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Exhibit 10.1

    CONFORMED COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

    AMENDMENT NO. 2 (the "Amendment") dated as of June 30, 2001 to the Credit
Agreement dated as of November 12, 1999 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"),
among GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION (the "Company"), the ELIGIBLE SUBSIDIARIES party
thereto, the LENDERS party thereto (the "Lenders") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent").

W I T N E S S E T H:

    WHEREAS, the Company and the Lenders wish to amend the leverage ratio and
interest coverage ratio covenants, as more fully set forth below;

    NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    SECTION 1.  Definitions; References.  Unless otherwise specifically defined
in the he recitals above, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit
Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

    SECTION 2.  Amendment of Section 1.01.  (a) The definition of "Consolidated
EBITDA" is amended to replace the period at the end of the third proviso thereto
with "; and" and to add immediately thereafter the following fourth proviso:

    provided further  that, for purposes of determining compliance with
Sections 6.15 and 6.16 of this Agreement for any period which includes the
fiscal quarter of the Company ended June 30, 2001, Consolidated EBITDA shall be
increased by $5,500,000 (to adjust for the estimated reduction in Consolidated
EBITDA resulting from the flood-related shutdown of the plans at Pasadena, Texas
and Plaquemine, Louisiana).

    (b) Clause (a) of the definition of "Applicable Rate" is amended by adding
the following proviso at the end thereof:

    provided, that if the Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination
date is greater than 5.0:1, the Applicable Rate shall be 2.00% per annum, in the
case of an ABR Loan, or 3.00% per annum, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan,

    (c) In addition, Category 5 is amended in, and Category 6 is added to, the
chart set forth in the definition of "Applicable Margin", to read as follows:

Category 5
greater than 4.0:1 and less than or equal to 5:0:1   1.75%   2.75%   0.500%
Category 6
greater than 5.0:1
 
2.00%
 
3.00%
 
0.500%

    SECTION 3.  Amendment of Section 6.15.  The chart set forth in Section 6.15
of the Credit Agreement is amended for the periods set forth below to read as
follows:

Period

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  Ratio

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10/1/00-3/31/01   4.50:1 4/01/01-6/30/01   6.00:1 7/1/01-3/31/02   6.25:1
4/01/02-6/30/02   5.75:1 7/1/02-9/30/02   4.75:1 10/1/02-12/31/02   4.25:1
Thereafter   3.50:1

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    SECTION 4.  Amendment of Section 6.16.  The chart set forth in Section 6.16
of the Credit Agreement is amended for the periods set forth below to read as
follows:

Period

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  Ratio

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10/1/00-3/31/01   2.50:1 4/01/01-6/30/01   1.75:1 7/1/01-12/31/01   1.50:1
1/1/02-3/31/02   1.75:1 4/01/02-6/30/02   2.00:1 7/1/02-9/30/02   2.25:1
10/01/02-12/31/02   2.75:1 Thereafter   3.00:1

    SECTION 5.  Pricing.  The parties hereto agree that notwithstanding any
provision of the Credit Agreement to the contrary, from and including the
Amendment Effective Date to but excluding the next date on which the Company's
consolidated financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 of the
Credit Agreement, the Applicable Rate for purposes of clause (b) and clause
(c) of the definition of "Applicable Rate" shall be the applicable rate per
annum set forth in Category 6 in such definition, and the Leverage Ratio for
purposes of clause (a) of such definition shall be deemed to be greater than
5.0:1.

    SECTION 6.  Representations of Company.  The Company represents and warrants
that (i) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the
Loan Documents shall be true on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (as
hereinafter defined) to the same extent as they would be required to be under
Section 4.02 on the occasion of any Loan or issuance of any Letter of Credit and
(ii) no Default will have occurred and be continuing on such date.

    SECTION 7.  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

    SECTION 8.  Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Amendment may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same
effects as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.
This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written (the
"Amendment Effective Date") when the Administrative Agent shall have received
from (i) the Company for the account of each Lender which has delivered a signed
counterpart hereof to the Administrative Agent on or before June 28, 2001, an
amendment fee equal to .25% of the sum of such Lender's Revolving Exposure,
outstanding Term Loans and unused Commitments on June 30, 2001 (after giving
effect to any Commitment reductions or Term Loan repayments on such date), and
(ii) each of the Company and the Required Lenders a counterpart hereof signed by
such party or facsimile or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof.

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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT