EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of Metallurg, Inc. ("Metallurg"),
hereby certifies on the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350(a), as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 ("Form 10-Q"),
filed concurrently herewith by Metallurg, fully complies with the requirements
of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and that the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
Metallurg.


Date: November 10, 2003

                                                /s/ Heinz C. Schimmelbusch
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                                            Heinz C. Schimmelbusch
                                            Chief Executive Officer