Document:

EXHIBIT 10.16

                      SYNDICATION AMENDMENT AND ASSIGNMENT

         THIS SYNDICATION AMENDMENT AND ASSIGNMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as
of November 24, 1998 is by and among ADVANCED GLASSFIBER YARNS LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Borrower"), those Domestic Subsidiaries of the
Borrower party to the Existing Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively
the "Guarantors"), THE PERSON IDENTIFIED AS AN "EXISTING LENDER" ON THE
SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO (the "Existing Lender"), THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS "NEW
LENDERS" ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO (the "New Lenders" and, together with the
Existing Lender, the "Lenders") and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, a national
banking association, as Agent for the Lenders (the "Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 30,
1998, (the "Existing Credit Agreement") among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the
Existing Lender and the Agent, the Existing Lender has extended commitments to
make certain credit facilities available to the Borrower; and

         WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Existing Credit
Agreement as set forth herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained,
the parties hereby agree as follows:

                                     PART I
                                   DEFINITIONS

                  SUBPART 1.1. Certain Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
         herein or the context otherwise requires, the following terms used in
         this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the following
         meanings:

                  "Amended Credit Agreement" means the Existing Credit Agreement
         as amended hereby.

                  "Amendment Effective Date" is defined in Subpart 4.1.

                  SUBPART 1.2. Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
         herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment,
         including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the
         Amended Credit Agreement.

                                    PART II

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                     AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT

         Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Amendment Effective
Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with this
Part II. Except as so amended, the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect.

                  SUBPART 2.1. Amendments to Schedule 2.1(a). Schedule 2.1(a) of
         the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and a
         new schedule in the form of Schedule 2.1(a) attached hereto is
         substituted therefor.

                  SUBPART 2.2. Amendments to Schedule 9.2. Schedule 9.2 of the
         Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new
         schedule in the form of Schedule 9.2 attached hereto is substituted
         therefor.

                  SUBPART 2.3 Amendments to Section 2.2A(b). An entry in the
         amount of $5,750,000 is hereby added to the table appearing in Section
         2.2A(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement under the column labeled
         "Amount" which corresponds with the "Payment Date" of September 30,
         2004.

                  SUBPART 2.4 Amendments to Section 9.6(c). The proviso at the
         end of the first sentence of Section 9.6(c) of the Existing Credit
         Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
         following:

                  ; provided, however, that any sale or assignment to an
                  existing Lender or any affiliate thereof or any fund that
                  invests in bank loans and is advised or managed by an
                  investment advisor to an existing Lender shall not require the
                  consent of the Agent or the Borrower nor shall any such sale
                  or assignment be subject to the minimum assignment amounts
                  specified herein.

                                    PART III
                           ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS

         The Existing Lender hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to the
New Lenders, and the New Lenders hereby purchase and assume, without recourse,
from the Existing Lender, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, such
interests in the Existing Lender's rights and obligations under the Existing
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (including, without limitation,
the Commitments of the Existing Lender on the Amendment Effective Date and the
Revolving Loans and the portions of the Term Loans owing to the Existing Lender
which are outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date) as shall be necessary in
order to give effect to the reallocations of the Revolving Committed Amount, the
Revolving Commitment Percentages, the Tranche A Term Loan Committed Amount, the
Tranche A Term Loan Commitment

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 Percentages, the Tranche B Term Loan Committed Amount and the Tranche B Term
Loan Commitment Percentages effected by the amendment to Schedule 2.1(a) to the
Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to Subpart 2.1, whereupon each of the New
Lenders shall be a party to the Amended Credit Agreement and have all of the
rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Credit
Documents. The Existing Lender hereby represents and warrants (a) that it is the
lawful owner of the interests being assigned hereby, free and clear of any lien
or other adverse claim and (b) that it is legally authorized to enter into this
Amendment and this Amendment is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Existing Lender, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. The New
Lenders shall make payment in exchange for such interests in the Existing
Lender's rights and obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement and the
other Credit Documents on November 30, 1998 in the amounts and in accordance
with the percentages set forth in Schedule 2.1(a), as amended hereby, and the
instructions of the Agent. Each New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it
is legally authorized to enter into this Amendment and this Amendment is the
legal, valid and binding obligation of such New Lender, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the
Existing Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements
referred to in Section 3.1 thereof, the financial statements delivered pursuant
to Section 5.1 thereof, if any, and such other documents and information as it
has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Amendment; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance
upon the Existing Lender, the Agent or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Amended
Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and
discretion under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are
delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are
incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of
the Amended Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all
the obligations which by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement are required
to be performed by it as a Lender including, if it is organized under the laws
of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligations pursuant to Section
2.18 of the Amended Credit Agreement. The Existing Lender shall, to the extent
of the interests assigned hereby, relinquish its rights and be released from its
obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement. The Agent shall maintain in its
internal records and record in the Register the information relating to the
assignments and assumptions effected pursuant to this Part III and as required
by Section 9.6(d) of the Existing Credit Agreement. The Agent hereby agrees (i)
that no transfer fee shall be payable under Section 9.6(e) of the Existing
Credit Agreement or otherwise in connection with the assignments effected
pursuant to this Part III and (ii) to pay to each New Lender on the Amendment
Effective Date its portion of the upfront fee as set forth in the Confidential
Information Memorandum dated October, 1998 relating to the Borrower and the
credit facilities and distributed to the New Lenders by the Agent.

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                                     PART IV
                           CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

                  SUBPART 4.1. Amendment Effective Date. This Amendment shall be
         and become effective as of the date hereof (the "Amendment Effective
         Date") when all of the conditions set forth in this Part IV shall have
         been satisfied, and thereafter this Amendment shall be known, and may
         be referred to, as the "Syndication Amendment and Assignment."

                  SUBPART 4.2. Execution of Counterparts of Amendment. The Agent
         shall have received counterparts (or other evidence of execution,
         including telephonic message, satisfactory to the Agent) of this
         Amendment, which collectively shall have been duly executed on behalf
         of each of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders.

                  SUBPART 4.3. Execution and Delivery of New Notes. Each Lender
         shall have received a new Note or Notes, as the case may be, each in
         the principal amount of its respective Commitments and duly executed on
         behalf of the Borrower and all heretofore existing Notes shall have
         been cancelled.

                                     PART V
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

                  SUBPART 5.1. Cross-References. References in this Amendment to
         any Part or Subpart are, unless otherwise specified, to such Part or
         Subpart of this Amendment.

                  SUBPART 5.2. Instrument Pursuant to Existing Credit Agreement.
         This Amendment is a Credit Document executed pursuant to the Existing
         Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         therein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
         terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement.

                  SUBPART 5.3. References in Other Credit Documents. At such
         time as this Amendment shall become effective pursuant to the terms of
         Subpart 4.1, all references in the Existing Credit Agreement to the
         "Agreement" and all references in the other Credit Documents to the
         "Credit Agreement" shall be deemed to refer to the Existing Credit
         Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

                  SUBPART 5.4. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
         The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (a) the conditions
         precedent to the initial Loans were satisfied as of the Closing Date
         (or as otherwise agreed to and assuming satisfaction or waiver, if
         applicable, of all requirements in such conditions that an item be in
         form and/or substance reasonably satisfactory to the

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         Agent or any Lenders or that any event or action have been completed or
         performed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent or any Lenders),
         (b) the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the
         Existing Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) are correct in
         all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on
         and as of such date and after giving effect to the amendments contained
         herein and (c) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Existing
         Credit Agreement on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect
         to the amendments contained herein.

                  SUBPART 5.5. Representations and Warranties of the New
         Lenders. Each of the New Lenders hereby represents and warrants to the
         Borrower that at least one of the following statements is an accurate
         representation as to the source of funds to be used by such New Lender
         in connection with the financing under the Amended Credit Agreement:

                  (a) no part of such funds constitutes assets allocated to any
         separate account maintained by such Lender in which any employee
         benefit plan (or its related trust) has any interest;

                  (b) to the extent that any part of such funds constitutes
         assets allocated to any separate account maintained by such Lender,
         such Lender has disclosed to the Borrower the name of each employee
         benefit plan whose assets in such account exceed 10% of the total
         assets of such account as of the date of such purchase (and, for
         purposes of this subsection (b), all employee benefit plans maintained
         by the same employer or employee organization are deemed to be a single
         plan);

                  (c) to the extent that any part of such funds constitutes
         assets of an insurance company's general account, there is no employee
         benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employee
         organization with respect to which the amount of such insurance
         company's general account reserves (as determined under Code Section
         807(d)) for all contracts held by or on behalf of such plan or plans
         exceeds 10% of the total liabilities of such insurance company's
         general account, and such insurance company is relying on Prohibited
         Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (issued July 12, 1995);

                  (d) to the extent that any part of such funds constitutes
         assets of an insurance company's general account, such insurance
         company has complied with all of the requirements of the regulations
         issued under Section 401(c)(1)(A) of ERISA; or

                  (e) such funds constitute assets of one or more specific
         benefit plans which such Lender has identified in writing to the
         Borrower.

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         As used in this Subpart 5.5, the terms "employee benefit plan" and
         "separate account" shall have the respective meanings assigned to such
         terms in Section 3 of ERISA.

                  SUBPART 5.6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by
         the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be
         deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but
         one and the same agreement.

                  SUBPART 5.7. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO
         BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE
         OF NORTH CAROLINA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW
         PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

                  SUBPART 5.8. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be
         binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
         respective successors and assigns.

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         Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:                     ADVANCED GLASSFIBER YARNS LLC,
                              a Delaware limited liability company

                              By:      /S/ Robert B. Fisher
                                    --------------------------
                              Name:    Robert B. Fisher
                              Title:   President

GUARANTORS:                   AGY CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware corporation

                               By: /S/ Robert B. Fisher
                                   ---------------------
                               Name: Robert B. Fisher
                               Title: President

EXISTING LENDER:              FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, individually in
                              its capacity as an Existing Lender, a Lender and
                              in its capacity as Agent

                               By: /S/ Roger Pelz
                                  -----------------
                               Name: Roger Pelz
                               Title: Senior Vice President

                               [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

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NEW LENDERS:                  SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA

                               By: /S/ Laura Kahn
                                  -----------------
                               Name: Laura Kahn
                               Title: Senior Vice President

                               By: /S/ Brenda Zino
                                  -----------------
                               Name: Brenda Zino
                               Title: Banking Officer

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                               NATIONSBANK, N.A.

                               By: /S/ E. Bennett Parks
                                  ----------------------
                               Name: E. Bennett Parks
                               Title: Senior Vice President

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                               ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                               By: /S/ Patricia W. Wilson
                                  ------------------------
                               Name: Patricia W. Wilson

                               By: /S/ Jerry D. Zinkula
                                  ------------------------
                               Name: Jerry D. Zinkula
                               Its Authorized Signatories

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                               THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.

                               By: /S/ Eric M. Moore
                                  --------------------
                               Name: Eric M. Moore
                               Title: Assistant Vice President

<PAGE>

                               ERSTE BANK DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG

                               By: /S/ Paul Judicke
                                  ------------------
                               Name: Paul Judicke
                               Title: Vice President

                               By: /S/ John Runnion
                                  ------------------
                               Name: John Runnion
                               Title: First Vice President

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                               ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

                               By: /S/ G. Mark Clegg, Jr.
                                  -----------------------
                               Name: G. Mark Clegg, Jr.
                               Title: Vice President

                               By: /S/ Robert A. Budnek
                                  ----------------------
                               Name: Robert A. Budnek
                               Title: Vice President

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                               FIRSTRUST BANK

                               By: /S/ Edward D'Ancona
                                  ---------------------
                               Name: Edward D'Ancona
                               Title: EVP

<PAGE>

                               MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER PRIME INCOME TRUST

                               By: /S/ Peter Gewirtz
                                  -------------------
                               Name: Peter Gewirtz
                               Title: Authorized Signatory

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                               BHF BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

                               By: /S/ John Sykes         Hans J. Scholz
                                   --------------------------------------
                               Name: John Sykes           Hans J. Scholz
                               Title: Vice President    Assistant Vice President

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                               SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

                               By: Boston Management and Research, as Investment
                               Advisor

                               Name: /S/ Scott H. Page
                                    -------------------
                               Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                               MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE

                               By: /S/ John B. Wheeler
                                  ---------------------
                               Name: John B. Wheeler
                               Title: Managing Director

<PAGE>

                               SOCIETE GENERALE NEW YORK BRANCH

                               By: /S/ Cynthia Colucci
                                  ---------------------
                               Name: Cynthia Colucci
                               Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                               COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE CIC ET DE L'UNION
                               EUROPEENNE

                               By: /S/ Brian O'Leary
                                  -------------------
                               Name: Brian O'Leary
                               Title: Vice President

                               By: /S/ Sean Mounier
                                  ------------------
                               Name: Sean Mounier
                               Title: First Vice President

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                               NATEXIS BANQUE

                               By: /S/ Pieter J. van Tulder
                                  --------------------------
                               Name: Pieter J. van Tulder
                               Title: Multinational Group

                               By: /S/ John Rigo
                                  ---------------
                               Name: John Rigo
                               Title: AVP

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                               MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC

                               By: HYP Management, Inc., as Managing Member

                               By: /S/ John B. Wheeler
                                  ----------------------
                               Its: Vice President

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                               CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT FUND, LLC

                               By: CypressTree Investment Management Company
                               Inc., its Managing Member

                               By: /S/ Peter K. Merrill, Managing Director
                                 ------------------------------------------
                               Title:

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                               CYPRESSTREE INSTITUTIONAL FUND, LLC

                               By: CypressTree Investment Management Company
                               Inc., its Managing Member

                               By: /S/ Peter K. Merrill, Managing Director
                                  -----------------------------------------
                               Title:

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                               KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC

                               By: /S/ Virginia Conway
                                  ---------------------
                               Name: Virginia Conway
                               Title: Authorized Agent

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                               NORTH AMERICAN SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

                               By: CypressTree Investment Management Company,
                               Inc., as Portfolio Manager

                               By: /S/ Peter K. Merrill
                                  -----------------------
                               Name: Peter K. Merrill
                               Title: Managing Director

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                               KZH ING-2 LLC

                               By: ING Capital Advisors, Inc., its Managing
                               Member

                               By: /S/ Virginia Conway
                                  ---------------------
                               Name: Virginia Conway
                               Title: Authorized Agent

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                               KZH ING-3 LLC

                               By: ING Capital Advisors, Inc., its Managing
                               Member

                               By: /S/ Virginia Conway
                                  ----------------------
                               Name: Virginia Conway
                               Title: Authorized Agent

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                               RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                               By: /S/ James V. Wittich
                                  ----------------------
                               Name: James V. Wittich
                               Title: Authorized Representative

<PAGE>

                               NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                               By: /S/ James V. Wittich
                                  ----------------------
                               Name: James V. Wittich
                               Title: Assistant Treasurer

<PAGE>

                               SECURITY CONNECTICUT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                               By: /S/ James V. Wittich
                                  ----------------------
                               Name: James V. Wittich
                               Title: Assistant Treasurer

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                               INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IIA, LIMITED

                               By: Indosuez Capital Luxembourg, as Collateral
                               Member

                               By: /S/ Denis Sergent
                                  -------------------
                               Name: Denis Sergent
                               Title: Authorized Signatory

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                               INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IV, L.P.

                               By: Indosuez Capital Luxembourg, as Collateral
                               Member

                               By: /S/ Denis Sergent
                                  -------------------
                               Name: Denis Sergent
                               Title: Authorized Signatory

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                               OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

                               By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

                               By: /S/ Scott H. Page
                                  -------------------
                               Name: Scott H. Page
                               Title: Vice President

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                               EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                               By: Eaton Vance Management as Investment Advisor

                               By: /S/ Scott H. Page
                                  --------------------
                               Name: Scott H. Page
                               Title: Vice President

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                                 Schedule 2.1(a)
                             SCHEDULE OF LENDERS AND
                                   COMMITMENTS

                                       Revolving             Revolving
                                       Committed             Commitment
      Lender                            Amount               Percentage
      ------                        --------------          -------------
First Union National Bank           $18,552,631.58          24.7368421053%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                  $ 9,868,421.05          13.1578947368%
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta              $ 9,868,421.05          13.1578947368%
The CIT Group/Equipment             $ 5,921,052.63           7.8947368421%
 Financing, Inc.
NationsBank, N.A.                   $ 5,921,052.63           7.8947368421%
Societe Generale, New York Branch   $ 5,921,052.63           7.8947368421%
BHF Bank Aktiengesellschaft         $ 3,947,368.42           5.2631578947%
Compagnie Financiere De CIC Et      $ 3,947,368.42           5.2631578947%
 De L'Union Europeenne
Erste Bank Der Oestereichischen     $ 3,947,368.42           5.2631578947%
 Sparkassen AG
NATEXIS Banque                      $ 3,947,368.42           5.2631578947%
Firstrust Bank                      $ 3,157,894.74           4.2105263158%
                                    --------------          -------------
                                    $75,000,000.00         100.0000000000%

