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

      In connection with the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of Katy  Industries,
Inc.  (the  "Company")  for the period  ending  March 31, 2005 as filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, C.
Michael Jacobi, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, 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/ C. Michael Jacobi
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C. Michael Jacobi
Chief Executive Officer
May 9, 2005

      A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or
other  document  authenticating,   acknowledging,   or  otherwise  adopting  the
signature  that  appears in typed form  within  the  electronic  version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Katy Industries,
Inc.  and  will be  retained  by Katy  Industries,  Inc.  and  furnished  to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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