UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 12, 2006

POLYMER GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-14330	57-1003983
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


9335 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 300 Charlotte, North Carolina		28269
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(704) 697-5100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 12, 2006, Polymer Group, Inc. announced price increases on its nonwoven roll goods in North America, effective October 1, 2006, due to sustained high levels of raw material and energy costs. The increases primarily apply to products with petroleum-based raw materials including polyester, polypropylene and polyethylene. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated September 12, 2006 announcing price increases.

SIGNATURES

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.

	POLYMER GROUP, INC.


	/s/ Willis C. Moore, III
Date: September 14, 2006	Willis C. Moore, III
	Chief Financial Officer