EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BYRULE 13a-14(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 AND SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
1934 AND SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
In connection with the Annual Report of Greif, Inc. (the “Company”) onForm 10-K for the annual period ended October 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Gasser, the 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; 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: | December 23, 2009 | /s/ Michael J. Gasser | ||
| Michael J. Gasser, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Greif, Inc. and will be retained by Greif, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.