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   LOC Subfacility       LOC Subfacility
                                                      Committed             Commitment
        Lender                                          Amount              Percentage
        ------                                     ----------------      ---------------
<S>                                                 <C>                   <C>
First Union National Bank                           $ 7,421,052.64        24.7368421053%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                                  $ 3,947,368.42        13.1578947368%
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta                              $ 3,947,368.42        13.1578947368%
The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.             $ 2,368,421.05         7.8947368421%
NationsBank, N.A.                                   $ 2,368,421.05         7.8947368421%
Societe Generale, New York Branch                   $ 2,368,421.05         7.8947368421%
BHF Bank Aktiengesellschaft                         $ 1,578,947.37         5.2631578947%
Compagnie Financiere De CIC Et De                   $ 1,578,947.37         5.2631578947%
 L'Union Europeenne
Erste Bank Der Oestereichischen                     $ 1,578,947.37         5.2631578947%
 Sparkassen AG
NATEXIS Banque                                      $ 1,578,947.37         5.2631578947%
Firstrust Bank                                      $ 1,263,157.89         4.2105263158%
                                                    --------------       ---------------
                                                    $30,000,000.00       100.0000000000%

</TABLE>

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                                    Swingline                     Swingline
                                    Committed                     Commitment
        Lender                        Amount                      Percentage
        ------                    --------------                ---------------
First Union National Bank         $10,000,000.00                100.0000000000%
                                  --------------                ---------------
                                  $10,000,000.00                100.0000000000%

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               Tranche A Term Loan          Tranche A Term Loan
           Lender                               Committed Amount           Commitment Percentage
           ------                              --------------------        ---------------------
<S>                                            <C>                            <C>
 First Union National Bank                     $ 28,447,368.42                24.7368421053%
 ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                            $ 15,131,578.95                13.1578947368%
 SunTrust Bank, Atlanta                        $ 15,131,578.95                13.1578947368%
 The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.       $  9,078,947.37                 7.8947368421%
 NationsBank, N.A.                             $  9,078,947.37                 7.8947368421%
 Societe Generale, New York Branch             $  9,078,947.37                 7.8947368421%
 BHF Bank Aktiengesellschaft                   $  6,052,631.58                 5.2631578947%
 Compagnie Financiere De CIC Et De             $  6,052,631.58                 5.2631578947%
  L'Union Europeenne
 Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen              $  6,052,631.58                 5.2631578947%
  Sparkassen AG
 NATEXIS Banque                                $  6,052,631.58                 5.2631578947%
 Firstrust Bank                                $  4,842,105.26                 4.2105263158%
                                               ---------------               ---------------
                                               $115,000,000.00               100.0000000000%
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  Tranche B                       Tranche B
                                                             Term Loan Committed            Term Loan Commitment
           Lender                                                   Amount                       Percentage
           -----                                             -------------------             --------------------
<S>                                                            <C>                             <C>
First Union National Bank                                      $ 24,000,000.00                 19.2000000000%
Senior Debt Portfolio                                          $ 23,000,000.00                 18.4000000000%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Prime Income Trust                  $ 14,000,000.00                 11.2000000000%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance                            $  8,750,000.00                  7.0000000000%
Allstate Life Insurance Co.                                    $  8,000,000.00                  6.4000000000%
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta                                         $  8,000,000.00                  6.4000000000%
KZH ING-2 LLC                                                  $  6,000,000.00                  4.8000000000%
KZH CypressTree-1 LLC                                          $  5,500,000.00                  4.4000000000%
Indosuez Capital Funding IV, L.P.                              $  5,333,334.00                  4.2666672000%
MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC                         $  5,250,000.00                  4.2000000000%
Northern Life Insurance Company                                $  3,000,000.00                  2.4000000000%
Indosuez Capital Funding IIA, Limited                          $  2,666,666.00                  2.1333328000%
KZH ING-3 LLC                                                  $  2,000,000.00                  1.6000000000%
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company                               $  2,000,000.00                  1.6000000000%
Oxford Strategic Income Fund                                   $  2,000,000.00                  1.6000000000%
Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust                                $  2,000,000.00                  1.6000000000%
CypressTree Institutional Fund, LLC                            $  1,000,000.00                  0.8000000000%
CypressTree Investment Fund, LLC                               $  1,000,000.00                  0.8000000000%
Security Connecticut Life Insurance Company                    $  1,000,000.00                  0.8000000000%
North American Senior Floating Rate Fund                       $    500,000.00                  0.4000000000%
                                                               ----------------               ---------------
                                                               $125,000,000.00                100.0000000000%
</TABLE>

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                                  Schedule 9.2

                            LENDERS' LENDING OFFICES

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

Roger Pelz
Senior Vice President
First Union National Bank
NC0737
301 S. College Street, DC-5
Charlotte, NC  28288-0737

Phone:   704-374-6060
Fax:     704-374-4793

SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA

Laura Kahn
Senior Vice President
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta
303 Peachtree St.
24th Floor, MC 126
Atlanta Georgia  30308

Phone:   (404) 588-7705
Fax:     (404) 575-2594

NATIONSBANK, N.A.

Brenda Brown
Assistant Vice President
NationsBank, N.A.
101 W. Friendly Avenue, 3rd Floor
NC4-200-03-08
Greensboro, North Carolina  27401

Phone:   (336) 805-3386
Fax:     (336) 805-3019

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Mary Counley
Allstate Life Insurance Company
3075 Sanders Road, STE G4A
Northbrook, Illinois  60062-7127

Phone:   (847) 402-7048
Fax:     (847) 326-5042

THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.

