UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April 25~~May 24, 2006

PROPEX FABRICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

333-122829

36-2692811

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

260 The Bluffs

Austell, Georgia 30168

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(770) 941-1711

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 21.0502 ~~Costs~~Termination ~~Associated~~of ~~with~~a ~~Exit~~Material orDefinitive ~~Disposal Activities~~Agreement.

On ~~April~~May 25, 2006, Propex Fabrics Inc. (the “Company”) ~~committed~~received notice from Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (“Shaw”) of Shaw’s intention to terminate a ~~plan~~Toll Processing Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2005 (the “Agreement”), by and between Shaw and SI Corporation, the predecessor to ~~restructure~~SI ~~its~~Concrete ~~Seneca~~Systems Corporation, ~~South~~which ~~Carolina~~the ~~plant.~~Company ~~The~~acquired ~~plan~~in ~~involves~~January ~~gradually~~2006. The notice ~~closing~~states that the ~~facility~~Agreement ~~and~~will ~~relocating~~terminate ~~the~~effective ~~manufacturing~~as ~~activities~~of ~~and~~February 28, ~~certain~~2007. ~~manufacturing~~The Agreement was entered into as part of SI Corporation’s sale of its carpet backing related assets to Shaw in October 2005 and provides for the Company’s manufacture ~~Ringgold,~~of ~~Georgia~~certain ~~facility.~~carpet ~~The~~backing ~~Seneca~~products ~~plant~~for isShaw at the Company’s ~~smallest~~Ringgold, ~~nonwoven~~GA plant. ~~With~~Shaw terminated the ~~continued~~Agreement, ~~competitive pressures~~without tocause, ~~improve~~in ~~manufacturing~~accordance ~~efficiencies~~with ~~and~~the ~~reduce~~terms ~~costs,~~of the ~~Company~~Agreement. ~~determined~~The ~~this~~termination ~~restructuring~~of ~~and~~this ~~consolidation~~Agreement ofis ~~its~~expected ~~needlepunch~~to negatively ~~nonwoven~~impact ~~manufacturing~~the ~~operations~~Company’s ~~would~~future ~~both~~earnings ~~improve~~before ~~efficiencies~~interest and ~~reduce~~taxes ~~costs~~by approximately $4.0 ~~This~~million ~~plant~~per ~~closure and~~year. ~~relocation~~The ~~process~~Company iswill ~~scheduled~~continue to ~~begin~~provide inShaw ~~July~~with ~~2006~~manufacturing ~~and~~services isunder ~~expected~~the toAgreement beuntil ~~completed~~the ~~around~~termination ~~year-end 2006~~date.

~~The Company estimates the total restructuring costs to be approximately $13.0 million, consisting of severance and employee relocation costs of approximately $1.~~Item 5 ~~million, equipment relocation costs of approximately $5~~.502 ~~million~~Departure ~~(comprised~~ of ~~$3.0~~Directors ~~million~~or inPrincipal ~~expense~~Officers; ~~and~~Election ~~$2.5 million in capital expenditures), and non-cash equipment impairment charges~~ of ~~approximately~~Directors; ~~$6.0~~Appointment ~~million. The Company is in the process~~ of ~~evaluating~~Principal ~~whether this restructuring and ultimate sale of the plant facility will result in any material impairment charge related to the real property~~Officers.

AAs ~~copy~~previously ofdisclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2006, Mr. Lee McCarter will succeed Mr. Philip Barnes as the ~~press~~Company’s ~~release~~Chief Financial ~~announcing~~Officer, effective January 2, 2007. On May 24, 2006, the ~~restructuring~~board isof ~~attached~~directors asof the Company approved the promotion of Mr. McCarter to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer, effective ~~Exhibit~~immediately. 99Until Mr. Barnes’ departure from the Company on January 1, 2007, Mr. Barnes will continue to ~~this~~serve ~~Current~~as ~~Report~~the Company’s primary CFO (including the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer) for the balance of the year focusing on ~~Form~~the ~~8-K~~Company’s worldwide operations, external reporting and transitioning the finance function to the new Chattanooga, TN headquarters. Mr. McCarter will also serve as a CFO focusing on North American operations and making preparations to become the Company’s primary CFO upon Mr. Barnes’ departure at the beginning of 2007.

~~Item~~Also on May 924, 2006, the board of directors of the Company approved the promotion of W.01 ~~Financial~~Michael ~~Statements~~Coffin to Executive Vice President and ~~Exhibits~~Chief of Operations. Mr. Coffin, 58, was previously associated with SI Corporation and became SI’s Executive Vice President of Operations in August 2003. From October 2000 until that time he held the position of Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Coffin accumulated 25 years of business process design, operational improvement and information technology experience with BASF and its subsidiaries, where he held various senior management positions. He has led a number of domestic and international business restructuring efforts and information systems implementations. He also founded and managed a privately held construction and real estate development business. He earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Limestone College.

ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1		Press Release of Propex Fabrics Inc., dated May 1, 2006.

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 24, 2006, the board of directors of the Company approved the change of the Company’s name from “Propex Fabrics Inc.” to “Propex Inc.” Upon approval of the name change by the Company’s sole stockholder, the Company will file a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect the name change.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	PROPEX FABRICS INC.
Dated: May 1, 2006	By:	/s/ Philip D. Barnes
Dated: May 31, 2006	By:	/s/ Philip D. Barnes
		Philip D. Barnes
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

ExhibitNumber		Description
99.1		Press Release of Propex Fabrics Inc., dated May 1, 2006.

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