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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                             TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                  STERLING CHEMICALS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED
                        SALARIED EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN

         WHEREAS, Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (the "Corporation") currently
maintains its Amended and Restated Salaried Employees' Pension Plan (as amended,
the "Existing Plan");

         WHEREAS, Section 15.1 reserves to the Corporation the right to amend
the Existing Plan; and

         WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend the Existing Plan in order to
meet the requirements of the IRS for a determination letter;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

         Section 1. Amendment of Section 2.1 of the Existing Plan. Effective May
1, 1996, Section 2.1 is amended to add the following sentence after the first
sentence of the third paragraph:

             "An employee's date of hire is the date on which he first performs
             an Hour of Service."

         Section 2. Amendment of Section 2.2 of the Existing Plan. Effective May
1, 1996, the first paragraph of Section 2.2 is amended to read as follows:

             "A participant shall be fully vested and have a Vested Percentage
             of 100% in this Plan on his Normal Retirement Date or on any date
             as of which he has completed at least five years of Vesting Service
             with the Employers and the Subsidiaries as defined in Section
             17.1."

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this instrument this
______ day of ___________ , 2003.

                                            STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.
                                            -----------------------------
                                            Wayne R. Parker
                                            Senior Vice President, Human
                                            Resources and Administration

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                             SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                  STERLING CHEMICALS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED
                       HOURLY PAID EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN

         WHEREAS, Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (the "Corporation") currently
maintains its Hourly-Paid Employees' Pension Plan (the "Existing Plan");

         WHEREAS, Section 15.1 of the Existing Plan reserves the Corporation's
right to amend the Existing Plan;

         WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend the Existing Plan in order to
meet the requirements of the IRS for a determination letter;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Existing Plan is hereby amended effective as of the
dates specified herein:

         Section 1. Amendment of Section 2.1 of the Existing Plan. Effective
October 1, 1997, the third paragraph of Section 2.1 is amended to read as
follows:

         "In no event shall leased employees be considered employees who are
         eligible to participate in this Plan. A `leased employee' is any person
         (other than an employee of the recipient) who pursuant to an agreement
         between the recipient and any other person (`leasing organization') has
         performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related
         persons determined in accordance with Code section 414(n)(6)) on a
         substantially full time basis for a period of at least one year, and
         such services are performed under primary direction or control by the
         recipient."

         Section 2. Amendment of Section 17.1(f) of the Existing Plan. Effective
October 1, 1997, Section 17.1(f) is amended to read as follows:

         "For purposes of this Section 17.1, if a participant was formerly a
         leased employee, a prior period or periods of service with an Employer
         of a Subsidiary while in the status of a leased employee, shall be
         considered as service with an Employer. A `leased employee' is any
         person (other than an employee of the recipient) who pursuant to an
         agreement between the recipient and any other person (`leasing
         organization') has performed services for the recipient (or for the
         recipient and related persons determined in accordance with Code
         section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of
         at least one year, and such services are performed under primary
         direction or control by the recipient."

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this instrument this
______ day of ___________ , 2003.

                                         STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.

                                         -----------------------------
                                         Wayne R. Parker
                                         Senior Vice President, Human
                                           Resources and Administration

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                             FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                           SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

         WHEREAS, Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (the "Corporation") currently
maintains its Sixth Amended and Restated Saving and Investment Plan (the
"Existing Plan");

         WHEREAS, Section 16.01 of the Existing Plan reserves the right of the
Corporation to amend the Existing Plan; and

         WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend the Existing Plan in order to
meet the requirements of the IRS for a determination letter;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Existing Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
the dates specified herein, as follows:

         Section 1. Amendment of Section 1.03 of the Existing Plan. Effective
January 1, 2001, the definition of "415 Compensation" in Section 1.03 is amended
to insert the phrase, "and, effective January 1, 2001, amounts which are not
includable in the gross income of the employee by reason of Code section
1232(f)(4)" after the phrase, "any salary reduction arrangement which are
excludable from gross income under Sections 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or
125 of the Code."

         Section 2. Amendment of Section 1.03 of the Existing Plan. Effective
January 1, 1997, the definition of "Eligible Employee" in Section 1.03 is
amended to delete the phrase, "as defined in Section 414(n) of the Code," and to
add a new sentence in its place to read as follows:

             "A `leased employee' is any person (other than an employee of the
             recipient) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient and
             any other person (`leasing organization') has performed services
             for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons
             determined in accordance with Code section 414(n)(6)) on a
             substantially full time basis for a period of at least one year,
             and such services are performed under primary direction or control
             by the recipient."

         Section 3. Amendment of Section 10.07(a) of the Existing Plan.
Effective January 1, 2000, Section 10.07(a) is amended to replace the word "or"
before "(iii)" with a comma, and to add a new phrase at the end of the paragraph
to read as follows:

             ", or (iv) a hardship distribution described in Code Section
             401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV)."
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         Section 4. Amendment of Section 17.07 of the Existing Plan. Effective
January 1, 2001, Section 17.07 is amended to add the phrase, "and, effective
January 1, 2001, amounts not includable in gross income by reason of Code
section 132(f)(4)," at the end.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this instrument this
______ day of ___________ , 2003.

                                            STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.

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                                            Wayne R. Parker
                                            Senior Vice President, Human
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                             EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE
                             STERLING CHEMICALS ESOP

         WHEREAS, Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (the "Corporation") currently
maintains its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Existing Plan");

         WHEREAS, Section 9.1 of the Existing Plan authorizes and empowers the
Chief Executive Officer to adopt amendments that do not materially increase the
costs or obligations of participating employers under the Existing Plan;

         WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to amend the Existing Plan in order to
meet the requirements of the IRS for a determination letter;

         WHEREAS, the Corporation has determined that amending the Existing Plan
to reflect the desired changes will not materially increase the costs and
obligations of participating employers;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Existing Plan is amended, effective as of dates
specified below, as follows:

         Section 1. Amendment of Section 1.30 of the Existing Plan. Effective
January 1, 1997, Section 1.30 is amended to read as follows:

             "1.30 `Leased Employee' means any person (other than an employee of
             the recipient) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient
             and any other person ("leasing organization") has performed
             services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related
             persons determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a
             substantially full time basis for a period of at least one year,
             and such services are performed under primary direction or control
             by the recipient."

         Section 2. Amendment of Section 4.4(g) of the Existing Plan. Effective
as of August 21, 1996, Section 4.4(g) is amended to replace the reference to
"Code Section 415(b)(1)(A)" with a reference to "Code Section 415(c)(1)(A)."

         Section 3. Amendment of Section 12.2(c) of the Existing Plan. Effective
as of August 21, 1996, Section 12.2(c) is amended to replace the clause,
"provided, however, that the Employer may not elect to include a plan in such
group if its inclusion would cause the group to fail to meet the requirements of
sections 401(a)(4) or 410 of the Code," with the clause, "provided, however that
such group would continue to meet the requirements of Code sections 401(a)(4)
and 410 with such plan begin taken into account."
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this instrument this
______ day of ___________ , 2003.

                                          STERLING CHEMICALS, INC.

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                                          Richard K. Crump
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

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