TRIPLE S PLASTICS INC
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                                                               EXHIBIT 10.8
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                            EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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        This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered
   into as of the 13th day of July, 2000, by and between Daniel B.
   Canavan ("Employee") and Triple S Plastics, Inc.,  a Michigan
   corporation (the "Company").

                                 WITNESSETH:

        WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of
   Merger, dated as of July 13, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), with Eimo
   Oyj, a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Finland
   ("Parent") and Spartan Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
   wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which
   Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, with the Company
   being the surviving corporation in such merger (the "Merger");

        WHEREAS, Employee has a significant equity position in the
   Company which will be converted into a significant equity position in
   Parent upon consummation of the Merger, at which point the Company
   will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;

        WHEREAS, as a result of Employee's status as a senior executive
   of the Company and as a major equity holder of Parent upon
   consummation of the Merger, the Merger Agreement provides that,
   simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Merger
   Agreement, the Company and Employee shall have entered into this
   Agreement providing for the continued employment of Employee by the
   Company following the consummation of the Merger on the terms and
   conditions set forth herein; and

        WHEREAS, Employee is willing to accept such continued employment
   with the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions
   hereinafter set forth;

        NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the above premises,
   the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other
   good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency
   of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the consummation of
   the Merger, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

        1.   EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES.

             (a)  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
   Agreement, the Company shall employ Employee, and Employee shall serve
   the Company, as Executive Vice President.

             (b)  At all times during the term hereof, Employee shall,
   for the benefit of the Company, use his skills, knowledge and
   specialized training to perform the duties and exercise the powers,
   functions and discretions incident to his office or which from time to
   time, consistent with such position may be assigned to or vested in







   him by the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), in an
   efficient and competent manner and on such terms and subject to such
   restrictions as the Board may from time to time impose.

             (c)  At all times during the term hereof, Employee shall
   during working hours, devote the whole of his time, attention and
   ability to his duties hereunder at the Company's offices in Kalamazoo
   County, Michigan (except for reasonable travel in connection with the
   exercise of such duties), and Employee shall not be required to
   relocate to any other location.

             (d)  At all times during the term hereof, Employee shall
   comply with all reasonable requests, instructions and regulations made
   by the Board and give to Company such explanations, information and
   assistance as the Board may reasonably require.

             (e)  At all times during the term hereof, Employee shall
   faithfully serve the Company to the best of his ability and use his
   best efforts to promote the interests of the Company.

             (f)  At all times during the term hereof, Employee agrees to
   be a full-time employee of the Company and to devote his full and
   exclusive time, energy and skill to the business of the Company, and
   to the fulfillment of Employee's obligation under this Agreement.  In
   addition to the foregoing and not in limitation thereof, during the
   term hereof, Employee shall not carry on, engage in, or otherwise be
   interested in, directly or indirectly, any other business or activity
   that is competitive with the activities and business of the Company,
   that is of a nature similar to the Company's business, that would
   result in a conflict of interest with the Company's business, or that
   would materially affect Employee's ability to perform his duties as
   set forth in this Agreement.  Moreover, Employee shall not take part
   in any activities detrimental to the Company's best interest.  Nothing
   in this subsection (f) shall preclude Employee from serving as a
   director of other corporations in accordance with subsection (g)
   below.

             (g)  Employee may serve as an outside director on a maximum
   of three (3) boards of directors; provided, however, that the
   directorships are disclosed to the Board and that such service does
   not constitute a conflict of interest or otherwise materially affect
   Employee's ability to perform his duties under this Agreement.  Any
   new directorships commencing after the Effective Time must be approved
   by the Board of Directors, which approval will not be unreasonably
   withheld.  In the event the Board determines Employee's service as an
   outside director fails to satisfy any of the provisions of this
   subsection, it shall notify Employee of the issue and its
   determination in writing, and Employee shall thereafter have ninety
   (90) days in which to remedy the issue.  It is understood that service
   on the boards of affiliated or related entities shall constitute
   service on only one board of directors for purposes of this provision.


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   This provision shall in no way limit Employee from serving as a
   director of any non-profit or charitable organization.