Joseph O'Laughlin
Operations Officer
The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.
900 Ashwood Parkway, Suite 600
Atlanta, Georgia  30338

Phone:   (770) 677-3471
Fax:     (770) 551-7867

ERSTE BANK DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG

Ed Tanczos
Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
280 Park Avenue
West Building, 32nd Floor
New York, New York  10017

Phone:   (212) 984-5653
Fax:     (212) 984-5626

ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

Monica Podbielski
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1501
Chicago, Illinios  60604

Phone:   (312) 992-5132
Fax:     (312) 312-992-5111

FIRSTRUST BANK

Jac Howard Reed
Loan Servicing
1931 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19111

Phone:   (215) 728-8450
Fax:     (215) 728-6105
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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER PRIME INCOME TRUST

Chris Colman
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors, Inc.
Two World Trade Center, 72nd Floor
New York, New York  10048

Phone:   (212) 392-0539
Fax:     (212) 392-5345

BHF BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Renate Boston
Assistant Treasurer
BHF Bank Aktiengesellschaft
590 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, New York  10022

Phone:   (212) 756-5543
Fax:     (212) 756-5536

SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

Steve O'Brien
Senior Debt Portfolio
c/o Boston Management and Research
24 Federal Street, 6th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts  02110

Phone:   (617) 348-0115
Fax:     (617) 695-9594

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE

Lisa Yoerg
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
1295 State Street
Springfield, MA 01111

Phone:   (413) 744-6776
Fax:     (413) 744-6127

SOCIETE GENERALE NEW YORK BRANCH

Cynthia Colucci
Vice President
Societe Generale New York Branch
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Phone:   (212) 278-6924
Fax:     (212) 278-7463

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE CIC ET DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE

Brian P. O'Leary
Compagnie Financiere De CIC Et
 De L'Union Europeenne
520 Madison Avenue
37th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Phone:   (212) 715-4422
Fax:     (212) 715-4535

NATEXIS BANQUE

John Rigo
Assistant Vice President
NATEXIS Banque
645 5th Avenue
20th Floor
New York, New York  10022

Phone:   (212) 872-5119
Fax:     (212) 872-5045

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MASS MUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC

Lisa Yoerg
MassMutual High Yield Partners II, LLC
1295 State Street
Springfield, MA 01111

Phone:   (413) 744-6776
Fax:     (413) 744-6127

CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT FUND, LLC

Tim Barns
CypressTree Investment Fund, LLC
c/o Cypress Tree Investment Management Company, Inc.
125 High Street
14th Floor
Boston, MA  02110

Phone:   (617) 946-0600
Fax:     (617) 946-5687

CYPRESS TREE INSTITUTIONAL FUND, LLC

Tim Barns
CypressTree Institutional Fund, LLC
c/o Cypress Tree Investment Management Company, Inc.
125 High Street
14th Floor
Boston, MA  02110

Phone:   (617) 946-0600
Fax:     (617) 946-5687

NORTH AMERICAN SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

Tim Barns
North American Senior Floating Rate Fund
c/o Cypress Tree Investment Management Company, Inc.
125 High Street
14th Floor
Boston, MA  02110

Phone:   (617) 946-0600
Fax:     (617) 946-5687

KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC

KZH CypressTree-1 LLC
Attention: Virginia Conway
c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Phone:   (212) 946-7575
Fax:     (212) 946-7776

KZH ING-2 LLC

KZH ING-2 LLC
Attention: Virginia Conway
c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Phone:   (212) 946-7575
Fax:     (212) 946-7776

and

ING Capital Advisors, Inc.
Attention:  Jonathan David
333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4250
Los Angeles, CA  90071

Phone:   (213) 346-3973
Fax:     (213) 346-3995

KZH ING-3 LLC

KZH ING-3 LLC
Attention: Virginia Conway
c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 West 33rd Street - 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Phone:   (212) 946-7575
Fax:     (212) 946-7776

and

ING Capital Advisors, Inc.
Attention:  Jonathan David
333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4250
Los Angeles, CA  90071

Phone:   (213) 346-3973
Fax:     (213) 346-3995

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RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

ReliaStar Life Insurance Company
c/o ReliaStar Investment Research, Inc.
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2121

Phone:   (612) 372-5257
Fax:     (612) 372-5368

NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Northern Life Insurance Company
c/o ReliaStar Investment Research, Inc.
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2121

Phone:   (612) 372-5257
Fax:     (612) 372-5368

SECURITY CONNECTICUT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Security Connecticut Life Insurance Company
ReliaStar Investment Research, Inc.
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2121

Phone:   (612) 372-5257
Fax:     (612) 372-5368

INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IIA, LIMITED

Indosuez Capital Funding IIA, Limited
c/o Chase Bank of Texas
Attention:  Joe Elston, Asset Backed Group,
A/C 2300701
600 Travis Street, 8th Floor
Houston, TX 77002-8039

Phone:   (713) 216-2704
Fax:     (713) 216-2101

INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IV, LP

Indosuez Capital Funding IV, L.P
c/o Chase Bank of Texas
Attention:  Joe Elston, Asset Backed Group
A/C 20015
600 Travis Street, 8th Floor
Houston, TX 77002-8039

Phone:   (713) 216-2704
Fax:     (713) 216-2101

EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

Eaton Vance Management
Attention:  Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust
24 Federal Street, 6th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts  02110

Phone:   (617) 348-0115
Fax:     (617) 695-9594

OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Eaton Vance Management
Attention:  Prime Rate Reserves
24 Federal Street, 6th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts  02110

Phone:   (617) 348-0115
Fax:     (617) 695-9594

                                       4EXHIBIT 10.17

                      SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as
of December 16, 1999 is by and among ADVANCED GLASSFIBER YARNS LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Borrower"), those Domestic Subsidiaries of the
Borrower party hereto (collectively the "Guarantors"), the several banks and
other financial institutions party hereto (the "Lenders") and FIRST UNION
NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association, as agent for the Lenders (the
"Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of September 30,
1998 among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the
Agent, as amended by that certain Syndication Amendment and Assignment dated as
of November 30, 1998 (the "Existing Credit Agreement"), the Lenders have
extended commitments to make certain credit facilities available to the
Borrower;

         WHEREAS, the Borrower has agreed to a reduction in the Revolving
Committed Amount and to the repayment of any amounts outstanding in excess of
such amount as so reduced, and to a change in the amortization of the Tranche B
Term Loan, and the Lenders have agreed to revise the financial covenants
contained in the Existing Credit Agreement as described herein; and

         WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to further amend the Existing
Credit Agreement as set forth herein;

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

                                     PART I
                                   DEFINITIONS

                  SUBPART 1.1. Certain Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
         herein or the context otherwise requires, the following terms used in
         this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, have the following
         meanings:

                           "Amended  Credit  Agreement"  means the  Existing
                  Credit  Agreement as amended hereby.

