Exhibit 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

     In  connection  with the Annual  Report of AKI,  Inc.  on Form 10-K for the
period ending June 30, 2004 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, Inc.


/s/ William J. Fox
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William J. Fox
Chief Executive Officer
August 31, 2004


/s/ Kenneth A. Budde
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Kenneth A. Budde
Chief Financial Officer
August 31, 2004


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.