        2.   TERM.

             As of the date hereof, Employee is employed by the Company.
   Employee's existing employment arrangements with the Company are
   expected to continue until the Effective Time (as defined in the
   Merger Agreement).  Thereafter, Employee's term of employment pursuant
   to this Agreement shall commence, and, unless earlier terminated as
   set forth herein, shall end on the second (2nd) anniversary of the
   Effective Time.  In the event the Merger Agreement is terminated for
   any reason, this Agreement will simultaneously be terminated and shall
   have no force and effect.  Either the Company or Employee may
   terminate Employee's employment under this Agreement at any time by
   two weeks prior written notice to the other. Employee acknowledges and
   agrees that after the Company's receipt of any notice of termination
   from the Employee, the Company may, at its sole option, elect an
   earlier effective date for the termination of Employee's employment by
   giving written notice of such earlier date to Employee at any time
   prior to the date of termination initially established by Employee,
   provided, however, that any post termination payments or benefits due
   shall be measured from the date Employee initially established for
   termination.

        3.   COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.

             (a)  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, as base
   compensation for Employee's services, the Company shall pay Employee
   from the Effective Time until March 31, 2001, the same base salary
   that Employee is currently receiving as of the date of execution of
   this Agreement (the "Initial Base Salary") payable monthly; from April
   1, 2001, for the balance of the term of this Agreement, the Company
   shall pay Employee a base salary at a rate of 70% of the Initial Base
   Salary, payable monthly; it being agreed, however, that Employee's
   salary shall be subject to all withholdings pursuant to applicable law
   or regulation.  Employee's base salary shall be payable to Employee on
   the regularly reoccurring pay period established by the Company, but
   in no event in less than bi-weekly installments.

             (b)  In addition to the base salary provided in subsection
   (a) above, (i) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, Employee
   shall receive an incentive bonus payable in accordance with the terms
   of the Company's Share the Success Plan, as in effect on the date of
   this Agreement; and (ii) for each fiscal year beginning on and after
   April 1, 2001, Employee shall receive an incentive bonus to be based,
   calculated and declared by the Board as it may in its discretion
   determine; provided, however, that the maximum bonus that may be paid
   pursuant to subsection (b)(ii) above shall be 30% of the base salary
   for the applicable bonus period.  Any bonus paid hereunder shall be
   subject to all withholdings pursuant to applicable law or regulation.


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             (c)  Employee hereby acknowledges that Employee may be
   required to work beyond standard working hours in order to perform his
   duties hereunder.  Employee shall not be entitled to compensation for
   overtime or extra hours worked in performance of his duties hereunder
   except as required by law.

             (d)  In addition to the compensation described in this
   Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement by the Company
   for all actual, reasonable and direct expenses incurred by him in the
   performance of his duties hereunder, provided such expenses are
   properly characterized as being business expenses, and further
   provided that such expenses were incurred only in accordance with the
   policies and procedures established by the Company from time to time.
   Employee shall provide the Company with written documentation of such
   expenses in form complying with the records required of the Company by
   the Internal Revenue Service and appropriate state authorities for tax
   deductibility purposes in such cases, and reimbursement for each item
   of approved expense shall be made within a reasonable time after
   receipt by Company of the written documentation thereof.

             (e)  Employee shall have the right to participate in any and
   all employee benefit programs established or maintained by the Company
   from time to time, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such
   employee benefit programs, including, without limitation, such medical
   or dental plans as may be established from time to time by the
   Company.  To the extent Employee participates in such programs,
   Employee shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth
   therein.  In no event shall the level of benefits be decreased, except
   when such benefits are decreased for all executive officers of the
   Company on the same basis.  Benefits shall include the following:

                  (i)  Participation in the Company's health,
        hospitalization, medical and dental insurance programs for
        Employee, his spouse, and legal dependents, subject to and in
        accordance with applicable laws.

                 (ii)  Participation in any Company retirement and/or
        pension program in which any of the Company's executive officers
        participate.

                (iii)  Long term and short term disability insurance at
        levels applicable to the Company's executive officers, fully paid
        by the Company.

                 (iv)  Four (4) weeks annual paid vacation, plus such
        paid time off and  holidays as are provided to all executive and
        management personnel.

                  (v)  All membership dues, initiation fees, and other
        dues and fees in connection with Employee's membership in the
        Kalamazoo Country Club and the Beacon Club.  In addition, the
        Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable entertainment

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        expenses and costs Employee incurs for the benefit of the Company
        in connection with such memberships, in accordance with the
        Company's policies and practices.

