Kemet (KEM) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Per-Olof Loof, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that, to my knowledge:

The accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

The information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of KEMET Corporation.

Date: August 3, 2012

/s/ PER-OLOF LOOF

Per-Olof Loof

Chief Executive Officer and Director

The foregoing certifications are being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and are not being filed as part of this report or as a separate disclosure document.