EXHIBIT 32.1

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

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Annual Report of Weirton Steel Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each
of the undersigned, in the capacity and on the date indicated below, hereby
certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

      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/ D. Leonard Wise
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                                          D. Leonard Wise
                                          Chief Executive Officer
                                          May 17, 2004

                                          /s/ Mark E. Kaplan
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                                          Mark E. Kaplan
                                          President and Chief Financial Officer
                                          May 17, 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 Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. This certification
accompanies the Report and shall not be treated as having been filed as part of
Report.