Exhibit 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of AKI Holding Corp. on Form 10-Q
for the  period  ending  September  30,  2003 as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  we, William J. Fox and
Kenneth A.  Budde,  the Chief  Executive  Officer and Chief  Financial  Officer,
respectively,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of  operation of AKI
Holding Corp.


/s/ William J. Fox
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William J. Fox
Chief Executive Officer
November 5, 2003


/s/ Kenneth A. Budde
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Kenneth A. Budde
Chief Financial Officer
November 5, 2003


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.