EXHIBIT 32(b)
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                            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 Harsco Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Salvatore D.
Fazzolari, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

            (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/ Salvatore D. Fazzolari
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Salvatore D. Fazzolari
Chief Financial Officer

March 10, 2005


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Harsco Corporation and will be retained by Harsco Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.