                 (vi)  Life insurance in the amount two million dollars
        ($2,000,000); the beneficiary of such insurance shall be
        designated by Employee.

                (vii)  Participation in the Company's Share the Success
        Plan through March 31, 2001, and thereafter in any incentive
        bonus program made available by the Company.

               (viii)  Participation in the Company's non-qualified
        Salary-Reduction Deferred Compensation Plan; provided that the
        annual Company contribution made on Employee's behalf shall not
        be less than the contribution made on Employee's behalf for the
        fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.

                 (ix)  All membership dues in one airline club.

                  (x)  An automobile allowance of one thousand dollars
        ($1,000) per month.

        4.   ILLNESS, INJURY OR INCAPACITY OR DEATH DURING EMPLOYMENT.

             (a)  If by reason of illness, injury or incapacity, Employee
   is unable, despite reasonable accommodation, to perform his services
   or discharge his duties hereunder for a continuous period of six (6)
   months (excluding vacation, paid time off  and holiday time), or for 6
   months in any 12 month period, then upon [thirty (30)] days' prior
   notice, the Company may terminate the employment of Employee, and
   thereupon, Employee shall be paid his base salary and prorated bonus
   through the 30-day notice period.

             (b)  In the event of Employee's death, all obligations of
   the Company under this Agreement shall terminate other than Employee's
   rights with respect to the payment of that portion of the base salary
   and prorated bonus earned by Employee to the date of death, plus
   reimbursement of all pre-approved expenses that were reasonably
   incurred by Employee in performing his responsibilities and duties for
   the Company prior to and including such date.

        5.   OTHER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

             (a)  If the Company terminates Employee's employment
   hereunder With Cause (as hereinafter defined) or Employee resigns
   Without Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), all obligations of the
   Company to provide compensation and benefits under this Agreement
   shall cease, and Employee shall have no claim against the Company for
   damages or otherwise by reason of such termination.  The Company's
   election to terminate Employee's employment With Cause shall be
   without prejudice to any remedy the Company may have against Employee

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   for the breach or non-performance of any of the provisions of this
   Agreement. The Company agrees that Employee's election to terminate
   his employment hereunder for any reason shall not constitute a
   sufficient basis upon which the Company can terminate Employee's
   employment With Cause.

             (b)  If the Company terminates Employee's employment
   hereunder Without Cause (as hereinafter defined) or Employee
   terminates employment With Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), then
   Employee shall be entitled to continue to receive the following
   compensation and benefits for the lesser of six months or the balance
   of the term of this Agreement. beginning on the date of such
   termination:

                  (i)  Employee's base salary in effect at the time of
        such termination of employment, payable on the same basis as his
        salary was paid prior to such termination of employment.

                 (ii)  Incentive bonus payments equal to (A) the amount
        of bonus that would have been payable to Employee had Employee
        remained employed with the Company until the end of the fiscal
        year in which the termination of employment occurs but reduced on
        a pro rata basis based upon the period of time worked in such
        fiscal year.

                (iii)  Continued participation in the Company's benefit
        plans and programs described in Section 3(d) herein (other than
        those described in Sections 3(d)(iv),(v),(vi), and (vii), to the
        extent permitted by law.

                  (iv)  Payment of the accrued but unused vacation time of
        Employee as of the date of his termination of employment.

   In the event of a termination of employment pursuant to this Section
   5(b), Employee, and his covered spouse and dependents, will have the
   right to continue group health coverage under Sections 601-609 of the
   Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")
   ("COBRA"), and for purposes of this Agreement, the date of Employee's
   qualifying event, as defined in Section 603 of ERISA, shall be the
   last day of the twelve-month period following Employee's termination
   of employment.

             (c)  "With Cause" means the termination of employment
   resulting from any of the following:

                  (i)  any act or omission which constitutes a material
        breach by Employee of his obligations under this Agreement and
        which remains unremedied after thirty (30) days written notice
        from the Company to Employee of such breach.

                  (ii) the commission by Employee of a felony or any
        crime involving fraud or dishonesty, breach or violation of any

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        applicable U.S. federal or state or Finnish "insider trading" or
        related rules, regulations or laws, or insider securities laws.

