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): May 16, 2006

PLIANT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Utah	333-40067	87-0496065
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1475 Woodfield Road, Suite 700 Schaumburg, IL 60173
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(847) 969-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N.A.
(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 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

As previously announced, we will hold a conference call to discuss our operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and to answer questions about the business. The call will take place at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 16, 2006. Our press release containing information on how to access the conference call is set forth as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

As part of the conference call, Harold Bevis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pliant, will read from a press release to Pliant’s customers, investors and employees regarding the company’s business and first quarter earnings. This press release is set forth as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

In addition to the financial results reported in our Form 10-Q, the press release includes, and our management will discuss, certain non-GAAP financial information related to the three months ended March 31, 2006, including quarterly segment profit amounts. The information required by Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to these amounts is included on Exhibit 99.3 to this Report.

The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.2) is “furnished” and not “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated April 27, 2006.

99.2		Press Release dated May 16, 2006.

99.3		Pliant Corporation Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and EBITDA(R)/Segment Profit Reconciliation.

SIGNATURE

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.

	PLIANT CORPORATION

Date: May 16, 2006	By:	/s/ Joseph Kwederis
		Joseph Kwederis
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer