EXHIBIT 99.1

     Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

     I, Louis V. Aronson II,  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of Ronson
Corporation (the "Registrant"), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with
respect to the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002
of the  Registrant,  as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on
August 14, 2002 (the "Report"), that, to the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Registrant.


                                              By:      /s/Louis V. Aronson II
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Louis V. Aronson II
                                                       President and
                                                       Chief Executive Officer

Date:     August 30, 2002

     This  certification  is made solely for purposes of 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350
and not for any other purpose.