Exhibit 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and in connection with the quarterly report
on Form 10-Q of Buckeye Technologies Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended
March 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, David B. Ferraro, the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies that (1) the Report fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.

         This Certification is signed on April 30, 2004.




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                                           David B. Ferraro
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer