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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-K

Commission File Number 0-17028

IRONTON IRON, INC.

(248) 952-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock*
(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

As of June 30, 2003 none of the registrant’s common stock was held by non-affiliates of the registrant. Therefore, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $0. There were 23,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding and held by INTERMET Corporation as of June 30, 2003.

*Registered as a result of the reclassification of the registrant’s common stock, no par value, into Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, pursuant to an amendment to the registrant’s Articles of Incorporation filed on October 30, 1988, described in the registrant’s Form 8 to its Registration Statement on Form 10, dated November 3, 1988, previously filed with the Commission. See Item 1, “Business-General”.

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PART I

Item 1. Business

General

Ironton Iron, Inc. (“Ironton”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio on July 9, 1984. Until March 31, 2000, Ironton operated a foundry in Ironton, Ohio that manufactured and sold ductile iron castings for the transportation industry.

In October 1988, Intermet Foundries, Inc. (“IFI”), a Georgia corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of INTERMET Corporation (“INTERMET”), acquired, through a recapitalization, all of the outstanding common stock of Ironton. In connection with the recapitalization, IFI paid $2 million for 23,000 shares of newly issued common stock of Ironton and refinanced approximately $2.1 million of Ironton’s debt. As part of the recapitalization, Ironton issued a new class of non-voting Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock to the former holders of Ironton’s common stock in exchange for all of their common shares. The recapitalization was approved by a vote of the former common stockholders on October 24, 1988. On March 31, 1996, IFI was merged into INTERMET.

Because of Ironton’s continuing operational difficulties, customers representing a significant portion of its sales volumes informed INTERMET and Ironton in late 1999 that they decided to place their business with alternate sources. The foundry was an old facility and the cost to modernize would have further impacted already negative operating results. On December 7, 1999, INTERMET announced the closure of the Ironton facility. At December 31, 1999, Ironton adopted the liquidation basis of accounting. Operations at the foundry continued through first quarter of 2000 in order to fulfill customer needs. The foundry ceased operations at the end of the first quarter of 2000 and demolition of the plant was completed in the third quarter of 2001.

Financial Information about Segments

Ironton was a single operating unit with essentially one product line. Virtually all sales were made to one geographic area (United States). Thus, Ironton had only one reportable segment.

Products, Markets and Sales

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

Design, Manufacturing and Machining

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

Raw Materials

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

Cyclicality and Seasonality

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

Backlog

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

Competition

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

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Research and Development

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation.

Employees

Since the first quarter of 2001, Ironton no longer employed any salary or hourly employees.

Environmental Matters

Ironton’s operations have been subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. These regulations, which are implemented principally by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, govern the management of solid and hazardous waste, the discharge of pollutants into the air and into the surface and ground waters, and the manufacture, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous substances.

Ironton currently does not anticipate any environmental costs that would have a material adverse effect on its net liabilities in liquidation or its ability to liquidate its assets. However, there is no assurance that Ironton’s previous activities at its Ironton, Ohio site will not give rise to actions by governmental agencies or private parties which could cause Ironton to incur fines, penalties, damages, cleanup costs or other similar expenses.

Item 2. Properties

Ironton owned its foundry and offices located at 2520 South Third Street, Ironton, Ohio. The foundry and offices consisted of an aggregate of 514,000 square feet of buildings situated on 26 acres of land zoned for industrial use. Demolition of the foundry buildings was completed in the third quarter of 2001. Ironton continues to own the site.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Ironton is not currently a party to any legal proceedings associated with the former ordinary course of conduct of its business.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders of Ironton during the fiscal year.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

There is no established public trading market for Ironton’s common stock or Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. As of March 12, 2004 none of the registrant’s common stock was held by non-affiliates of the registrant. Therefore, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $0. As of this same date, there were 1,389 holders of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and INTERMET was the sole holder of the common stock. Ironton did not sell unregistered securities within the past three years.

As part of INTERMET’S 1988 purchase of Ironton, the previous common stockholders approved a recapitalization of Ironton. Under the recapitalization, the previous common stockholders each received an equivalent number of shares of newly issued Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock having a par value of $200 per share and dividend rights of $10 per share per year with an aggregate par value of $2,337,000. The preferred shares, by their terms, were to be redeemed at par value from cumulative net income, if any, in four annual installments beginning in 1993. Ironton incurred a cumulative net loss of $120.2 million since INTERMET purchased it in 1988 through December 31, 1999, the date Ironton adopted liquidation-based accounting.

