EXHIBIT 32.1



                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                           PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350

In connection with the Form 10-K (the "Report") of Ferro Corporation (the
"Company") for the period ending December 31, 2004, I, James F. Kirsch, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify 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.





/s/ James F. Kirsch
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James F. Kirsch
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: March 31, 2006