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                                                                   Exhibit 3.1.1


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             MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES
              CORPORATION, SECURITIES AND LAND DEVELOPMENT BUREAU
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 Date Received   |          |                        (FOR BUREAU USE ONLY)
  FEB 10 1990    |          |
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Name                                            |
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Janice M. Thieleman c/o Dykema Gossett PLLC     | MI DEPT OF CONSUMER &
------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY SERVICES CORPORATION,
Address                                         | SECURITIES & LAND DEVELOPMENT
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400 Renaissance Center                          |
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City                     State        Zip Code  |
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Detroit                  Michigan     48243-1668|  EFFECTIVE DATE:
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           CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
             FOR USE BY DOMESTIC PROFIT AND NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
            (Please read information and instructions on last page)


     Pursuant to the provisions of Act 284, Public Acts of 1972 (profit
corporations), or Act 162, Public Acts of 1982 (nonprofit corporations), the
undersigned corporation executes the following Certificate:


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1.  The present name of the corporation is:  Key Plastics, Inc.

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2.  The identification number assigned by the Bureau is:    |     270-932    |
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3.  The location of the registered office is:

    21333 Haggerty Road #200            Novi,  Michigan    48275
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4.  Article  1  of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to read as
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    follows:

    The name of the corporation is Key Plastics Holdings, Inc.




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5.  (For amendments adopted by unanimous consent of incorporators before the
    first meeting of the board of directors of trustees.)


    The foregoing amendments to the Articles of Incorporation was duly adopted
    on the ___________ day of _____________, 19______, in accordance with the
    provisions of the Act by the unanimous consent of the incorporator(s) before
    the first meeting of the Board of Directors or Trustees.


               Signed this __________ day of __________________, 19________


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            (Type or Print Name)                   (Type or Print Name)


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            (Type or Print Name)                   (Type or Print Name)


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6.  (For profit corporations, and for nonprofit corporations whose articles
    state the corporation is organized on a stock or on a membership basis.)

    The foregoing amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was duly adopted
    on the 28th day of January, 1998 by the shareholders if a profit
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    corporation, or by the shareholders or members if a nonprofit corporation
    (check one of the following)

    [X]  at a meeting. The necessary votes were cast in favor of the amendment.

    [ ]  by written consent of the shareholders or members having not less than
         the minimum number of votes required by statute in accordance with
         Section 407(1) and (2) of the Act if a nonprofit corporation, or
         Section (407)(1) of the Act if a profit corporation. Written notice to
         shareholders or members who have not consented in writing has been
         given. (Note: Written consent by less than all of the shareholders or
         members is permitted only if such provision appears in the Articles of
         Incorporation.)

    [ ]  by written consent of all the shareholders or members entitled to vote
         in accordance with Section 407(3) of the Act if a nonprofit
         corporation, or Section 407(2) of the Act if a profit corporation.

               Signed this 4th day of February, 1998
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               By /s/ Leonard R. Griffin
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               Leonard R. Griffin           President
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               (Type or Print Name)    (Type or Print Name)

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