Exhibit 99.2


                            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, Inc. and AKI Holding Corp.
(collectively,  the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2003
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Kenneth A. Budde, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, 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 the
     Company.


/s/ Kenneth A. Budde
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Kenneth A. Budde
Chief Financial Officer
May 14, 2003