EXHIBIT 24

                              INTERMET CORPORATION

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         The undersigned directors of Intermet Corporation (the "Corporation")
hereby constitute and appoint Gary F. Ruff, Robert E. Belts, Alan J. Miller and
Mary Jo Karjala, and each of them, severally, their true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact with full power for and on their behalf to execute the
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004, including any and all amendments thereto, in their names, places and stead
in their capacity as directors and/or officers of the Corporation, and to file
the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the
Corporation under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This
Power of Attorney automatically ends as to each appointee upon the termination
of his or her service with the Corporation.

         In Witness Whereof, the undersigned have executed this instrument as of
June 10, 2005.



/s/ J. Patrick Crecine                       /s/ Julia D. Darlow
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J. Patrick Crecine                           Julia D. Darlow



/s/ Gary F. Ruff                             /s/ Norman F. Ehlers
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Gary F. Ruff                                 Norman F. Ehlers



/s/ John R. Horne                            /s/ Thomas H. Jeffs II
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John R. Horne                                Thomas H. Jeffs II



/s/ Charles G. McClure                       /s/ Richard A. Nawrocki
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Charles G. McClure                           Richard A. Nawrocki



/s/ Mitsunobu Takeuchi                       /s/ Pamela E. Rodgers
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Mitsunobu Takeuchi                           Pamela E. Rodgers