EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
               SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Baldwin Technology Company, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 to be filed with
Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Gerald A. Nathe, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, 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 results of operations
            of the Company as of the dates and for the periods covered by the
            Report.

It is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Date: November 19, 2002             By: /s/ Gerald A. Nathe
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                                             Gerald A. Nathe
                                        Chief Executive Officer