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Intermet Names Joseph A. Mentz General Manager of Machining Plant

8 October 1998

Intermet Reaffirms Commitment to Value-Added Services - Names Joseph A. Mentz General Manager of Machining Plant

    TROY, Mich., Oct. 8 -- Intermet Corporation
announced today that Joseph A. Mentz has been named general manager of the
Intermet Machining plant located in Columbus, Georgia.
    James F. Mason, Intermet group vice president, said Mentz will be
responsible for the operation of the machining plant.  "Joe brings a wide
range of manufacturing and engineering experience to Intermet's machining
group," said Mason.  "His extensive background in lean manufacturing and total
quality management will be a plus for Intermet and especially for our
customers who are increasingly relying on component suppliers to deliver a
complete product package."
    Mentz comes to Intermet with over 20 years of management experience, most
recently as director of operations for Statesboro, Georgia-based Fisher-
Rosemount Petroleum, a division of Emerson Electric and a leading manufacturer
of precision flow measurement meters and valves for the petroleum industry.
Prior to that, Mentz was vice president of operations at Milford Fastening
Systems, located in Milford, Connecticut.
    Mentz holds a BS degree in administrative science from Central Connecticut
State University and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.
    With headquarters in Troy, Michigan, Intermet Corporation and its
subsidiaries design and manufacture precision iron and aluminum cast
components for automotive and industrial equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Intermet also produces precision machined components and manufactures cranes
and specialty service vehicles.  The company has more than 5,700 employees at
sixteen operating locations in North America and Europe.  The company's
internet address is http://www.intermet.com.
    This news release may include forecasts and forward-looking statements
about Intermet, its industry and the markets in which it operates.  Forward-
looking statements and the achievement of any forecasts or projections are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or denied.  Such risks and
uncertainties are fully detailed as a preface to the Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition in the Company's 1997 Annual Report for
the year ended December 31, 1997.