Exhibit 32.1


                            Certification Pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


I, Gordon D. Harnett, President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby certify in
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge,

         1.    The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period
               ending September 26, 2003 (the "Periodic Report") fully complies
               with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
               Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)), and

         2.    The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents,
               in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company.

Dated: November 6, 2003            /s/ Gordon D. Harnett
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                                   Gordon D. Harnett
                                   President, Chairman of the Board and Chief
                                             Executive Officer