                (iii)  the illegal use of controlled substances by the
        Employee, which materially interferes with the performance of his
        duties hereunder.

                 (iv)  the persistent failure or refusal of Employee to
        implement reasonable directives of the Board, which directives
        are consistent with the scope of Employee's duties hereunder;

                  (v)  the issuance of a final consent decree, cease and
        desist or similar order against Employee by a regulatory agency
        relating to material violations or alleged material violations of
        any Finnish, federal or state law or regulation governing the
        conduct of the business of the Company.

                 (vi)  a deliberate act or omission of a material nature
        by Employee (other than an act or omission resulting from the
        exercise by Employee of good faith business judgment) which
        materially impairs the financial condition or business reputation
        of the Company.

             (d)  "Without Cause" means the termination of Employee's
   employment by the Company for any reason other than those enumerated
   in subsection (c) above or in Section 4 of this Agreement.

             (e)  "With Good Reason" means Employee's termination of his
   employment with the Company as a result of:

                  (i)  A  material diminution in Employee's duties
        inconsistent with Employee's position as specified on the
        signature page hereof (or such other position to which he may be
        promoted).

                 (ii)  A reduction in the salary or employee benefits
        described in Section 3 herein.

                (iii)  Any other material breach of this Agreement by
        the Company, including the failure to pay Employee on a timely
        basis the amounts to which he is entitled under this Agreement,
        which breach is not cured within ten (10) business days after
        receipt by the Company of notice thereof.

             (f)  "Without Good Reason" means the Employee's termination
   of his employment with the Company for any reason other than (a) those
   enumerated in subsection (e) above or (b) a termination of Employee's
   employment pursuant to Section 4 hereof.





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        6.   EMPLOYEE'S OBLIGATIONS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

             Upon the termination of his employment hereunder for
   whatever reason Employee shall:

             (a)  Forthwith tender his resignation from any directorship
   or office he may hold in the Company, Parent or their respective
   subsidiaries or affiliates.

             (b)  Not at any time represent himself still to be connected
   or to have any connection with the Company, Parent or their respective
   subsidiaries or affiliates.

        7.   EFFECT OF TERMINATION.

             The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the
   termination of this Agreement and the termination of Employee's
   employment with the Company to the extent required to give full effect
   to the covenants and agreements contained herein.

        8.   CONFIDENTIALITY.

             (a)  Employee agrees that, both during the term of his
   employment and after the termination of his employment for any reason,
   Employee will hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the
   Company, and shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, except
   as authorized by the Company in connection with the performance of
   Employee's duties, any Confidential Information, as defined
   hereinafter, that Employee may have or acquire (whether or not
   developed or compiled by Employee and whether or not Employee has been
   authorized to have access to such Confidential Information) during the
   term of this Agreement.  The term "Confidential Information" as used
   in this Agreement shall mean and include any information, data and
   know-how relating to the business of the Company that is disclosed to
   Employee by the Company or known by him as a result of his
   relationship with the Company and not generally within the public
   domain (whether or not constituting a trade secret), including without
   limitation, the following information:

                  (i)  financial information, such as the Company's
        earnings, assets, debts, prices, fee structure, volumes of
        purchases or sales or other financial data, whether relating to
        the Company generally, or to particular products, services,
        geographic areas, or time periods;

                 (ii)  supply and service information, such as
        information concerning the goods and services utilized or
        purchased by the Company, the names or addresses of suppliers,
        terms of supply or service contracts, or of particular
        transactions, or related information about potential suppliers,
        to the extent that such information is not generally known to the
        public, and to the extent that the combination of suppliers or

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        use of a particular supplier, though generally known or
        available, yields advantages to the Company the details of which
        are not generally known;

                (iii)  marketing information, such as details about
        ongoing or proposed marketing programs or agreements by or on
        behalf of the Company, marketing forecasts or results of
        marketing efforts or information about impending transactions;

                 (iv)  personnel information, such as employees' personal
        or medical histories, compensation or other terms of employment,
        actual or proposed promotions, hiring, resignations, disciplinary
        actions, terminations or reasons therefor, training methods,
        performance, or other employee information;

                  (v)  customer information, such as any compilation of
        past, existing or prospective customers, customer proposals or
        agreements between customers and the Company, status of customer
        accounts or credit, or related information about actual or
        prospective customers; and

                 (vi)  information with respect to any corporate affairs
        that the Company agreed to treat as confidential.

