KMG Chemicals 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

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 this report of the KMG Chemicals, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 31, 2009, I, J. Neal Butler, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to 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 Company.

Date: March 12, 2009	/s/ J. Neal Butler
	J. Neal Butler
	Chief Executive Officer