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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") on
Form S-4 of our report dated November 13, 2000, included and incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
September 30, 2000, and to the use of our report dated November 13, 2000,
appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. We
also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Summary Financial Data"
and "Experts" in such Prospectus.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
July 17, 2001