Management believes that, when the plan for liquidation is complete, there will not be any assets available for distribution to its preferred or common stockholders and Ironton does not contemplate any such distributions. Therefore, the aggregate par value of the preferred stock, and related accumulated dividends, common stock, additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit were eliminated in connection with the adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting at December 31, 1999.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

See Ironton’s audited financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this report, excluding the financial statements and related notes, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in these sections, the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate” and “expect” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Ironton or its management, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including, but not limited to:

•		the ability of Ironton to liquidate its assets at the stated values,
•		the future costs that may be associated with the liquidation, including, but not limited to, environmental remediation work that may be required at Ironton’s property for which Ironton has no accrual,
•		other risks detailed from time to time in Ironton’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ironton does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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Plant Closure and Liquidation Update

The foundry ceased operations on March 31, 2000 and demolition of the plant was completed in the third quarter of 2001.

At December 31, 1999, Ironton had $7.8 million accrued for the remaining costs to be incurred as a result of the shutdown. During 2000 Ironton incurred $5.2 million for environmental remediation and demolition of the plant, and $1.0 million for severance and employee benefits for approximately 100 salaried employees. Ironton also paid $1.0 million in severance and employee benefits for approximately 500 union employees, an amount which was not previously accrued.

In 2001, Ironton incurred $1.5 million for professional fees for environmental remediation. We also paid out $0.4 million against an accrual for workers’ compensation. Additionally, we paid $842,000 in workers’ compensation and group insurance which were not previously accrued for and were recorded directly to the statement of deficiency.

In 2002, Ironton incurred $0.2 million for workers’ compensation claims, $0.3 million for health insurance, and $0.1 million for environmental remediation. Those amounts not accrued previously were recorded directly to the statement of deficiency.

In 2003, Ironton paid $0.1 million for workers’ compensation claims which were accrued for previously. We also accrued for an additional $0.4 million for future workers’ compensation claims. In addition, we incurred $0.2 million for health insurance which were not accrued previously and were recorded directly to the statement of deficiency. The “Accrued liabilities” of $0.5 million as of December 31, 2003 in the accompanying statements of net liabilities in liquidation are management’s estimate of the remaining costs for workers’ compensation.

Assets and Liabilities following the Plan for Orderly Shutdown

As a result of the plan for orderly shutdown, Ironton adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of December 31, 1999. The liquidation basis of accounting requires that assets and liabilities be stated at their estimated fair values. Accordingly, the statement of net liabilities in liquidation reflects assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values and estimated settlement amounts at December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002. The statement of net liabilities in liquidation has been presented on such basis to provide more relevant information. However, as a result of the plan for orderly shutdown, comparative information and certain other disclosures are not meaningful and have not been presented in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and accompanying financial statements.

Ironton’s remaining real property and machinery were segregated on the statement of net liabilities in liquidation as assets held for sale. Their balance was reduced from $0.9 million in 2002 to the estimated fair value of $0.4 million at December 31, 2003. The asset impairment charge of $0.5 million was recorded directly to the statement of deficiency.

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Guarantee of Debt

On June 13, 2002, INTERMET Corporation, Ironton’s parent company, issued $175 million of senior notes, which will mature in 2009. The senior notes are guaranteed by certain of INTERMET’s domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries including Ironton (“Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries”). In addition, Ironton, together with the other Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries, is a guarantor of an INTERMET $300 million secured revolving credit facility, as amended through Eighth Amendment, of which $70.0 million was unused as of December 31, 2003. The revolving credit facility was secured by, among others, a pledge and mortgage of Ironton’s assets. The guarantees are unconditional and joint and several.

On January 8, 2004, INTERMENT refinanced its $300 million secured revolving credit facility (as amended through Eighth Amendment) by entering into a First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for a $90 million revolving credit line and a $120 million term loan. Ironton continues to be a guarantor under this new INTERMET borrowing, and continues to pledge and mortgage all of its assets and secure INTERMET’s borrowing.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

This is no longer applicable as Ironton has ceased operations and is in liquidation

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Ironton Iron, Inc.
(In Process of Orderly Shutdown)

Statements of Net Liabilities in Liquidation
(in thousands of dollars)

     See accompanying notes.

