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Intermet Board Elects New Director

10 December 1998

Intermet Board Elects New Director

    TROY, Mich., Dec. 9 -- Byron O. Pond, Jr., chairman of
Indiana-based Arvin Industries, Inc., was elected to the Board of Directors of
Intermet Corporation .
    "Byron brings a wealth of experience in the automotive parts industry to
our board," said John Doddridge, chairman and chief executive officer of
Intermet.  "His leadership abilities and very extensive background will be a
tremendous benefit to us."
    Mr. Pond currently serves as chairman of the board of Arvin Industries.
Pond came to Arvin Industries in 1986 from Maremont Corporation, an automotive
components supplier in Chicago, when Maremont was acquired by Arvin
Industries.  He had served as Maremont's chairman, president and chief
executive officer prior to the acquisition.  In 1991 he was elected Arvin's
president and chief operations officer, serving in that position until 1993
when he was elected president and chief executive officer, a position he held
until May of this year.
    Pond serves on the Board of Directors of Cooper Tire and Rubber Company in
Findlay, Ohio and is current chairman of Motor Equipment Manufacturers
Association (MEMA), a leading worldwide trade association for automotive
original equipment and replacement component manufacturers.  He is a Michigan
native and holds a business degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
    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.  Intermet's internet
address is http://www.intermet.com.