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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated
November 19, 1999 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the change in the method of accounting for
start up costs in the year ended September 30, 1998), appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. for the year
ended September 30, 1999.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 6, 2000