                           "Amendment Effective Date" is defined in Subpart 3.1.

                  SUBPART 1.2. Other Definitions. Unless otherwise defined
         herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment,
         including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the
         Amended Credit Agreement.

<PAGE>

                                     PART II
                     AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT

         Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the Amendment Effective
Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended in accordance with this
Part II. Except as so amended, the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect.

                  SUBPART 2.1. Amendments to Section 2.1(a). Section 2.1(a) of
         the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
         "SEVENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($75,000,000)" and replacing them with
         the words "SIXTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($65,000,000)". In connection
         with the foregoing amendment, each Lender's Revolving Committed Amount
         is hereby amended as shown on Schedule I attached hereto.

                  SUBPART 2.2. Amortization of Tranche B Term Loan.
         Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.2B(b) in the Existing
         Credit Agreement to the contrary, the amortization of the Tranche B
         Term Loan from December 31, 1999 forward shall be as follows:

                           Payment Date                  Amount
                           ------------------        --------------
                           December 31, 1999         $15,262,026.75
                           March 31, 2000            $   262,026.75
                           June 30, 2000             $   262,026.75
                           September 30, 2000        $   262,026.75
                           December 31, 2000         $   262,026.75
                           March 31, 2001            $   262,026.75
                           June 30, 2001             $   262,026.75
                           September 30, 2001        $   262,026.75
                           December 31, 2001         $   262,026.75
                           March 31, 2002            $   262,026.75
                           June 30, 2002             $   262,026.75
                           September 30, 2002        $   262,026.75
                           December 31, 2002         $   262,026.75
                           March 31, 2003            $   262,026.75
                           June 30, 2003             $   262,026.75
                           September 30, 2003        $   262,026.75
                           December 31, 2003         $   262,026.75
                           March 31, 2004            $   262,026.75
                           June 30, 2004             $   262,026.75

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                           September 30, 2004        $   262,026.75
                           December 31, 2004         $24,630,514.85
                           March 31, 2005            $24,630,514.85
                           June 30, 2005             $24,630,514.85
                           September 30, 2005        $24,630,514.85

                  SUBPART 2.3. Amendment to Section 5.9(a). Section 5.9(a) of
         the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
         replaced with the following:

                  (a)      Leverage Ratio.  The Leverage Ratio as of the last
         day of each fiscal quarter of the Credit Parties shall be less than
         or equal to:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             Fiscal Year            March 31            June 30         September 30        December 31
             -----------           -----------        -----------       ------------        -----------
<S>          <C>                   <C>                <C>               <C>                 <C>
             1999                                                                           5.50 to 1.0
             2000                  5.50 to 1.0        5.50 to 1.0       5.25 to 1.0         5.25 to 1.0
             2001                  5.00 to 1.0        5.00 to 1.0       4.75 to 1.0         4.75 to 1.0
             2002                  4.50 to 1.0        4.50 to 1.0       4.50 to 1.0         4.50 to 1.0
             2003                  4.00 to 1.0        4.00 to 1.0       4.00 to 1.0         4.00 to 1.0
             2004                  3.75 to 1.0        3.75 to 1.0       3.75 to 1.0         3.75 to 1.0
             Thereafter            3.50

</TABLE>

                  SUBPART 2.4. Amendments to Section 5.9(c). Section 5.9(c) of
         the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
         replaced with the following:

                  (c)      Interest Coverage Ratio. The Interest Coverage Ratio
         as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Credit Parties shall
         be greater than or equal to:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

             Fiscal Year               March 31            June 30         September 30        December 31
             -----------             -----------         -----------       ------------        -----------
<S>          <C>                   <C>                <C>               <C>                 <C>
              1999                                                                              1.80 to 1.0
              2000                   1.80 to 1.0         1.90 to 1.0        2.00 to 1.0         2.00 to 1.0
              2001                   2.10 to 1.0         2.10 to 1.0        2.25 to 1.0         2.25 to 1.0
              Thereafter             2.50 to 1.0
</TABLE>

                  SUBPART 2.5. Amendments to Article VI. Section 6.6 of the
         Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by dividing the two
         paragraphs thereof into two separate sections. The first paragraph
         shall constitute Section 6.6 and the second paragraph shall constitute
         a new Section 6.7 which shall be titled "Transactions with Affiliates."
         The remaining Sections of Article VI are hereby renumbered accordingly
         to keep them in appropriate numerical order.

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<PAGE>

                                    PART III
                           CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

                  SUBPART 3.1. Amendment Effective Date. This Amendment shall be
         and become effective as of the date hereof (the "Amendment Effective
         Date") when all of the conditions set forth in this Part III shall have
         been satisfied, and thereafter this Amendment shall be known, and may
         be referred to, as the "Second Amendment."

                  SUBPART 3.2. Execution of Counterparts of Amendment. The Agent
         shall have received counterparts (or other evidence of execution,
         including telephonic message, satisfactory to the Agent) of this
         Amendment, which collectively shall have been duly executed on behalf
         of each of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders.

                  SUBPART 3.3 Payment of Amendment Fee. The Borrower shall have
         paid a fee in connection with this Amendment in an amount equal to
         0.25% multiplied by the aggregate Commitments (as reduced by this
         Amendment) less fifteen million dollars (representing, in part, the
         payment to be made on December 31, 1999) for the account of each Lender
         pro rata according to such Lender's aggregate Commitment; provided,
         however, that such fee shall be payable only to those Lenders that
         shall have returned executed signature pages to this Amendment no later
         than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, 1999 as directed by the Agent.

