EXHIBIT 99.1

April 12, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   PLIANT CORPORATION TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL

                      FIRST QUARTER 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS

     SCHAUMBURG,  IL - - Harold Bevis,  President and CEO of Pliant Corporation,
announced  today that he will host a  conference  call to discuss the  Company's
First Quarter 2005 operating results and to answer questions about the business.
The call will take place at 2:00 P.M.  EASTERN  STANDARD TIME on WEDNESDAY,  MAY
11, 2005.

     Participants in the United States can access the conference call by calling
888-316-9406,  using the  access  code  PLIANT,  or  internationally  by calling
210-839-8500  and  using  the  same  access  code  (Pliant).   Participants  are
encouraged  to  dial-in  at  least  ten  minutes  prior  to  the  start  of  the
teleconference.

     Following 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
SVP of Finance
Joe.kwederis@pliantcorp.com
Phone: 847-407-5117
Company Web Site: www.pliantcorp.com