UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):
                                  June 22, 2005


                               PLIANT CORPORATION
               (Exact name of company as specified in its charter)


          UTAH                        333-40067                 87-0496065
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission file number)        (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)

                         1475 Woodfield Road, Suite 700
                              Schaumburg, IL 60173
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (847) 969-3300
                COMPANY'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:


                                      N.A.
          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)




ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

(b) On June 22, 2005,  Sean Epps  resigned as a member of the Board of Directors
of the Company.

(d) On June 23, 2005,  Stephen  McKenna  was elected as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company.  Mr. McKenna is a Principal of J.P.  Morgan  Partners,
LLC, and was a Principal of its predecessor, Chase Capital Partners. J.P. Morgan
Partners, LLC is an affiliate of our principal stockholder, J.P. Morgan Partners
(BHCA), L.P. Pursuant to the stockholders'  agreement, Mr. McKenna is one of the
designees  to  the  board  by  our   institutional   common   stockholders   and
warrantholders.  Prior to joining Chase Capital  Partners in 2000,  Mr.  McKenna
worked in the  Investment  Banking Group of Morgan  Stanley & Co.,  Incorporated
from 1999 to 2000 and in the Mergers & Acquisitions  Group of J.P.  Morgan & Co.
Incorporated  from  1996 to  1999.  Mr.  McKenna  also  serves  on the  board of
directors  of National  Waterworks,  Inc.  and PQ Corp.,  as well as a number of
private companies.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly  caused  this  report  to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                                     PLIANT CORPORATION


Date: June 28, 2005                  By:   /s/ Harold C. Bevis
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                                         Harold C. Bevis
                                         President, Chief Executive Officer, and
                                         Acting Chief Financial Officer