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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1
                               PLIANT CORPORATION
                            LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES AND
                     STATES OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION




COMPANY NAME                                  JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION/ORGANIZATION
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Pliant Solutions Corporation(1)                       Utah
Pliant Corporation International(1)                   Utah
Pliant Georgia, Inc.(1)                               Georgia
Pliant Film Products of Mexico, Inc.(1)               Utah
Pliant Corporation of Canada Ltd.(1)                  Canada
Pliant Corporation Pty. Ltd.(1)                       Australia
Pliant Film Products GmbH(1)                          Germany
Pliant Packaging of Canada, LLC(1)                    Utah limited
                                                      liability company
Pliant Investment, Inc.(1)                            Utah
Pliant Film Products UK, Limited(2)                   U.K.
Edison Exports, Inc. FSC Limited(1)                   Jamaica
ASPEN Industrial, S.A. de C.V.(3)                     Mexico
Mexicana de Tintas, S.A.(4)                           Mexico
Nespa de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.(4)                      Mexico
Uniplast Holdings Inc.(1)                            Delaware
Uniplast U.S., Inc. (5)                               Delaware
Turex, Inc.(6)                                        Rhode Island
Pierson Industries, Inc. (6)                          Massachusetts
Uniplast Midwest, Inc. (6)                            Indiana
Uniplast Industries Co. (5)                           Nova Scotia, Canada
Uniplast Films, Inc. (7)                              Ontario, Canada
1292789 Ontario Inc. (7)                              Ontario, Canada


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(1)      Owned by Pliant Corporation

(2)      Owned by Pliant Corporation International

(3)      Owned by Pliant Corporation ((greater than)99%) and Pliant Corporation
         International ((less than)1%)

(4)      Owned by ASPEN Industrial, S.A. de C.V. ((greater than)99%) and Pliant
         Corporation ((less than)1%)

(5)      Owned by Uniplast Holdings Inc.

(6)      Owned by Uniplast U.S., Inc.

(7)      Owned by Uniplast Industries Co.