SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 6, 2002
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              A M C A S T  I N D U S T R I A L  C O R P O R A T I O N
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



              Ohio                        1-9967               31-0258080
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(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
         Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


   7887 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, Ohio                45459
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code           (937) 291-7000
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

Effective August 6, 2002, Casting Technology  Company, a partnership  consisting
of two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Amcast Industrial Corporation, and Bank One,
NA entered into a First Amendment to the Credit  Agreement dated August 26, 1999
between the partnership and Bank One, NA which, among other things, extended the
maturity  date of the  revolving  credit  facility  and  term  loan  made to the
partnership by Bank One, NA to September 14, 2003. A copy of the First Amendment
is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      Exhibits

         The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form 8-K:

         10.1     First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 6, 2002,
                  among Casting Technology Company and Bank One, NA.


                               S I G N A T U R E S

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                 AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION


Date:    9/18/2002                               By: /s/ F. J. Drew
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                                                 Francis J. Drew
                                                 Vice President, Finance





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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   Exhibit No.                Description
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     10.1                   First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated
                            August 6, 2002, among Casting Technology
                            Company and Bank One, NA.