CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Amcast Industrial Corporation (the
"Issuer") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Byron O. Pond, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

The 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

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

By: /s/ Byron O. Pond
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   Byron O. Pond
   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
   November 13, 2002