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<DESCRIPTION>WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<TITLE>Application for Withdrawal of Registration Statement filed November 1, 2004</TITLE>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>APPLIED EXTRUSION
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. <BR>15 READ&#146;S WAY <BR>NEW CASTLE, DE 19720 <BR>(302) 326-5500 </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>March 4, 2005 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>VIA EDGAR</U> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Securities and Exchange
Commission <BR>450 Fifth Street, N.W.<BR>Washington D.C. 20549-0404<BR>Attn:&nbsp;&nbsp;Dorine H.
Miller </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. (the "Company")
<BR>Registration Statement on Form T-3 filed November 1, 2004 (File No. 022-28759) <BR><U>Application
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<P ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Dear Ms. Miller,  </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule 477 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the &#147;Act&#148;) we hereby request that the
Securities and Exchange Commission withdraw the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form T-3 (File No. 022-28759) filed on November 1, 2004 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;).
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company hereby requests that the Registration Statement be withdrawn as it plans to issue
its securities in a transaction exempt from registration under the Act pursuant to chapter
11 of title 11, United States Code (the &#147;Bankruptcy Code&#148;) in connection with
its Plan of Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code. The Company expects to emerge from
chapter 11 as a private company and accordingly expects to file a Certification and Notice
of Termination of Registration on Form 15. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registration Statement has never been declared effective and no notes have been sold
pursuant to the Registration Statement. Should you have any question, please do not
hesitate to contact Douglas P. Bartner, Esq., of Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP, legal
counsel to the Company, at (212) 848-4000. </FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Very truly yours,<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ DAVID N. TERHUNE </FONT> <HR SIZE="1" WIDTH="100%" COLOR="Black" ALIGN="Left" NOSHADE="Noshade"></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">David N. Terhune<BR>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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