EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1
Reporting Person:  MatlinPatterson LLC

Issuer Name and Ticker Symbol:  Polymer Group, Inc. (POLGA.OB)

Date of Event Requiring Statement:   09/09/05

Footnotes

(1) The Reporting Persons converted 51,144 shares of 16% Series A Convertible
Pay-In-Kind Preferred Stock of the Issuer (the "Preferred Stock") into shares of
the Issuer's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A
Common Stock"), at a conversion rate of 137.14286 shares of Class A Common Stock
per $1,000 liquidation amount of a share of Preferred Stock. The transaction
resulted in the acquisition by the Reporting Persons of an additional 7,014,034
shares of Class A Common Stock.

(2) Each of MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners L.P. ("Matlin Partners
(Delaware)"), MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Bermuda) L.P.
("Matlin Partners (Bermuda)") and MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners
B L.P. (the "Opt-Out Fund") is the direct beneficial owner of 9,968,811,
3,473,703 and 154,407 shares of Class A Common Stock, respectively.
MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC ("Matlin Global Partners") is the general
partner of each of Matlin Partners (Delaware), Matlin Partners (Bermuda) and the
Opt-Out Fund. MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC ("Matlin Advisers") is the
investment advisor to each of Matlin Partners (Delaware), Matlin Partners
(Bermuda) and the Opt-Out Fund. MatlinPatterson Asset Management LLC ("Matlin
Asset Management") is the managing member of Matlin Global Partners and Matlin
Advisers. MatlinPatterson LLC ("MatlinPatterson") is the managing member of
Matlin Asset Management. David J. Matlin and Mark R. Patterson each own 50% of
the membership interests of MatlinPatterson. Mark R. Patterson is signing this
form on his own behalf, as chairman of Matlin Advisers and Matlin Asset
Management, as a member of MatlinPatterson, as director of Matlin Global
Partners and on behalf of Matlin Partners (Delaware), Matlin Partners (Bermuda)
and the Opt-Out Fund, as director of their general partner, Matlin Global
Partners. David J. Matlin is signing this form on his own behalf. Matlin Global
Partners, Matlin Partners (Delaware), Matlin Partners (Bermuda), the Opt-Out
Fund, Matlin Asset Management, Matlin Advisers, MatlinPatterson, David J. Matlin
and Mark R. Patterson (the "Reporting Persons") each disclaim beneficial
ownership of the reported Preferred Stock except to the extent of their
pecuniary interests therein.

EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.2
                             Joint Filer Information
                             -----------------------


This Statement on Form 4 is filed by MatlinPatterson LLC, MatlinPatterson Global
Opportunities Partners L.P., MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners
(Bermuda) L.P., MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners B L.P.,
MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC, MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC,
MatlinPatterson Asset Management LLC, David J. Matlin and Mark R. Patterson.

The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is 520 Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Name of Designated Filer:  MatlinPatterson LLC

Issuer Name and Ticker Symbol: Polymer Group, Inc.  (POLGA.OB)

Date of Event Requiring Statement:   09/09/05



Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON LLC

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Member

Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Chairman


Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
                                 PARTNERS L.P.

                                      By:    MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC
                                             as general partner

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Director



Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
                                 PARTNERS (BERMUDA) L.P.

                                      By:    MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC
                                             as general partner

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Director



Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
                                 PARTNERS B L.P.

                                      By:    MatlinPatterson Global Partners LLC
                                             as general partner

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Director

Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL PARTNERS LLC

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Director



Date:   September __, 2005       MATLINPATTERSON GLOBAL ADVISERS LLC

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson
                                          Title:  Chairman



Date:   September __, 2005       DAVID J. MATLIN

                                      By: /s/ DAVID J. MATLIN
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   David J. Matlin



Date:   September __, 2005       MARK R. PATTERSON

                                      By: /s/ MARK R. PATTERSON
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark R. Patterson