   The term "Confidential Information" does not include information that
   has become generally available to the public by the act of one who has
   the right to disclose such information without violating any right of
   the Company or the client to which such information pertains.

             (b)  The covenant contained in this Section 8 shall survive
   the termination of Employee's employment with the Company for any
   reason for a period of two (2) years; provided, however, that with
   respect to those items of Confidential Information which constitute
   trade secrets under applicable law, Employee's obligations of
   confidentiality and non-disclosure as set forth in this Section 8
   shall continue to survive after said two (2) year period to the
   greatest extent permitted by applicable law.  These rights of the
   Company are in addition to those rights the Company has under the
   common law or applicable statutes for the protection of trade secrets.

        9.   NON-COMPETITION.

             Employee expressly covenants and agrees that during the term
   of his employment hereunder and for a period of two (2) years after
   termination of his employment for any reason, he will not, directly or
   indirectly, seek, obtain or accept a "Competitive Position" in the
   "Restricted Territory" with a "Competitor" of the Company (as such
   terms are hereafter defined).  For purposes of this Agreement, a
   "Competitor" of the Company means any business, individual,
   partnership, joint venture, association, firm, corporation or other
   entity engaged, wholly or partly, in the manufacture and sale of
   products that are the same as, or similar to, or competitive with, the

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   products provided by the Company; a "Competitive Position" means any
   employment with any Competitor of the Company whereby Employee will
   use or is likely to use any Confidential Information (as that term is
   defined in Section 8), or whereby Employee has duties for such
   Competitor that are the same as or substantially similar to those
   actually performed by his pursuant to the terms hereof; and the
   "Restricted Territory" means the following geographical area: the
   entire states in which the Company, its divisions or subsidiaries have
   a manufacturing facility, a 200-mile radius from any of the Company's
   or other affiliates' physical facilities, at the time of Employee's
   termination of employment with the Company.  Employee acknowledges and
   agrees that he has been or will be working within the Restricted
   Territory as defined above or has had or will have material contact
   with clients or actively sought prospective clients of the Company
   located within such areas.  The parties agree to review the
   geographical area included within the Restricted Territory from time
   to time at either party's request in order that the Restricted
   Territory may be reformed so that its coverage upon Employee's
   termination will extend only to the geographical area in which the
   Employee is working at such time, including any area where any
   operations performed, supervised or assisted in by the Employee are
   conducted and any area where customers or actively sought prospective
   customers of the Company with whom the Employee had material contact
   are present, any reformation to be evidenced only by written amendment
   to this Agreement.  Nothing contained in this Section 10 is intended
   to prevent Employee from investing in stock or other securities listed
   on a national securities exchange or actively traded on the over the
   counter market of any corporation that is a Competitor; provided,
   however, that Employee and members of his immediate family shall not,
   directly or indirectly, hold more than a total of five percent (5%) of
   all issued and outstanding stock or other securities of any such
   corporation.

        10.  NON-SOLICITATION OF CUSTOMERS.

             Employee agrees that he will not take any customer lists of
   the Company after leaving its employ and that he will, for so long as
   he is employed hereunder and for a period of two (2) years following
   termination of his employment for any reason, refrain from soliciting
   or attempting to solicit, directly or by assisting others, any
   business from any person, firm or entity which was a customer of the
   Company or was involved in actual negotiations with the Company over
   formation of a customer-supplier relationship at any time during the
   two (2) year period prior to Employee's termination of employment with
   the Company, if the Company is also then still engaged in such
   business.

        11.  NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES.

             Employee agrees that he will, for so long as he is employed
   hereunder and for a period of two (2) years after termination of his
   employment, refrain from recruiting or hiring, or attempting to

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   recruit or hire, directly or by assisting others, any other employee
   of the Company who is employed by the Company or any successor or
   affiliate of the Company.

