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EXHIBIT 10.18

                     The Record Owner of the Real Estate is:

                               FIBERCORE USA, INC.

                     EXHIBIT A TO UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENT

DEBTOR:           FiberCore USA, Inc.
                  708 Third Avenue
                  New York, NY 10017

SECURED PARTY:    Employees' Retirement System Of Alabama
                              and
                  Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama
                  (As their respective interests may appear)

All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to such terms in that certain Mortgage and Security Agreement
(together with all amendments and supplements, the "Mortgage"), dated as of
December 31, 2001, made by FIBERCORE USA, INC., a Delaware corporation
("Debtor"), with respect to the Property (as hereinafter defined) located in the
State of Alabama, for the benefit of EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ALABAMA,
and, TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ALABAMA, as their respective interests may
appear having an office at 135 South Union, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 (together
with its successors and assigns, "Secured Party"), recorded in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama and Secretary of State of Alabama.

This financing statement covers all of the Debtor's right, title and interest
in, to and under the following property, wherever located, whether now owned, or
hereafter arising or hereafter acquired, and all proceeds and or replacements of
any or all of the foregoing (collectively hereinafter referred to as the
"Collateral"), provided, however, that except for replacements or proceeds of
Project Equipment originally acquired in whole or part with Lenders' funds,
Collateral shall not include equipment, machinery or furnishings purchased or
financed after Project Completion solely with funds obtained from sources other
than Lenders ):

      (1) All right, title and interest in and to the real property described in
Exhibit "A", attached hereto (the "Land");

      (2) All right, title and interest of the Debtor in and to all buildings,
structures and other improvements now standing, or at any time hereafter
constructed or placed, upon the Land, including all of the Debtor's right, title
and interest in and to all equipment, machinery and fixtures of every kind and
nature on the Land or in any such buildings, structures or other improvements
(such buildings, structures, other improvements, equipment and fixtures being
herein collectively called the "Improvements"), (b) all right, title and
interest of the Debtor in and to all and singular tenements, hereditaments,
easements, rights of way, rights, privileges and

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appurtenances in and to the Land belonging or in any way appertaining thereto,
including, without limitation, all right, title and interest of the Debtor in,
to and under any streets, ways, alleys, vaults, gores or strips of land
adjoining the Land and (c) all claims or demands of the Debtor, in law or in
equity, in possession or expectancy of, in and to the Land together with rents,
income, revenues, issues and profits from and in respect of the Land and the
Improvements and the present and continuing right to make claim for, collect,
receive and receipt for the same as hereinafter provided. It is the intention of
the parties hereto that, so far as may be permitted by law, all of the
foregoing, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Debtor, affixed,
attached or annexed to the Landl shall be and remain or become and constitute a
part of the Collateral, and the security covered by and subject to the lien of
the Mortgage and Security Agreement and the other Security Documents. All such
right, title and interest of the Debtor in and to the Land, the interest of the
Debtor in and to the Improvements located thereon and such other property with
respect thereto described in Sections 1 and 2 herein (herein called the
"Property".

      (3) All right, title and interest of the Debtor in and to all extensions,
improvements, betterments, renewals, substitutes and replacements of and on the
Property described in the foregoing Sections 1 and 2 herein.

      (4) Except as set forth in the Loan Agreement, all the estate, right,
title and interest of the Debtor in and to (i) all judgments, insurance
proceeds, awards of damages and settlements resulting from condemnation
proceedings or the taking of the Property, or any part thereof, under the power
of eminent domain or for any damage (whether caused by such taking or otherwise)
to the Property or any part thereof, or to any rights appurtenant thereto, and
all proceeds of any sales or other dispositions of the Property or any part
thereof; and the Secured Party is hereby authorized to collect and receive said
awards and proceeds and to give proper receipts and acquittances thereto,
subject to the conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth; (ii) the
Project Equipment, the Project Contracts and Subcontracts, Architect's Contract,
Construction Agreement and Construction Drawings; and (iii) all proceeds,
products, replacements, additions, substitutions, renewals and accessions of and
to the Property.

