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Intermet Names R. Scott Bleeks General Manager of Foundry

15 February 1999

Intermet Names R. Scott Bleeks General Manager of Foundry

    TROY, Mich., Feb. 15 -- Intermet Corporation
announced today that R. Scott Bleeks has been named general manager of the
Intermet Ironton Foundry located in Ironton, Ohio.
    C. James Peterson, Intermet group vice president, said Bleeks will be
responsible for operations at the foundry.  "Scott brings a wide range of
technical skills to Intermet's foundry group," said Peterson.  "His extensive
background in total quality management and profit and loss strategy will
benefit Intermet and also our customers, who are increasingly relying on
component suppliers to deliver a complete product package."
    Bleeks comes to Intermet with over 20 years of experience, primarily in
the iron foundry management environment.  Most recently he was the site leader
for the Phoenix Project at Harvard Industries.  Prior to that, he was the
plant manager at the Hayes Albion Company, also part of Harvard Industries.
Hayes Albion is a high-production ductile iron foundry in Tiffin, Ohio, which
provides castings to the automotive industry.
    Bleeks earned a BA degree in business administration from Alma College in
Alma, Michigan.
    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 6,900 employees at
nineteen operating locations in North America and Europe.  Intermet'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.