Exhibit 99.1


              PLIANT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CONSUMMATION OF CONSENT
       SOLICITATION FOR ITS 11 1/8% SENIOR SECURED DISCOUNT NOTES DUE 2009

SCHAUMBURG,  ILLINOIS (MAY 6, 2005) - Pliant Corporation announced today that it
consummated  its  previously  announced  solicitation  of  consents to amend its
11 1/8% Senior  Secured  Discount  Notes due 2009 and the indenture  pursuant to
which the notes were issued.  Consents to the proposed amendments were delivered
with respect to $298.2  million  aggregate  principal  amount at maturity of the
notes, all of which were accepted by the company.

As of the time of consummation  of the consent  solicitation on May 6, 2005, the
aggregate principal amount of the amended notes was approximately $250.6 million
and equaled their  accreted value  immediately  prior to such  consummation.  In
addition,  the $7.8 million aggregate  principal amount at maturity of the notes
with  respect to which  consents  were not  delivered  remain  outstanding.  The
company,  certain of its  subsidiaries  and the trustee also executed an amended
and restated indenture governing the amended notes and the notes with respect to
which consents were not delivered.  The company, certain of its subsidiaries and
J.P.  Morgan   Securities   Inc.,  the   solicitation   agent  for  the  consent
solicitation,  executed a  registration  rights  agreement  with  respect to the
amended notes.

As a result of the amendments approved in the consent solicitation, the interest
rate of the amended  notes was  increased  from 11 1/8% per annum to 11 5/8% per
annum. The amended notes no longer require payment of cash interest beginning in
2007.  Instead,  they  require  payment  of  non-cash  interest  in the  form of
additional notes through maturity.  The amendments also increased the redemption
prices of the amended  notes.  In addition,  the amended and restated  indenture
eliminates   substantially  all  the  restrictive  covenants  contained  in  the
indenture, as they relate to holders of the notes with respect to which consents
were not delivered.

Harold  Bevis,  President  and CEO  said,  "The  consummation  of  this  consent
solicitation  significantly  strengthens Pliant, delivering a key improvement to
our capital  structure.  It provides us with  improved  liquidity  and financial
flexibility  by effectively  capping the cash interest  payments on our bonds at
current levels through 2009. This flexibility will enable Pliant to re-invest in
our business more  aggressively  as new growth  opportunities  emerge,  and will
provide additional  protection against  unfavorable resin price movements in the
future."

ABOUT PLIANT

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 24  manufacturing  and research and  development
facilities around the world, and employs approximately 3,025 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