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                                                                Exhibit 10.14.2

                      APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

          Amendment to Executive Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan


     The undersigned, Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby refers to the Applied Extrusion
Technologies, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan, as now in
effect (the "Plan"), and, effective as of the date hereof, amends Section 8.2 of
the Plan by substituting the figure "$12,500,000" for the figure "$25,000,000"
appearing therein.

     In witness whereof, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed by
its officer thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 9, 2002

                                APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



                                By  /s/  Amin J. Khoury
                                    Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


