Exhibit 32a
                               ROGERS CORPORATION
                           CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Walter E.  Boomer,  Chairman of the Board of  Directors  and Chief  Executive
Officer,  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 Annual  Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual  period ended
     December 28, 2003 (the "Report")  fully complies with the  requirements  of
     Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 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/ Walter E. Boomer
         --------------------------------
         Walter E. Boomer
         Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
         March 12, 2004

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