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Ironton Iron, Inc.
(In Process of Orderly Shutdown)

Statement of Deficiency
(in thousands of dollars)

     See accompanying notes.

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Ironton Iron, Inc.
(In Process of Orderly Shutdown)

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003

1.     Background and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background and Summary of Significant Developments

Ironton Iron, Inc. (“Ironton”) was engaged in the production and sale of ductile iron castings, primarily for the transportation industry. INTERMET Corporation (“INTERMET”) owns all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Ironton.

During the fourth quarter of 1999, INTERMET’s board of directors authorized the closure of Ironton. On December 7, 1999, INTERMET’s management approved and announced its plan for the liquidation of Ironton. The decision to close this foundry was the principal reason for treating the assets as held for sale and valuing them at the estimated fair market value.

Operations at the foundry continued through the first quarter of 2000 in order to fill customer needs. The foundry ceased operations at the end of the first quarter 2000 and demolition of the foundry buildings was completed in the third quarter of 2001.

In 2003, Ironton paid $103,000 for workers’ compensation claims which were accrued for previously. We also accrued for an additional $369,000 for future workers’ compensation claims. In addition, we incurred $221,000 for health insurance which were not accrued previously and were recorded directly to the statement of deficiency. The “Accrued liabilities” of $481,000 as of December 31, 2003 in the accompanying statements of net liabilities in liquidation are management’s estimate of the remaining costs for workers’ compensation.

In the fourth quarter of 2003, after considering the current market conditions, we wrote down the carrying value of the remaining real property and machinery from $856,000 in 2002 to the estimated fair value of $341,000. This amount is included as “Assets held for sale” on the accompanying statement of net liabilities in liquidation at December 31, 2003. Management anticipates that the machinery will be sold or transferred to other INTERMET facilities.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States under the liquidation basis of accounting requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Ironton has made significant estimates relative to the valuation of all its assets and liabilities, including, among others, the fair value of assets held for sale. Actual results may differ from amounts estimated.

Basis of Accounting

Ironton adopted the liquidation basis of accounting as of December 31, 1999. The liquidation basis of accounting requires that assets and liabilities be stated at their estimated fair value. Accordingly, the statement of net liabilities in liquidation reflects assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values and estimated settlement amounts. Changes in the estimated liquidation value of assets and liabilities are recognized in the statement of deficiencies in the period in which such changes are known. The statement of net liabilities in liquidation has been presented on such basis to provide more relevant information. However, as a result of the adoption of the plan for liquidation, comparative information using accounting principles applicable to a going concern and certain other disclosures are not meaningful and have not been presented in the accompanying financial statements.

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Ironton Iron, Inc.
(In Process of Orderly Shutdown)

Notes to Financial Statements

2.     Income Taxes

INTERMET files a consolidated federal income tax return that includes Ironton. Ironton’s income tax provisions are calculated and reported as if Ironton filed a separate federal income tax return. During the year ended December 31, 2003, no provision for income tax benefit has been recorded as the income tax benefit for the losses incurred has been fully reserved. Deferred tax assets are fully reserved at December 31, 2003 and 2002.

3.     Related Party Transactions

INTERMET incurs various selling, general and administrative costs principally related to salaries, professional services, aircraft and occupancy, which are allocated to each of its subsidiaries, including Ironton. Based on INTERMET’s decision to close the Ironton foundry during 2000, no allocation was made to Ironton for the administrative expenses incurred during 2003.

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, outstanding aggregate advances from INTERMET to Ironton were $73.9 million and $73.6 million, respectively.

4.     Commitments and Contingencies

Ironton is not currently a party to any legal proceedings associated with the former ordinary course of conduct of its business.

5.     Guarantee of Debt

On June 13, 2002, INTERMET Corporation, our parent company, issued $175 million of senior notes, which will mature in 2009. The senior notes are guaranteed by certain of INTERMET’s domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries including Ironton (“Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries”). In addition, Ironton, together with the other Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries, is a guarantor of an INTERMET $300 million secured revolving credit facility, as amended through Eighth Amendment, of which $70.0 million was unused as of December 31, 2003. The revolving credit facility was secured by, among others, a pledge and mortgage of Ironton’s assets. The guarantees are unconditional and joint and several.