        12.  TOLLING OF PERIOD OF RESTRAINT.

             Employee hereby expressly agrees that any violation of the
   restraints set forth in Sections 8 through 11 shall automatically toll
   and suspend the period of the restraint for the amount of time that
   the violation continues; PROVIDED, however, that in no event shall the
   duration of such tolling and suspension exceed two (2) years in the
   aggregate and further provided that such tolling and suspension shall
   be conditioned upon the Company taking appropriate action under this
   Agreement to enjoin or otherwise prevent a breach of this Agreement
   within a reasonable period of time after the Company discovers such
   breach.

        13.  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

             Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the
   restrictions contained in Sections 8 through 11 are fair and
   reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business
   interests of the Company.  Employee acknowledges that in the event
   Employee's employment with the Company terminates for any reason,
   Employee will be able to earn a livelihood without violating the
   restrictions contained in Sections 8 through 11 and that Employee's
   ability to earn a livelihood without violating such restrictions is a
   material condition to Employee's employment and continued employment
   with the Company.

        Employee hereby further acknowledges and agrees that each
   reference to the "Company" contained in Sections 9 through 12, this
   Section 13, and Section 14, shall be deemed to include Parent and any
   affiliate of Parent.

        14.  RIGHTS TO MATERIALS.

             All records, files, memoranda, reports, price lists,
   customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches, documents and the like
   (together with all copies thereof) relating to the business of the
   Company, which Employee shall use or prepare or come in contact with
   in the course of, or as a result of, his employment shall, as between
   the parties hereto, remain the sole property of the Company.  Upon the
   termination of his employment or upon the prior demand of the Company,
   he shall immediately return all such materials and shall not
   thereafter cause removal thereof from the premises of the Company.

        15.  WORKS MADE FOR HIRE.

             The Company and Employee acknowledge that in the course of
   Employee's employment by the Company, Employee may from time to time
   create for the Company copyrightable works.  Such works may consist of

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   manuals, pamphlets, instructional materials, computer programs, films,
   tapes or other copyrightable material, or portions thereof, and may be
   created within or without the Company's facilities and before, during
   or after normal business hours.  All such works related to or useful
   in the business of the Company are specifically intended to be works
   made for hire and shall be the property of the Company, and Employee
   shall cooperate with the Company in the protection of the Company's
   copyrights therein and, to the extent deemed desirable by the Company,
   the registration of such copyrights.

        16.  DISCOVERIES.

             Employee agrees that any inventions, discoveries or
   improvements that Employee may develop or conceive during the course
   of Employee's employment shall be the sole property of the Company.
   Employee agrees to promptly disclose to the Company in writing all
   such inventions, discoveries and improvements, whether directly or
   indirectly related to the business of the Company or whether made
   solely by the Employee or in conjunction with others.  At the
   Company's request and expense, both during and after Employee's
   employment, Employee will promptly execute a specific assignment of
   title to the Company (or any specified member thereof) of each
   invention, discovery or improvement described in the preceding
   paragraph, and perform all other acts reasonably necessary to enable
   the Company to secure a patent therefor in the United States and in
   foreign countries and to maintain, defend and assert such patents.
   This obligation shall survive the termination or expiration of this
   Agreement.

        17.  SEVERABILITY.

             Except as noted below, should any provision of this
   Agreement be declared or determined by any court of competent
   jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the
   validity of the remaining parts, terms or provisions of this Agreement
   shall not be affected thereby and the invalid or unenforceable part,
   term or provision shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement.
   The covenants set forth in this Agreement are to be reformed pursuant
   to Section 18 if held to be unreasonable or enforceable, in whole or
   in part, and, as written and as reformed, shall be deemed to be part
   of this Agreement.

        18.  REFORMATION.

             If any of the covenants or promises of this Agreement are
   determined by any court of law or equity, with jurisdiction over this
   matter, to be unreasonable or unenforceable, in whole or in part, as
   written, Employee hereby consents to and affirmatively requests that
   said court reform the covenant or promise so as to be reasonable and
   enforceable and that said court enforce the covenant or promise as so
   reformed.


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        19.  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

             Employee understands, acknowledges and agrees that in the
   event of a breach or threatened breach of any of the covenants and
   promises contained in Sections 8 - 11 and 14 - 16, the Company will
   suffer irreparable injury for which there is no adequate remedy at law
   and the Company will therefore be entitled to injunctive relief
   enjoining said breach or threatened breach.  Employee further
   acknowledges, however, that the Company shall have the right to seek a
   remedy at law as well as or in lieu of equitable relief in the event
   of any such breach.

