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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                CURRENT REPORT
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)  October 8, 2001
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                     APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



         Delaware                      0-19188                51-0295865
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(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)               File Number)          Identification No.)



            3 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA                     01960
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (978) 538-1500
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                                      N/A
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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     The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2001, regarding
an event occurring on October 8, 2001.

ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On October 8, 2001, Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release regarding the sale of its netting and nonwovens business
to DelStar Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Operating profit for the
netting and nonwovens business was approximately $1,800,000 for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2001. Proceeds from this sale will initially be invested in
cash and cash equivalents and will initially be available to fund future growth
opportunities and for general corporate purposes. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits.

     EXHIBIT INDEX

     Listed below are all Exhibits filed as part of this Report.

     99.1      Press Release of the Company, dated October 8, 2001.

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                                  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 hereunto duly authorized.


                             APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                             By: /s/ Anthony J. Allott
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                                 Name:  Anthony J. Allott
                                 Title: Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer


Date:  October 10, 2001

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number    Title of Exhibit
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 99.1     Press Release of the Company, dated October 8, 2001.