On January 8, 2004, INTERMENT refinanced its $300 million secured revolving credit facility (as amended through Eighth Amendment) by entering into a First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for a $90 million revolving credit line and a $120 million term loan. Ironton continues to be a guarantor under this new INTERMET borrowing, and continues to pledge and mortgage all of its assets and secure INTERMET’s borrowing.

Certain of INTERMET’s domestic subsidiaries (Intermet International, Inc., Intermet Holding Company, Transnational Indemnity Company, and Western Capital Corporation) and all of INTERMET’s foreign subsidiaries are not guarantors of the senior notes (“Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries had approximately $18.2 million of debt outstanding as of December 31, 2003.

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Report of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors and Shareholder
Ironton Iron, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of net liabilities in liquidation of Ironton Iron, Inc. (“the Company”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of INTERMET Corporation) as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the statement of deficiency for the year ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of INTERMET Corporation authorized the closure of the Company and on December 7, 1999, INTERMET’s management announced its plan for the liquidation of the Company. Accordingly, the Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective December 31, 1999.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net liabilities in liquidation of Ironton Iron, Inc. as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the statement of deficiency for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, applied on the basis described in the preceding paragraph.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the year covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us that is required to be included in our periodic Security Exchange Commission reports.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

As of March 12, 2004, the directors and executive officers of Ironton, their respective ages, positions, date of election and principal occupations were as follows:

Mr. Belts joined INTERMET as Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer in August of 2002 following 14 years with Detroit Diesel Corporation, a manufacturer of heavy-diesel engines. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Detroit Diesel from March 1998 to July 2002 and as Vice President of Finance and Controller from January 1995 to February 1998 before joining INTERMET. During 2002, Mr. Belts was elected as a Director and President of Ironton in August of 2002.

Mr. Miller joined INTERMET in July 1998 as Corporate General Counsel and was named Vice President and General Counsel in August 1999. He served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., an automotive parts supplier, from February 1987 to July 1998. Mr. Miller was elected as a Director and Secretary of Ironton in April of 2000 and as a Vice President of Ironton in 2002.

Mr. Wahowiak joined INTERMET as Corporate Controller in November 2001. He served as Corporate Controller of Freudenberg-NOK from February 1997 to November 1998 and Director of Financial Planning and M&A of Freudenberg-NOK from June 2000 to June 2001. Previously, he served as Vice President and Controller at Harsco Corporation’s IKG Industries division from November 1998 to June 2000. During 2002, Mr. Wahowiak was elected as a Director of Ironton in May of 2002.

There are no family relationships between or among any of the officers and directors of Ironton.

The term of office for each director commences with his election and continues until his successor is elected and qualified.

INTERMET Corporation, which owns all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Ironton, has adopted a written code of ethics which is applicable to our executive officer and chief financial officer, corporate controller, as well as applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees, including directors, officers and employees of its subsidiaries, such as Ironton. A copy of the INTERMET Corporation Code of Conduct is filed as Exhibit 14 to this filing and is also available free of charge at INTERMET’s website at www.intermet.com.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Ironton has paid no compensation or offered any benefits of any kind to its executive officers or members of the Board of Directors since its acquisition by IFI in 1988 (and subsequently by INTERMET).

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

As of March 12, 2004, none of the officers or directors of Ironton beneficially owned any of Ironton’s common stock, the only class of voting securities of Ironton. As of this same date, INTERMET Corporation, 5445 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Troy, Michigan 48098-2683, owned 23,000 shares of Ironton’s common stock (100% of the class).

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

See Note 3 to the Financial Statements, which are included in Item 8 of this report.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

INTERMET paid principal accountant fees for services provided to INTERMET and its subsidiaries. Based on INTERMET’s decision to close the Ironton foundry during 2000, no allocation was made to Ironton for the principal accountant fees incurred during 2003 and 2002.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

1. Financial Statements

			The following financial statements of Ironton are included in Item 8 of this report.
	•		Statements of Net Liabilities in Liquidation at December 31, 2003 and 2002
	•		Statement of Deficiency for the year ended December 31, 2003
	•		Notes to Financial Statements
	•		Report of Independent Auditors

	2.		Financial Statement Schedules
			Ironton has excluded the financial statement schedules required by Regulation S-X because the information required to be contained in them is not applicable.
	3.		Exhibits
			The following exhibits are filed with pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

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Ironton did not file any reports on Form 8-K for the fourth quarter of 2003.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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