POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Stephen T.
Auburn and Joseph J. Kwederis, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) 	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, all
reports to be filed by the undersigned pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules
promulgated thereunder (including Forms 3, 4, and 5
and any successor forms) (the "Section 16 Reports")
with respect to the securities of Pliant Corporation
(the "Company");

(2) 	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Section 16 Report,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and file such report with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3) 	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The powers granted above may be exercised by each such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned,
individually, and on behalf of the undersigned in any
fiduciary or representative capacity in which the
undersigned may be acting.
	The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-
fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Exchange Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall be effective as of
the date set forth below and shall continue in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Section 16 Reports with respect to
the securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 17
day of April, 2007.

Signature: 	Kenneth J. Swanson





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