Exhibit 32

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

          We hereby certify that this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, to the best of my knowledge, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Compass Minerals International, Inc.

	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: March 19, 2004	/s/ Michael E. Ducey
	Michael E. Ducey
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	/s/ Rodney Underdown
	Rodney Underdown
	Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

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