Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Amcast Industrial Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) of our report
dated October 19, 2000, included in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Amcast Industrial Corporation.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Amcast Industrial
Corporation listed in item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement Number 33-2876 on Form S-8 dated November 27,
1987, in Registration Statement Number 33-18690 on Form S-8 dated December 21,
1987, in Registration Statement Number 33-28080 on Form S-8 dated April 11,
1989, in Registration Statement Number 33-28084 on Form S-8 dated April 11,
1989, in Registration Statement Number 33-38176 on Form S-8 dated December 20,
1990, in Registration Statement Number 33-28075 on Form S-3 dated April 11,
1989, in Registration Statement Number 33-61290 on Form S-8 dated April, 19,
1993, in Registration Statement Number 333-00133 on Form S-8 dated January 10,
1996, and in Registration Statement Number 333-89729 on Form S-8 dated October
26, 1999, of our report dated October 19, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form
10-K), and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the
financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of
Amcast Industrial Corporation and subsidiaries.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
November 13, 2000
Dayton, Ohio
