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Exhibit 10.42

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

        This First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (herein,
the "Amendment") is made as of this 14th day of August, 2002, by and among
Morton Industrial Group, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the " Borrower"), the
Lenders party to the Credit Agreement hereinafter identified and defined, and
Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
"Agent").

RECITALS

        A.    The Lenders currently extend credit to the Borrower on the terms
and conditions set forth in that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of February 25, 2002, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the
Lenders, and the Agent (the "Credit Agreement"). All capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms have
in the Credit Agreement.

        B.    The Borrower has requested a temporary increase in the amount of
the permitted Borrowing Base overadvance, and the Required Lenders are willing
to consent to such increase, all on the terms and conditions herein set forth.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

SECTION 1.    AMENDMENTS.

        Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended as follows:

        1.1.    Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is
amended by adding a new definition of "First Amendment Effective Date"thereto in
its appropriate order in the alphabetical sequence, such definition to read in
its entirety as follows:

        "First Amendment Effective Date" means the date upon which the First
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among the Borrower,
the Lenders and the Agent setting forth certain amendments to this Agreement
becomes effective pursuant to its terms.

        1.2.    The definition of "Other Asset Value" set forth in Section 5.1
of the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended to read in its entirety
as follows:

        "Other Asset Value" means (a) prior to the First Amendment Effective
Date, $2,500,000, (b) from the First Amendment Effective Date through and
including March 31, 2003, $5,000,000, and (c) on and after April 1, 2003,
$2,500,000.

        1.3.    Section 8.31 of the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is
amended by adding the following additional language at the end of the existing
text thereof:

Notwithstanding any restrictions on the scope of engagement of BBK, Ltd. ("BBK")
set forth in the preceding provisions of this Section 8.31, and in addition to
any other duties performed by them, BBK will be further engaged by the Borrower,
at the Borrower's own cost and expense, to (i) review and assist the Borrower in
identifying and implementing cost-reduction opportunities at the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, with special attention to the operations, (ii) investigate and
analyze sale and refinancing opportunities with respect to operations, and
(iii) investigate and analyze refinancing and recapitalization opportunities for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in general. The Borrower's engagement with BBK
will require that BBK produce detailed written monthly reports on the progress
of the various aspects of its engagement, the delivery of such reports to
commence on September 30, 2002 and to continue

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on the last day of each month thereafter until the termination of such
engagement, with copies of such reports to be delivered to the Agent and the
Lenders concurrently with their delivery to the Borrower.

SECTION 2.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

        The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of
all of the following conditions precedent:

        2.1.    The Borrower, the Agent, and the Required Lenders shall have
executed and delivered this Amendment, and the Guarantors shall have executed
and delivered their consent to this Amendment in the space provided for that
purpose below.

        2.2.    Legal matters incident to this Amendment shall be satisfactory
to the Agent and the Lenders and their counsel.

        2.3.    The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses of counsel to
the Agent with respect to the preparation of this Amendment as well as all prior
fees and charges of counsel to the Agent incurred prior to the date hereof which
remain outstanding and unpaid.

        2.4.    The Lenders shall have earned, on the effective date hereof, an
amendment fee of $300,000 in consideration for the execution and delivery of
this Amendment by the Required Lenders, which fee the Borrower hereby agrees to
pay to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders in installments as
follows: (i) $50,000 per month commencing on April 10, 2003 and the 10th day of
each month thereafter during the term of the Agreement, and (ii) any portion of
such $300,000 fee remaining unpaid on the Termination Date shall become due and
payable on the Termination Date.

        2.5.    The Borrower and each Lender holding Bank Warrants shall have
entered into an amendment extending the expiration date of such Bank Warrants to
December 31, 2004.

SECTION 3.    REPRESENTATIONS.

        In order to induce the Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment,
the Borrower hereby represents to the Lenders that as of the date hereof, and
after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the representations and warranties
set forth in Section 6 of the Credit Agreement are and shall be and remain true
and correct in all material respects (except that for purposes of this paragraph
the representations contained in Section 6.4 shall be deemed to refer to the
most recent financial statements of the Borrower delivered to the Lenders) and
(b) the Borrower is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of
the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment and no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement or
shall result after giving effect to this Amendment.

SECTION 4.    RELEASE OF CLAIMS.

        TO INDUCE THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT, THE
BORROWER AND THE GUARANTORS HEREBY RELEASE, ACQUIT, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE THE
LENDERS, THE AGENT AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, ADVISORS, CONSULTANTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, FROM ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION OF
ANY KIND (IF THERE ARE ANY), WHETHER ABSOLUTE OR CONTINGENT, DUE OR TO BECOME
DUE, DISPUTED OR UNDISPUTED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, THAT THEY NOW HAVE OR EVER HAD
AGAINST THE LENDERS, THE AGENT AND THE OTHER PARTIES IDENTIFIED ABOVE, OR ANY
ONE OR MORE OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

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        SECTION 5.    MISCELLANEOUS.

        5.1.    The Borrower has heretofore executed and delivered to the Agent
and the Lenders certain of the Collateral Documents. The Borrower hereby
acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this
Amendment, the Collateral Documents remain in full force and effect and the
rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders thereunder, the obligations of
the Borrower thereunder, and the liens and security interests created and
provided for thereunder remain in full force and effect and shall not be
affected, impaired, or discharged hereby. Nothing herein contained shall in any
manner affect or impair the priority of the liens and security interests created
and provided for by the Collateral Documents as to the indebtedness which would
be secured thereby prior to giving effect to this Amendment.

        5.2.    Except as specifically amended herein or waived hereby, the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
original terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the
Credit Agreement, the Notes, or any other instrument or document executed in
connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or
made pursuant to or with respect to the Credit Agreement, any reference in any
of such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.

        5.3.    The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the documents and
transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Agent with respect to the foregoing.

        5.4.    This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
and by the different parties on different counterpart signature pages, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any of the
parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart and
each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original.
This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois.

[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]

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        This First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is entered
into by the parties hereto as of the date and year first above written.

 
 
MORTON INDUSTRIAL GROUP, INC.
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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Accepted and agreed to.
 
 
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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BRANCH BANKING & TRUST CO.
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
f/k/a Firstar Bank, N.A.
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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NATIONAL CITY BANK
 
 
By
 
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GUARANTOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT

        Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is a
Guarantor under the terms of Section 11 of the Credit Agreement and, as such has
executed and delivered certain Collateral Documents pursuant to the Credit
Agreement. The undersigned hereby consent to the First Amendment to Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement as set forth above and agree to the terms thereof,
including, without limitation, Section 4 thereof, and the undersigned hereby
confirm that their guaranties and the Collateral Documents executed by them, and
all of the obligations of the undersigned thereunder, remain in full force and
effect. The undersigned further agree that the consent of the undersigned to any
further amendments to the Credit Agreement shall not be required as a result of
this consent having been obtained. The undersigned acknowledge the Lenders are
relying on this acknowledgement and consent in entering into the First Amendment
to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with the Borrower.

 
 
MORTON METALCRAFT CO.
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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MORTON METALCRAFT CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA
 
 
By
 
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MORTON METALCRAFT CO. OF SOUTH CAROLINA
 
 
By
 
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MID CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.
 
 
By
 
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B&W METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
 
 
By
 
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