
888-709-9420,  using the  access  code  Pliant,  or  internationally  by calling
712-923-4251  and  using  the  same  access  code  (Pliant).   Participants  are
encouraged  to  dial-in  at  least  ten  minutes  prior  to  the  start  of  the
teleconference.  About an hour after the call's completion,  an audio web replay
will be available on the company's website: www.pliantcorp.com.

Pliant  Corporation  is a leading  producer  of  value-added  film and  flexible
packaging products for personal care, medical, food, industrial and agricultural
markets.  The Company  operates 25  manufacturing  and research and  development
facilities around the world, and employs approximately 3,015 people.

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CONTACT:

Joe Kwederis
Senior Vice President Finance
E-mail: joe.kwederis@pliantcorp.com
Voice: 847.407.5117

Company Web Site: www.pliantcorp.com