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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21

                              Polymer Group, Inc.

                      Subsidiaries of Polymer Group, Inc.


Subsidiary                                     Jurisdiction of Incorporation
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PGI Polymer, Inc.                              Delaware                   
Chicopee Holdings, Inc.                        Delaware                   
Chicopee, Inc.                                 Delaware                   
Chicopee Holdings B.V.                         The Netherlands, Delaware* 
Chicopee B.V.                                  The Netherlands            
FiberTech Group, Inc.                          Delaware        
Technetics Group, Inc.                         Delaware        
FiberGol Corporation                           Delaware        
Bonlam S.A. de C.V.                            Mexico          
Fabrene Group, Inc.                            Canada          
Fabrene Inc.                                   Canada          
Fabrene Corp.                                  Delaware        
Fabrene Group L.L.C.                           Delaware        
PNA Corp.                                      North Carolina  
FNA Polymer Corp.                              North Carolina  

*  Pursuant to a certificate of domestication filed with the Secretary of State
   of Delaware on September 19, 1996, this subsidiary was incorporated in the
   State of Delaware under the name Chicopee Holdings (Netherlands) B.V.
   Corporation.
