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 April, 2005

                Commission File Number 1-10928

                 INTERTAPE POLMER GROUP INC.

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

         Form 20-F                              Form 40-F          X

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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  __________

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 Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

           Yes                                       No           X

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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):    82-______

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:  April 4, 2005           By:  /s/Andrew M. Archibald
                                     Chief Financial Officer and
                                     Secretary


                                                      NYSE SYMBOL: ITP
                                                      TSX SYMBOL: ITP



Intertape Polymer Group South Carolina Facility Hit By Explosion Main Plant
Unaffected

Thursday March 31, 6:40 pm ET


BRADENTON, Fla. & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005--Intertape
Polymer Group Inc. (NYSE:ITP - News; TSX:ITP - News) today announced that
an explosion occurred late last night (March 30, 2005) in an external
steam generation unit at the Company's manufacturing facility in Columbia,
SC. An Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) employee was killed in the accident.
The victim has yet to be officially identified. There were no other
injuries.

The explosion took place in one of two steam generation units outside of
the main building. There was no structural damage to the manufacturing
lines, only a power outage. Production will be fully restored early
next week or sooner.

"First and foremost our hearts and thoughts are with the family of our
lost co-worker. IPG is committed to the highest employee safety
standards and is leading the investigation into the cause of this
incident. We have also offered counseling to those workers affected
by this unfortunate event," stated Burgess Hildreth, IPG's Vice
President, Human Resources.

The products produced in Columbia, SC include cloth tapes, paper tapes,
and stencil products. IPG also produces many of these products in other
facilities. In terms of the Customer Service Center in Columbia, all
calls are currently being routed to the Company's Montreal and
Marysville call centers. The Columbia Customer Service Center will be
back on line by next Monday, April 4th.

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 15 locations, including 10 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.

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (TSX:ITP - News; NYSE:ITP - News)



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Contact:
     Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
     Melbourne F. Yull
     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
     66-202-4713
     itp$info@intertapeipg.com