        20.  NO SET-OFF OR MITIGATION.

             The payments or benefits payable to or with respect to
   Employee or his beneficiary pursuant to this Agreement shall not be
   reduced by the amount of any claim of the Company against Employee or
   any debt or obligation of Employee owing to the Company.  No payments
   or benefits payable to or with respect to Employee pursuant to this
   Agreement shall be reduced by any amount Employee may earn or receive
   from employment with another employer or from any other source.

        21.  ASSIGNMENT.

             The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall inure to
   the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and
   assigns, and upon Employee and his heirs and personal representatives.
   The term "Company" as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to
   include the successors and assigns of the original or any subsequent
   entity constituting the Company as well as any and all divisions,
   subsidiaries, or affiliates thereof.

        22.  WAIVER.

             The waiver by any party to this Agreement of a breach of any
   of the provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed
   as a waiver of any subsequent or simultaneous breach.

        23.  APPLICABLE LAW AND MUTUAL SUBMISSIONS.

             This Agreement has been entered into in and shall be
   governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Michigan.

        24.  HEADINGS AND CAPTIONS.

             The headings and captions used in this Agreement are for
   convenience of reference only, and shall in no way define, limit,
   expand or otherwise affect the meaning or construction of any
   provision of this Agreement.




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        25.  NOTICE.

             Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to
   this Agreement shall be deemed sufficiently given when delivered in
   person or when deposited in the United States mail, first class
   postage prepaid.

        26.  GENDER.

             All pronouns or any variations thereof contained in this
   Agreement refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or
   plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.

        27.  RIGHT TO ARBITRATION.

             Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
   Employee's employment by the Company, or the termination thereof, or
   this Agreement, or the breach thereof (including, without limitation,
   any claim that any provision of this Agreement or any obligation of
   Employee is illegal or otherwise unenforceable or voidable under law,
   ordinance or ruling or that Employee's employment by the Company was
   illegally terminated) shall be settled by arbitration at the office of
   the American Arbitration Association in Chicago, Illinois, in
   accordance with the United States Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C., Section 1 et
   seq.) and the rules of the American Arbitration Association.  Company
   and Employee each consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction
   and venue of the trial courts of the State of Michigan, and also to
   the personal jurisdiction and venue of the United States District
   Court for the District of Michigan which includes the City of
   Kalamazoo for purposes of enforcing this provision.  All awards of the
   arbitration shall be binding and non-appealable except as otherwise
   provided in the United States Arbitration Act.  Judgment upon the
   award of the arbitrator may be entered in any court having
   jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitration shall take place at a time
   noticed by the American Arbitration Association regardless of whether
   one of the parties fails or refuses to participate.  The arbitrator
   shall have no authority to award punitive damages, but will otherwise
   have the authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of
   competent jurisdiction could order or grant, including, without
   limitation, specific performance of any obligation created under this
   Agreement, the issuance of an injunction or other provisional relief,
   or the imposition of sanctions for abuse or frustration of the
   arbitration process.  The parties shall be entitled to engage in
   reasonable discovery, including a request for the production of
   relevant documents.  Depositions may be ordered by the arbitrator upon
   a showing of need.  The foregoing provisions shall not preclude the
   Company from bringing an action in any court of competent jurisdiction
   for injunctive or other provisional relief as the Company may
   determine is necessary or appropriate.




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        28.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

             This Agreement, together with any exhibits attached hereto,
   constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and Employee with
   respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and, at the Effective
   Time of the Merger, shall supersede any prior agreements or
   understandings between the Company and Employee with respect to such
   subject matter.  No amendment or waiver of this Agreement or any
   provision hereof shall be effective unless in writing signed by both
   of the parties.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
   to be executed, under seal, as of the day and year first above
   written.


                                 COMPANY:

                                 TRIPLE S PLASTICS, INC.


                                 By: /s/ A. Christian Schauer
                                     --------------------------------
                                 Its: Chief Executive Officer


   Attest: ________________________

   By:  /s/ Marlan R. Smith
       ----------------------------



        [CORPORATE SEAL]


                                      EMPLOYEE:


                                      /s/ Daniel B. Canavan
                                      -----------------------------------
                                      Daniel B. Canavan






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