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Clarion Technologies, Inc. Exhibit 10(v) to Form 10-K - 2003
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>AMENDMENT TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDMENT
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (&#147;Amendment&#148;) is made effective as of August 1, 2003, by
and between <B>WILLIAM BECKMAN</B> (&#147;Employee&#148;) and <B>CLARION TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.</B>, a Delaware corporation (&#147;Clarion&#148;). </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>RECITALS </FONT></H1>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Employee and Clarion Plastics Technologies, Inc. entered into an Employment
          Agreement dated March&nbsp;1,1999 (&#147;Employment Agreement&#148;). </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Clarion has assumed all of the assets and liabilities of Clarion Plastics
          Technologies, Inc., including the Employment Agreement, pursuant to an
          Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Bill of Sale dated December 31, 2001. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          Employee and Clarion have agreed to amend the Employment Agreement. </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          All terms used in this Amendment, not otherwise defined or amended, shall have
          the meaning given to them in the Employment Agreement. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <B><U>Amendment</U></B><U></U>. </FONT></P>

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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               Section 4.1 of the Employment Agreement is amended by changing the first
               sentence of that Section to read as follows: </FONT></P></TD>
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Subject
to adjustment as hereinafter provided, in consideration of Employee&#146;s performance of
all of his duties and responsibilities hereunder and his observance of all of the
covenants, conditions and restrictions contained herein, Employee shall be entitled to
receive a base salary of Two Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($285,000) per annum
beginning on August 1, 2003, payable in periodic installments in accordance with the
Company&#146;s payroll procedures in effect from time to time. </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=95%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
               All references in the Employment Agreement to Clarion Plastics Technologies,
               Inc., shall be amended to instead refer to Clarion Technologies, Inc. </FONT></P></TD>
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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          <B><U>Ratification</U>.</B> This Amendment is intended to modify only the
          paragraphs, provisions, and clauses of the Employment Agreement specifically
          identified in this Amendment and only to the extent specifically described in
          this Amendment. All other paragraphs, provisions, and clauses in the Employment
          Agreement not so modified remain in full force and effect as originally written. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above. </FONT></P>


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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Clarion Plastics Technologies, Inc.</B><BR><BR>
<BR>By: /s/ Edmund Walsh<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR><BR>/s/ William Beckman
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William Beckman</FONT></TD>
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