SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report:                                        August 14, 2002
Date of earliest event reported:                       August 14, 2002


                           CORE MATERIALS CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware                               001-12505               31-1481870
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(State of Other Jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
of  Incorporation)                    File Number)           Identification No.)


800 Manor Park Drive, P.O. Box 28183
Columbus, Ohio                                                 43228-0183
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(Address of Principle Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (614) 870-5000
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          (Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





         The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into the filings of Core Materials Corporation
under the Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         All exhibits are furnished pursuant to Item 9.

         Exhibit
         Number   Exhibit
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         99(a)    Certification of James L. Simonton, Chief Executive Officer of
                  Core Materials Corporation, dated August 14, 2002, pursuant to
                  18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

         99(b)    Certification of Herman F. Dick, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
                  of Core Materials Corporation, dated August 14, 2002, pursuant
                  to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On August 14, 2002, James L. Simonton, Chief Executive Officer of Core
Materials Corporation (the "Corporation") and Herman F. Dick, Jr., Chief
Financial Officer of the Corporation, each furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission personal certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
Copies of the certifications are included in this Form 8-K as Exhibits 99(a) and
99(b)










                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       Core Materials Corporation
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                                                        (Registrant)





Date   08/14/02                 By      /s/   Herman F. Dick, Jr.
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                                              (Signature)

                                              Herman F. Dick, Jr.
                                     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer