EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     The undersigned officer of Wellman, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies
that the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2004 (the "Report"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as
applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and that the information
contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company. This certification is
provided solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed to be a
part of the Report or "filed" for any purpose whatsoever.

Date: March 15, 2005


                                        /s/ Thomas M. Duff
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                                        Chief Executive Officer