EXHIBIT 99.2

                Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer
                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the
undersigned President of Ironton Iron, Inc. (the "Company") and Vice President
of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of INTERMET Corporation, which is the
owner of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company, hereby
certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the
Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Robert E. Belts
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Robert E. Belts
November 13, 2002






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