INTERMET Wins Toyota Supplier Recognition

TROY, Mich., April 2 -- INTERMET Corporation , one of the world's leading manufacturers of cast-metal automotive components, announced today that it has received two Certificate of Achievement awards from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc., (TMMNA). The quality and delivery performance awards were presented at the 2003 TMMNA Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony in Covington, Ky.

INTERMET's Decatur Foundry in Decatur, Illinois, earned the awards for meeting Toyota quality and delivery standards during 2002. The Decatur Foundry shipped over 330,000 ductile-iron engine-mount brackets to Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, with a zero PPM (parts per million) rejection rate and 100-percent on-time delivery.

"It is an honor to receive this recognition from one of our most valued customers," said Todd A. Heavin, INTERMET's vice president of Ferrous Metals operations. "INTERMET's commitment to product quality and delivery along with our philosophy of great customer service played a big part in being named one of Toyota's best suppliers. We look forward to continuing this performance well into the future."

With headquarters in Troy, Michigan, INTERMET Corporation is a manufacturer of powertrain, chassis/suspension and structural components for the automotive industry. INTERMET's strategy is to be the world's leading supplier of cast-metal automotive components. The company has approximately 6,000 employees at facilities located in North America and Europe. More information is available on the Internet at www.intermet.com .