                  SUBPART 3.4 Repayment of Amounts Outstanding. The Borrower
         shall have paid the amount, if any, by which the sum of the aggregate
         principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans plus Swingline Loans
         plus LOC Obligations exceeds the aggregate Revolving Committed Amount,
         as reduced by this Amendment, for the account of each Lender according
         to such Lender's Revolving Commitment Percentage.

                                     PART IV
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

                  SUBPART 4.1. Cross-References. References in this Amendment to
         any Part or Subpart are, unless otherwise specified, to such Part or
         Subpart of this Amendment.

                  SUBPART 4.2. Instrument Pursuant to Existing Credit Agreement.
         This Amendment is a Credit Document executed pursuant to the Existing
         Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated
         therein) be construed,

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<PAGE>

         administered and applied in accordance with the terms and
         provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement.

                  SUBPART 4.3. References in Other Credit Documents. At such
         time as this Amendment shall become effective pursuant to the terms of
         Subpart 3.1, all references in the Existing Credit Agreement to the
         "Agreement" and all references in the other Credit Documents to the
         "Credit Agreement" shall be deemed to refer to the Existing Credit
         Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

                  SUBPART 4.4. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.
         The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has the
         requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this
         Amendment, (b) it is duly authorized to, and has been authorized by all
         necessary action, to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, (c)
         the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the
         Existing Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) are true and
         correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though
         made on and as of such date and after giving effect to the amendments
         contained herein (except for those which expressly relate to an earlier
         date) and (d) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Existing
         Credit Agreement on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect
         to the amendments contained herein.

                  SUBPART 4.5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by
         the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be
         deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute together but
         one and the same agreement.

                  SUBPART 4.6. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO
         BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE
         OF NORTH CAROLINA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW
         PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

                  SUBPART 4.7. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be
         binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
         respective successors and assigns.

                  SUBPART 4.8. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay
         all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with the
         preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including
         without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of Moore & Van
         Allen, PLLC, and all previously incurred fees and expenses which remain
         outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date.

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         Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Amendment
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

BORROWER:                         ADVANCED GLASSFIBER YARNS LLC,
                                  a Delaware limited liability company

                                  By:      /S/ C. Cuisson
                                        --------------------
                                  Name:  C. Cuisson
                                  Title: CFO

GUARANTORS:                       AGY CAPITAL CORP., a Delaware corporation

                                  By:      /S/ C. Cuisson
                                        --------------------
                                  Name:  C. Cuisson
                                  Title: CFO

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

AGENT AND LENDER:                 FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
                                  individually in its capacity as an
                                  Existing Lender, a Lender and in its capacity
                                  as Agent

                                  By:      /S/ Roger Pelz
                                         -------------------
                                  Name:    Roger Pelz
                                  Title:   Senior Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

OTHER LENDERS:                   SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA

                                 By:      /S/ Bradley J. Staples
                                       ---------------------------
                                 Name:    Bradley J. Staples
                                 Title:   Director

                                 By:
                                        ---------------------------
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (formerly known as
                                NationsBank, N.A.)

                                By:      /S/ E. Bennett Parks
                                       ------------------------
                                Name:    E. Bennett Parks
                                Title:   Senior Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                 ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                                 By:      /S/ Patricia W. Wilson
                                      ----------------------------
                                 Name:    Patricia W. Wilson

                                 By:      /S/ Robert Bodett
                                       --------------------------
                                 Name:    Bob Bodett
                                 Its Authorized Signatories

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                  THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT
                                  FINANCING, INC.

                                  By:      /S/ Daniel E. A. Nichols
                                         -----------------------------
                                  Name:    Daniel E. A. Nichols
                                  Title:   Assistant Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                   ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

                                   By:      /S/ G. Mark Clegg
                                          ----------------------
                                   Name:    G. Mark Clegg
                                   Title:   Vice President

                                   By:      /S/ Robert A. Budnek
                                          ----------------------
                                   Name:    Robert A. Budnek
                                   Title:   Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                  ERSTE BANK DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG

                                  By:      /S/ Paul Judicke
                                         --------------------
                                  Name:    Paul Judicke
                                  Title:   Vice President

                                  By:      /S/ John Runnion
                                         --------------------
                                  Name:    John Runnion
                                  Title:   First Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                   FIRSTRUST BANK

                                   By:      /S/ Kent D. Nelson
                                          ----------------------
                                   Name:    Kent D. Nelson
                                   Title:   VP

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                    MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
                                    PRIME INCOME TRUST

                                    By:      /S/ Peter Gewirtz
                                           ---------------------
                                    Name:    Peter Gewirtz
                                    Title:   Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                     BHF (USA) CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                     By:      /S/ Evon Contos
                                            -------------------
                                     Name:    Evon Contos
                                     Title:   Managing Director

                                     By:      /S/ Richard Cameron
                                            -----------------------
                                     Name:    Richard Cameron
                                     Title:   Associate

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                      SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

                                      By:      Boston Management and Research,
                                               as Investment Advisor
                                             ---------------------------------
                                      Name:    /S/ Scott H. Page
                                      Title:   Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                       MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE

                                       By:      /S/ Lisa J. Yoerg
                                             -----------------------
                                       Name:    Lisa J. Yoerg
                                       Title:   Managing Director

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                      TORONTO DOMINION (NEW
                                      YORK), INC.