      (5) All the rents, issues and profits of the Properties and all rents,
issues, profits, revenues, royalties, bonuses, rights, and benefits due, payable
or accruing (including all deposits of money as advance rent, for security or as
earnest money or as down payment for the purchase of all or any part of the
Property) (the "Rents") under any and all present and/or future leases,
subleases, underlettings, contracts or other agreements relative to the
ownership or occupancy of all or any portion of the Property (the "Leases"); and
the right to collect and use the Rents as they become due and payable under the
Leases, until an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

      (6) Except for equipment, machinery or furnishings purchased or financed
by Debtor after Project Completion solely with funds obtained from sources other
than Lenders, all of the Debtor's right, title and interest in and to Project
Equipment and machinery of every nature whatsoever now existing or hereafter
acquired, and/or now or

Debtor Name: FIBERCORE USA, INC.;   Debtor Tax Identification No.:_____________;

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hereafter located in, arising from or on and utilized or to be used in
connection with the Property, including but not limited to (a) all screens,
window shades, blinds, wainscoting, storm doors and windows, floor coverings,
and awnings; (b) all apparatus, machinery, accessions, equipment and appliances
not included as fixtures; (c) all items of furniture, furnishings, and personal
property, including the Project Equipment as defined in the Loan Agreement of
even date herewith between Debtor and Secured Party; (d) all extensions,
additions, improvements, betterments, renewals, substitutions and replacements
to or of any of the foregoing (a)-(c) (all of said property in (a)-(d) being
collectively, the "Equipment"); (e) Debtor's real property, buildings,
structures and other improvements, fixtures, furniture, furnishings, apparatus,
machinery, appliances or other equipment, and all extensions, renewals,
improvements, substitutions and replacements thereto whether owned or leased,
now or hereafter acquired, all in connection with the Property, and (f) all
proceeds and products (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) of all of the
foregoing.

      (7) All of the Debtor's right, title, and interest in, to and under (I)
any reciprocal easement agreements, operating agreements and similar agreements
affecting the ownership, use and operation of the Property included in the
Permitted Exceptions, as such agreements have been or may hereafter be amended,
modified or supplemented; (ii) all contracts, including the management
agreements, if any, and agreements relating to the Property, and other
documents, books and records related to the operation of the Property, including
without limitation, architect contracts, architectural plans, drawings and
specifications and construction contracts; (iii) all consents, licenses
(including, to the extent permitted by law, any licenses permitting the sale of
liquor at the Property), warranties, guaranties and building and other permits
required or useful for the construction, completion, occupancy and operation of
the Property; (iv) any contracts for the sale of any portion of the Properties
or the Equipment; and (v) all plans and specifications, engineering reports,
land planning, maps, surveys, and any other reports, exhibits or plans and
specifications used or to be used in connection with the construction, operation
or maintenance of the Property, together with all amendments and modifications
thereof.

Debtor Name: FIBERCORE USA, INC.;   Debtor Tax Identification No.:_____________;

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                                   EXHIBIT "A"

                          TO UCC-1 FINANCING STATEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                         FIBERCORE USA, INC (as Debtor)
                                       and
                   EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ALABAMA and
            TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ALABAMA (as Secured Party)

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                        [Real Property Legal Description]

      LOT 1 OF THE AUBURN TECHNOLOGY PARK NORTH, AS SAME APPEARS IN THE RECORDS
OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
AT:________________________________________________________.

Debtor Name: FIBERCORE USA, INC.;   Debtor Tax Identification No.:_____________;FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

         FIRST  SUPPLEMENTAL  INDENTURE,  dated as of  February  20,  2002 (this
"Supplemental Indenture"), between Foster Wheeler Ltd., a company duly organized
and existing  under the laws of Bermuda (the  "Company")  and BNY Midwest  Trust
Company,  an Illinois banking  corporation,  not in its individual  capacity but
solely as Trustee (the  "Trustee").  All  capitalized  terms used herein and not
otherwise  defined shall have the meaning provided in the Indenture  referred to
below.

