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Exhibit 10.43

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

        This Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (herein,
the "Amendment") is made as of December 20, 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, as amended, 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 that the Lenders make certain changes
to the financial covenants and the Borrowing Base set forth in the Credit
Agreement, and the Lenders are willing to agree to such changes, all on the
terms and conditions herein set forth.

        C.    The Borrower has requested that the Lenders consent to the sale by
Mid-Central Plastics, Inc. ("Mid-Central"), of all of its right, title and
interest in and to its real property and associated improvements and certain
personal property associated therewith located at 2360 Grand Avenue, West Des
Moines, Iowa (the "Des Moines Facility Sale"), and the Lenders are willing to
consent to such sale, all on the terms and conditions herein set forth.

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

SECTION 1.    AMENDMENTS.

        Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 3 below, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended as follows:

        1.1.    The definition of "Borrowing Base" set forth in Section 5.1 of
the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the amount "$1,000,000"
following the reference to the Deere/Caterpillar Payables and replacing it with
the amount "$2,000,000".

        1.2.    Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        Section 8.6.    Interest Coverage Ratio.    The Borrower will, as of the
last day of each monthly accounting period of the Borrower ending on or about
any date specified below, maintain an Interest Coverage Ratio as of such date of
not less than:

PERIOD ENDING ON OR ABOUT

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  INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO
SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN

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November 30, 2002   0.75 to 1.0
December 31, 2002
 
0.68 to 1.0
January 31, 2003
 
0.68 to 1.0
February 28, 2003
 
0.90 to 1.0
March 31, 2003
 
0.90 to 1.0
April 30, 2003
 
0.95 to 1.0
May 31, 2003
 
1.0 to 1.0
June 30, 2003
 
1.05 to 1.0

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        1.3.    Section 8.7 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        Section 8.7.    Cash Flow Leverage Ratio.    The Borrower shall not, at
any time during any monthly accounting period of the Borrower ending on or about
any date specified below, permit the Cash Flow Leverage Ratio at any time during
such monthly accounting period to be greater than:

PERIOD ENDING ON OR ABOUT

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  CASH FLOW LEVERAGE
RATIO SHALL NOT
BE GREATER THAN

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November 30, 2002   5.10 to 1.0
December 31, 2002
 
5.10 to 1.0
January 31, 2003
 
4.85 to 1.0
February 28, 2003
 
4.85 to 1.0
March 31, 2003
 
4.85 to 1.0
April 30, 2003
 
4.40 to 1.0
May 31, 2003
 
4.25 o 1.0
June 30, 2003
 
4.20 to 1.0

        1.4.    Section 8.8 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        Section 8.8.    EBITDA.    The Borrower will maintain EBITDA for the
period specified below in an amount not less than the sum indicated to the right
of such period below:

FROM AND INCLUDING

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  TO AND INCLUDING

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  EBITDA SHALL NOT
BE LESS THAN:

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January 1, 2002   November 30, 2002   $ 9,500,000
January 1, 2002
 
December 31, 2002
 
$
9,900,000
February 1, 2002
 
January 31, 2003
 
$
9,500,000
March 1, 2002
 
February 28, 2003
 
$
10,155,000
April 1, 2002
 
March 31, 2003
 
$
10,120,000
May 1, 2002
 
April 30, 2003
 
$
10,520,000
June 1, 2002
 
May 31, 2003
 
$
10,750,000
July 1, 2002
 
June 30, 2003
 
$
10,900,000

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        1.5.    Section 8.9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:

        Section 8.9.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.    The Borrower will not,
as of the last day of each monthly accounting period of the Borrower ending on
or about any date specified below, permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be
less than:

PERIOD ENDING ON OR ABOUT

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  FIXED CHARGE LEVERAGE
RATIO SHALL NOT BE
GREATER THAN

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November 30, 2002   1.0 to 1.0
December 31, 2002
 
0.99 to 1.0
January 31, 2003
 
0.92 to 1.0
February 28, 2003
 
0.95 to 1.0
March 31, 2003
 
0.95 to 1.0
April 30, 2003
 
1.0 to 1.0
May 31, 2003
 
1.0 to 1.0
June 30, 2003
 
1.0 to 1.0

SECTION 2.    CONSENT.

