Exhibit 32.1

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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350

In connection with the Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of Ferro Corporation (the “Company”)

[Name of Report] [Name of Company]

for the period ending March 31, 2004, I, Hector R. Ortino , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

[Date] [Name of Officer] [Title]

of the Company, certify 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 operations of the Company.

/s/ Hector R. Ortino

Hector R. Ortino

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 7, 2004

(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 operations of the Company.