                                      By:      /S/ Sonya R. Jordan
                                              ---------------------
                                      Name:    Sonya R. Jordan
                                      Title:   Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                      SOCIETE GENERALE NEW YORK BRANCH

                                      By:      /S/ Nicolas Guerin
                                             -----------------------
                                      Name:    Nicolas Guerin
                                      Title:   Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                      COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE CIC ET
                                      DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE

                                      By:      /S/ A. Calo
                                             ---------------
                                      Name:    A. Calo
                                      Title:   VP

                                      By:      /S/ E. Longuet
                                              ----------------
                                      Name:    E. Longuet
                                      Title:   VP

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                       NATEXIS BANQUE

                                       By:      /S/ Pieter J. van Tulder
                                               --------------------------
                                       Name:    Pieter J. van Tulder
                                       Title:   Multinational Group

                                       By:      /S/ Christine Dirringer
                                               -------------------------
                                       Name:    Christine Dirringer
                                       Title:   Assistant Treasurer

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                        KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC

                                         By:   /S/ Peter Chin
                                            ------------------
                                         Name: Peter Chin
                                         Title: Authorized Agent

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                     CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT FUND, LLC

                                     By: CypressTree Investment Management
                                         Company Inc., its Managing Member

                                     By: /S/ Timothy M. Barns, Managing Director
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                     Title:

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         NORTH AMERICAN SENIOR FLOATING RATE
                                         FUND

                                         By: CypressTree Investment Management
                                             Company, Inc., as Portfolio Manager

                                         By: /S/ Timothy M. Barns
                                             ----------------------
                                         Name: Timothy M. Barns
                                         Title: Managing Director

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                    CYPRESSTREE INSTITUTIONAL FUND, LLC

                                     By: CypressTree Investment Management
                                         Company Inc., its Managing Member

                                     By: /S/ Timothy M. Barns, Managing Director
                                          ----------------------
                                     Title:

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         KZH ING-2 LLC

                                         By: /S/ Peter Chin
                                            -------------------
                                         Name: Peter Chin
                                         Title: Authorized Agent

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         KZH ING-3 LLC

                                         By: /S/ Peter Chin
                                             ---------------
                                         Name: Peter Chin
                                         Title: Authorized Agent

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                                         By: /S/ James V. Wittich
                                             ---------------------
                                         Name: James V. Wittich
                                         Title: Authorized Representative

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                                         By: /S/ James V. Wittich
                                             ---------------------
                                         Name: James V. Wittich
                                         Title: Assistant Treasurer

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         SECURITY CONNECTICUT LIFE INSURANCE
                                         COMPANY

                                         By: /S/ James V. Wittich
                                             --------------------
                                         Name: James V. Wittich
                                         Title: Assistant Treasurer

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IIA, LIMITED
                                         By: Indosuez Capital as Portfolio
                                         Advisor

                                         By: /S/ Melissa Marano
                                             -------------------
                                         Name: Melissa Marano
                                         Title: Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IV, L.P.
                                         By: Indosuez Capital as Portfolio
                                         Advisor

                                         By: /S/ Melissa Marano
                                            --------------------
                                         Name: Melissa Marano
                                         Title: Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         MASSMUTUAL HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, LLC
                                         By: HYP Management, Inc., as Managing
                                         Member

                                         By: /S/ Lisa J. Yoerg
                                             ------------------
                                         Its: Managing Director

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                                         By: Eaton Vance Management as
                                         Investment Advisor

                                         By: /S/ Scott H. Page
                                            --------------------
                                         Name: Scott H. Page
                                         Title: Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

                                         By: Eaton Vance Management as
                                         Investment Advisor

                                         By: /S/ Scott H. Page
                                            -------------------
                                         Name: Scott H. Page
                                         Title: Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH

                                         By: /S/ Olivier Perrain
                                            ---------------------
                                         Name: Olivier Perrain
                                         Title: First Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         ELC (CAYMAN) LTD. 1998-1

                                         By: /S/ Thomas M. Finke
                                            ---------------------
                                         Name: Thomas M. Finke
                                         Title: Managing Director

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         ALLIANCE CAPITAL FUNDING, L.L.C.

                                         By: Alliance Capital Management, L.P.,
                                         as investment manager

                                           By: Alliance Capital Management
                                           Corporation, as general partner

                                             By: /S/ Joel Serebransky
                                                 ---------------------
                                             Name: Joel Serebransky
                                             Title: Senior Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         OAK MOUNTAIN LIMITED

                                         By: Alliance Capital Management, L.P.,
                                         as investment manager

                                            By: Alliance Capital Management
                                            Corporation, as general partner

                                              By: /S/ Joel Serebransky
                                                 ---------------------
                                              Name: Joel Serebransky
                                              Title: Senior Vice President

                             [SIGNATURES CONTINUED]

<PAGE>

                                         SOMERS CDO, LTD.

                                         By: /S/ Lisa J. Yoerg
                                            -------------------
                                         Name: Lisa J. Yoerg
                                         Title: Managing Director

                               [END OF SIGNATURES]

<PAGE>

                                   Schedule I
                              SCHEDULE OF LENDERS'
                           REVOLVING COMMITTED AMOUNTS

    Lender                                 Revolving             Revolving
                                           Committed             Commitment
                                            Amount               Percentage

First Union National Bank                 $11,973,682           18.4210526316%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V                         $ 8,552,632           13.1578947368%
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta                    $ 8,552,632           13.1578947368%
The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.   $ 5,131,579            7.8947368421%
Bank of America, N.A                      $ 5,131,579            7.8947368421%
Societe Generale, New York Branch         $ 5,131,579            7.8947368421%
Credit Lyonnais New York Branch           $ 4,105,263            6.3157894737%
BHF Bank Aktiengesellschaft               $ 3,421,053            5.2631578947%
Compagnie Financiere De CIC Et De         $ 3,421,053            5.2631578947%
L'Union Europeenne
Erste Bank Der Oestereichischen           $ 3,421,053            5.2631578947%
Sparkassen AG
NATEXIS Banque                            $ 3,421,053            5.2631578947%
Firstrust Bank                            $ 2,736,842            4.2105263158%
                                          $65,000,000.00       100.0000000000%

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