UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 15

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(G) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER
SECTIONS 13 AND 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 000-19188

APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

15 Read’s Way
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 326-5500

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Common Stock ($.01 Par Value)
Junior Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
10¾% Series B Senior Notes due 2011

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file
reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

          Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

	Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)	[X]		Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)	[X]
	Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)	[   ]		Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)	[   ]
	Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)	[   ]		Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)	[   ]
	Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)	[   ]		Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)	[   ]
				Rule 15d-6	[   ]

          Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:  approximately 49 holders of the New Class A Common Stock ($.01 Par Value), approximately 12 holders of New Class B Common Stock ($.01 Par Value), 0 holders of the Junior Preferred Stock Purchase Rights and 0 holders of the 10¾% Series B Senior Notes due 2011.

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

		APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated:   March 9, 2005		By:   /s/ DAVID N. TERHUNE                                                 Name:   David N. Terhune          Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer