Exhibit 99.2



                            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 Valhi, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  on the  date  hereof  (the  "Report"),  I,  Bobby D.  O'Brien,  Vice
President,  Chief  Financial  Officer and  Treasurer  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:

(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 result of operations of the Company.



/s/  Bobby D. O'Brien
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Bobby D. O'Brien
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
March 18, 2003