8-K

                                  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):
                                 August 25, 2005

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


    Utah                         333-40067                     87-0496065
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(State or other           (Commission file number)            (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction                 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

Pliant Corporation announced on August 31, 2005 that Joseph J. Kwederis, 59, was
appointed  Chief  Financial  Officer.  Mr.  Kwederis will receive an annual base
salary of $225,000  and will  participate  in all bonus and  incentive  plans or
arrangements  which may be provided by Pliant  Corporation  from time to time to
its senior executives, with award opportunities commensurate with this position.
Mr.  Kwederis  joined  Pliant  Corporation  in  February,  2005 as  Senior  Vice
President,  Finance  and has  distinguished  himself  in that role by  providing
leadership to the  financial  organization  and to Pliant.  Most  recently,  Mr.
Kwederis  was  Senior  Vice  President/Chief   Financial  Officer  of  Dura-Line
Corporation  from 1999 to 2004, and Vice President of Finance for  International
Wire Group from 1996 to 1999.  From 1974 until 1996, Mr. Kwederis held positions
of  increasing  responsibility  in  Accounting  and  Finance  at  General  Cable
Corporation.  Mr. Kwederis holds a BS in Accounting from Rutgers  University and
an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS

(c) The following items are included as Exhibits to this report

99.1   Press Release dated August 31, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  had duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       PLIANT CORPORATION


Date: August 31, 2005                  By: /s/ Harold C. Bevis
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                                           Harold C. Bevis
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


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August 31, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                    PLIANT ANNOUNCES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SCHAUMBURG,  IL -  Harold  Bevis,  President  and  CEO  of  Pliant  Corporation,
announced the appointment of JOE Kwederis as CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. Joe joined
Pliant earlier this year as Senior Vice  President-Finance and has distinguished
himself in that role by providing  leadership to the financial  organization and
to Pliant.

Before joining Pliant, Joe was CFO of Dura-Line  Corporation,  a manufacturer of
plastic  extrusion  products.  Prior to that  assignment,  Joe was VP-Finance at
International  Wire Group.  He had joined them after spending over 20 years with
General Cable Corporation where he held financial management positions.

Joe received his BS in Accounting from Rutgers  University and holds an MBA from
the University of Connecticut.

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 23  manufacturing  and research and  development
facilities around the world, and employs approximately 2,950 people.

For more  information,  please  contact  Trisha Feely,  Vice  President of Human
Resources, at (847) 969-3351 or visit WWW.PLIANTCORP.COM.

THIS  PRESS  RELEASE  MAY  CONTAIN  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS,  WHICH ARE MADE
PURSUANT TO THE SAFE HARBOR  PROVISIONS  OF THE  PRIVATE  SECURITIES  LITIGATION
REFORM  ACT  OF  1995.  SUCH   FORWARD-LOOKING   STATEMENTS  INVOLVE  RISKS  AND
UNCERTAINTIES,  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO FULFILL
ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE AGREEMENTS AND MEET MILESTONES THEREUNDER,  SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, THE SUCCESS OF PRODUCT TESTS AND
COMMERCIALIZATION  RISKS. FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THESE AND OTHER RISKS IS
DESCRIBED FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE COMPANY'S FILINGS WITH THE SEC.

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