EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of RPM
International Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify,
to such officer's knowledge, that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended May 31, 2003 (the "Form 10-K") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in the Form
10-K.

Dated:  August 29, 2003                 /s/ Frank C. Sullivan
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                                        Frank C. Sullivan
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer



                  The foregoing Certification is being furnished solely pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-K or as
a separate disclosure document.