Exhibit 99.1

ASTREX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 99.1 Certification Purauant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,  as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbaanes-Oxley Act of 2002

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Michael McGuire, President and Chief Executive Officer of Astrex, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.The Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the quarterly and six month periods ended September 30, 2002 (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

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

November 11, 2002
	s/Michael McGuire
	Michael McGuire
	President and CEO

ASTREX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Exhibit 99.1 Certification Purauant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,  as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbaanes-Oxley Act of 2002

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, Joseph Looney, Chief Financial Officer of Astrex, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

1.The Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the quarterly and six month periods ended September 30, 2002 (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

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

November 11, 2002
	s/Joseph Looney
	Joseph Looney
	Chief Financial Officer

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