        The Lenders hereby consent to the Des Moines Facility Sale, provided
that it is a condition to the Lenders' consent hereunder that Mid-Central
receive net cash proceeds of not less than $5,000,000 from such sale and that
the net cash proceeds received by Mid-Central as a result of such sale are
distributed by Mid-Central (with all monies to be paid to the Agent first
distributed by Mid-Central to the Borrower and then paid by the Borrower to the
Agent) as follows: (i) the first $2,300,000 of such net cash proceeds shall be
paid to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and applied ratably to repay
the outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders, with a corresponding permanent
reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount of such repayment,
(ii) with respect to any such net cash proceeds exceeding $2,300,000 and up to
and including $5,000,000, 50% of such net cash proceeds may be retained by
Mid-Central or the Borrower and 50% of such net cash proceeds shall be paid to
the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and applied ratably to repay the
outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders, without any corresponding reduction
in the Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount of such repayment, but with a
permanent reduction in the Other Asset Value in the amount of such repayment,
(iii) with respect to any such net cash proceeds exceeding $5,000,000 and up to
and including $5,500,000, 60% of such net cash proceeds may be retained by
Mid-Central or the Borrower and 40% of such net cash proceeds shall be paid to
the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and applied ratably to repay the
outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders, without any corresponding reduction
in the Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount of such repayment, but with a
permanent reduction in the Other Asset Value in the amount of such repayment,
(iv) with respect to any such net cash proceeds exceeding $5,500,000 and up to
and including $6,000,000, 70% of such net cash proceeds may be retained by
Mid-Central or the Borrower and 30% of such net cash proceeds shall be paid to
the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and applied ratably to repay the
outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders, without any corresponding reduction
in the Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount of such repayment, but with a
permanent reduction in the Other Asset Value in the amount of such repayment,
(v) with respect to any such net cash proceeds exceeding $6,000,000 and up to
and including $7,000,000, 80% of such net cash proceeds may be retained by
Mid-Central or the Borrower and 20% of such net cash proceeds shall be paid to
the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and applied ratably to repay the
outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders,

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without any corresponding reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment in the
amount of such repayment, but with a permanent reduction in the Other Asset
Value in the amount of such repayment, and (vi) with respect to any such net
cash proceeds exceeding $7,000,000, (1) 100% of such net cash proceeds shall be
paid to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and applied ratably to repay
the outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders, with a corresponding permanent
reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment and in the Other Asset Value in the
amount of such prepayment until the Other Asset Value is reduced to $0, after
which (2) all remaining cash proceeds shall be paid to the Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders and applied ratably to prepay the outstanding Term Loans of the
Lenders, with the amount of any such prepayments on the Term Loans to reduce the
remaining scheduled amortization payments on the Term Loans in inverse order of
maturity. After receiving the required payments described above, the Agent will
calculate the revised Revolving Credit Commitment and Other Asset Value and
advise the Lenders and the Borrower of the same. The Agent will deliver
appropriate mortgage and UCC releases and other documents or instruments
necessary to release its security interest in the property sold in the Des
Moines Facility Sale at the time of closing of such sale pursuant to escrow
arrangements satisfactory to the Agent.

SECTION 3.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

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

        3.1.    The Borrower, the Agent, and the 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.

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

        3.3.    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.

SECTION 4.    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 5.    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 6.    MISCELLANEOUS.

        6.1.    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.

        6.2.    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.

        6.3.    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.

        6.4.    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 Second 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
 
        Name          

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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 Second Amendment to Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement as set forth above and agree to the terms thereof,
including, without limitation, Section 5 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 Second
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
 
        Name          

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MORTON METALCRAFT CO. OF SOUTH CAROLINA
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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MID CENTRAL PLASTICS, INC.
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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B&W METAL FABRICATORS, INC.
 
 
By
 
        Name          

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