                                    RECITALS:

         WHEREAS, the Company,  Foster Wheeler LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as the guarantor, and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as
May 31, 2001 (the "Indenture");

         WHEREAS,  Section  7.1(h) of the  Indenture  provides that the Company,
when  authorized  by a Board  Resolution,  and the Trustee may jointly amend the
Indenture and the Securities  without the consent of any Holder of Securities to
cure any ambiguity,  to correct or supplement any provision therein which may be
inconsistent with any other provision  therein or which is otherwise  defective,
or to make any other  provisions  with respect to matters or  questions  arising
under the  Indenture  which the Company and the  Trustee may deem  necessary  or
desirable  and  which  shall  not be  inconsistent  with the  provisions  of the
Indenture,  so long as such action  does not,  in the good faith  opinion of the
Board of Directors of the Company (as evidenced by a Board  Resolution)  and the
Trustee,  adversely  affect the  interests of the Holders of  Securities  in any
material respect;

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         WHEREAS,  the Company proposes to correct a defect in Section 4.1(d) of
the Indenture; and

         WHEREAS, all actions by the Company necessary to make this Supplemental
Indenture a valid agreement of the Company,  in accordance with its terms, and a
valid amendment of, and supplement to, the Indenture have been done.

         NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
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                                    AMENDMENT
                                    ---------

         Section  1.01.  Section  4.1(d) of the  Indenture is hereby  amended by
deleting it in its entirety, and replacing it with the following Section 4.1(d):

                           "(d) the Company or the Guarantor fails to make any
                  payment (of principal or interest (regardless of amount) in
                  respect of any Indebtedness aggregating $15,000,000 or more,
                  when and as the same shall become due and payable (beyond any
                  applicable grace period expressly set forth in the governing
                  documents), unless such Indebtedness is discharged; or any
                  event or condition occurs that results in any such
                  Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity,
                  unless such acceleration is waived, cured, rescinded or
                  annulled, and such failure or such event or condition shall
                  continue for a period of 30 days after written notice of such
                  failure shall have been given to the Company by the Trustee or
                  to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25%
                  in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities;
                  or"

                                   ARTICLE II
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                                  MISCELLANEOUS
                                  -------------

         Section 2.01. This  Supplemental  Indenture is limited as specified and
shall not constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision
of the Indenture.

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         Section 2.02. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number
of  counterparts,  each of which  shall be an  original,  but all of which shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.

         Section  2.03.  This  Supplemental  Indenture  shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

         Section  2.04.  The  recitals  contained  herein  shall be taken as the
statements  of the Company  and not of the  Trustee  and the Trustee  assumes no
responsibility  for the correctness  thereof and makes no  representations as to
the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

         Section 2.05. Upon the execution of this  Supplemental  Indenture,  the
Indenture and the Securities  theretofore  issued shall be deemed to be modified
and amended in accordance  with this  Supplemental  Indenture and the respective
rights,  limitation  of rights,  obligations,  duties and  immunities  under the
Indenture of the Company and the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities shall
thereafter  be  determined,  exercised  and enforced  thereunder  subject in all
respects to such modifications and amendments,  and all the terms and conditions
of this  Supplemental  Indenture  shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms
and  conditions of the Indenture and the Securities  theretofore  issued for any
and all purposes.

         Section 2.06. This Supplemental Indenture shall become effective on the
date first above  written upon receipt of the  executed  counterparts  from each
party to this Supplemental Indenture.

         Section  2.07.  INDEMNITY.  The  Company  shall  indemnify  the Trustee
against any and all claims by the Holders  arising out of or in connection  with
its execution and delivery of this

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Supplemental  Indenture,  except  any such  loss,  liability,  claim,  damage or
expense as determined by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to have been caused
by the  negligence  or bad faith of the  Trustee.  The Trustee  shall notify the
Company  promptly of any claim for which it may seek  indemnity.  Failure by the
Trustee  to so  notify  the  Company  shall  not  relieve  the  Company  of  its
obligations hereunder.  The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall
cooperate in the defense.  The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not
pay for any  settlement  made without its consent,  which  consent  shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.

         Section  2.08.  SUCCESSORS.  All  agreements  of the  Company  in  this
Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.  All agreements of the Trustee
in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

         Section 2.09. SEVERABILITY.  In case any provision in this Supplemental
Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability  of the remaining  provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby.

         Section  2.10.  HEADINGS.  The headings of the Articles and Sections of
this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only
and are not to be considered part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no
way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have caused this  Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

                                        FOSTER WHEELER LTD.

                                        By: /s/ Gilles A. Renaud
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:   Gilles A. Renaud
                                            Title:  Senior Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

                                        BNY MIDWEST TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

                                        By: /s/ C. Potter
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:   C. Potter
                                            Title:  Assistant Vice President

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