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    <documentType>4/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-02</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-09-03</dateOfOriginalSubmission><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000077597</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SPARTECH CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SEH</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001229607</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BUECHLER BRADLEY B</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>120 S. CENTRAL AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1700</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CLAYTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>63105</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT &amp; CEO</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>COMMON STOCK</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>79784</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>COMMON STOCK</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>7000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>BY GRANDCHILDREN</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>COMMON STOCK</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>5116</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>BY 401(K) PLAN</value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">On September 3, 2003, there was a mathmatical error in computing the amount of securities beneficially owned which resulted in the underreporting of 100 shares of common stock.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Randy C. Ridenhour, Power of
Attorney for Bradley B. Buechler</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-11-03</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

