EXHIBIT 32.1

                   CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO 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  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q of  International
Specialty  Holdings Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended April 4,
2004 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the "Report"),  Sunil Kumar,  as President and Chief  Executive  Officer of the
Company and Neal E. Murphy, as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of the Company,  each hereby certifies,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the
best of his knowledge and belief:

       (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/ Sunil Kumar
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Name:   Sunil Kumar
Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:   May 18, 2004


 /s/ Neal E. Murphy
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Name:   Neal E. Murphy
Title:  Senior Vice President and
           Chief Financial Officer

Date:   May 18, 2004


     This  certification  accompanies  the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  be deemed  filed by the  Company  for  purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.