EXHIBIT 32.1

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

In connection with the Form 10-Q (the "Report") of Ferro Corporation (the
"Company")                      [Name of Report]   [Name of Company]
for the period ended September 30, 2003, I, Hector R. Ortino,
                             [Date]           [Name of Officer]
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify that
           [Title]

    (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/ Hector R. Ortino
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Hector R. Ortino
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Dated:   November 13, 2003
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