SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                            FORM 8-K


                         CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     June 7, 1996    


                             SPARTECH CORPORATION                          
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                  1-5911                43-0761773        
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission            (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)   

   

 7733 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 1450, Clayton, Missouri                 63105   
 (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code) 



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (314) 721-4242    












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                      SPARTECH CORPORATION

                            FORM 8-K


Item 5.  Other Events

     On June 10, 1996, Spartech Corporation ("the Company") announced that
it signed an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase the net assets of
the extrusion, color and molding divisions of Hamelin Group Inc. (Hamelin).

     Hamelin is a leading manufacturer of extruded plastic sheet, color
concentrate and molded food packaging, industrial & housewares products and
is based in Montreal, Canada.  It has two extruded sheet plants, one color
concentrate facility and three molding operations located in Canada and a
molding operation located in the United States.

     The acquisition will be financed through a combination of additional
borrowings and a common stock equity offering of the Company.  It is expected
that the Company's debt to equity ratio will continue to be approximately
one-to-one after the transaction is completed.  

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     Exhibits

     2 Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement between Spartech Corporation,
       Hamelin Group Inc., Hamelin Industries Inc., Robert Hamelin and
       Hamro Group, Inc. dated June 7, 1996.

     99 Spartech press release dated June 10, 1996.





















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                           SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                          SPARTECH CORPORATION      



Date    June 19, 1996                   By /S/ Randy C. Martin           
                                      Randy C. Martin
                                      Vice President-Finance and
                                      Chief Financial Officer



































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