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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ethyl
Corporation ("the Company") for the period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
David A. Fiorenza, principal financial 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:

        (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.

By: /s/ D. A. Fiorenza
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David A. Fiorenza
Principal Financial Officer
May 9, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Ethyl Corporation and will be
retained by Ethyl Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.