SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549


                            FORM 6-K

                 Report of Foreign Private Issuer
               Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
               the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                 For the month of October, 2004

                Commission File Number 1-10928

                 INTERTAPE POLMER GROUP INC.

110E Montee de Liesse, St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada, H4T 1N4

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The Information contained in this Report is incorporated by reference into
Registration Statement No. 333-109944



SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC.



Date:  October 5, 2004           By:  /s/Andrew M. Archibald
                                     Andrew M. Archibald, C.A., CFO,
                                     Secretary, Vice President
                                     Administration



                                                         NYSE SYMBOL: ITP
                                                          TSX SYMBOL: ITP

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. Announces Closing of Cumming, Georgia Facility

Montreal, Quebec and Bradenton, Florida - October 5, 2004 - Intertape
Polymer Group Inc. (NYSE, TSX: ITP) today announced that it is closing
its Cumming, Georgia facility, as part of the Company's ongoing objective
to lower costs, enhance customer order fulfillment and effectively
optimize inventory investment.

Commencing in early 2002, the Company undertook a number of initiatives
to improve its efficiency and optimize its asset usage. The new state-
of-the-art regional distribution center (RDC) in Danville, Virginia is
a prime example. "In operation since February, the Danville RDC has
exceeded our expectations for performance and has enabled us to take
this next step in our ongoing process of asset optimization much earlier
than we had initially anticipated," said Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
(IPG) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Melbourne F. Yull.

"The Company expects to realize annualized savings of approximately
$1.6 million with this closure," said IPG's Chief Financial Officer,
Andrew M. Archibald, C.A. "These savings are in addition to annualized
logistics savings of approximately $2.0 million that we currently expect
to realize with the transfer of other distribution activities to the new
Danville RDC earlier this year." There will be a one-time charge to
fourth quarter 2004 earnings of approximately $2.9 million, of which
approximately $0.7 million is non-cash. The transfer of operations is
expected to take place over the course of the next three months and
should be completed in January 2005.


About Intertape Polymer Group

Intertape Polymer Group is a recognized leader in the development
and manufacture of specialized polyolefin plastic and paper based
packaging products and complementary packaging systems for industrial
and retail use.  Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and Sarasota/
Bradenton, Florida, the Company employs approximately 2,600 employees
with operations in 16 locations, including 12 manufacturing facilities
in North America and one in Europe.


Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements and information included in this release constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements
of the Company to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements. Additional discussion of factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from management's projections, estimates
and expectations is contained in the Company's SEC filings. The Company
undertakes no duty to update its forward-looking statements, including
its earnings outlook.


FOR INFORMATION    Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
CONTACT:           Melbourne F. Yull
                   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                   Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
                   Tel.: 866-202-4713
                   E-mail: itp$info@intertapeipg.com
                   Web: www.intertapepolymer.com