Exhibit 25.1

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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C.  20549
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                       FORM  T-1

                    STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
           UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
          A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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      CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
       A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
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                     CHEMICAL BANK
     (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                   13-4994650
(State of incorporation                      (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                   identification No.)

270 Park Avenue
New York, New York                              10017
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

                     William H. McDavid
                      General Counsel
                      270 Park Avenue
                  New York, New York 10017
                    Tel:  (212) 270-2611
   (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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             Union Carbide Corporation
     (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

New York                                  13-14217301
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)            identification No.)


39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT                                06817-0001
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

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                  Debt Securities
            (Title of the indenture securities)
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                       GENERAL

Item 1.  General Information.

         Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

         (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising 
         authority to which it is subject.  New York State
         Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
         12110.

         Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
         Washington, D.C., 20551 and Federal Reserve Bank of New
         York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y.

         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington,
         D.C., 20429.

         (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate
         trust powers.

              Yes.


Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.

         If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe
         each such affiliation.

         None.



Item 16.  List of Exhibits

     List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of 
Eligibility.

     1.  A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as 
now in effect, including the Organization Certificate and the 
Certificates of Amendment dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 
1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982, February 28, 1985 and 
December 2, 1991 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection 
with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated 
by reference).

     2.  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to 
Commence Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection 
with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated 
by reference).

     3.  None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers 
being contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 
and 2.

     4.  A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see 
Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration 
Statement No. 33-84460, which is incorporated by reference).

     5.  Not applicable.

     6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of 
the Act (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with 
Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by 
reference).

     7.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, 
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising 
or examining authority.

     8.  Not applicable.

     9.  Not applicable.

                            SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 
1939, the Trustee, Chemical Bank, a corporation organized and 
existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused 
this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New 
York and State of New York, on the 16th day of June, 1995.

                            CHEMICAL BANK

                            By  R. Lorenzen        
                               R. Lorenzen
                               Senior Trust Officer




                        Exhibit 7 to Form T-1


                          Bank Call Notice

                       RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                           Chemical Bank
           of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
               and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
               a member of the Federal Reserve System,

            at the close of business March 31, 1995, in
    accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
    District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                   Dollar Amounts
             ASSETS                             in Millions

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and
  currency and coin .................................  $  5,797
  Interest-bearing balances .........................     5,523
Securities:  ........................................
Held to maturity securities..........................     6,195
Available for sale securities..........................  17,785
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
  agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
  bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
  and in IBF's:
  Federal funds sold ................................     2,493
  Securities purchased under agreements to resell ...        50
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income  $68,937
  Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses   1,898
  Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....    113
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
  allowance, and reserve ............................    66,926
Trading Assets ......................................    37,294
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
  leases)............................................     1,402
Other real estate owned .............................        99
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
  associated companies...............................       148
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
  outstanding .......................................     1,051
Intangible assets ...................................       512
Other assets ........................................     6,759

TOTAL ASSETS ........................................  $149,034
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                              LIABILITIES


Deposits
  In domestic offices ...............................  $44,882
  Noninterest-bearing .........................$14,690
  Interest-bearing ............................ 30,192
  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
  and IBF's ..........................................  32,537
  Noninterest-bearing .........................$   146
  Interest-bearing ............................ 32,391

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
  of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
  Federal funds purchased ............................. 10,587
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ......  3,083
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ..............    464
Trading liabilities ................................... 31,358
Other Borrowed money:
  With original maturity of one year or less ..........  7,527
  With original maturity of more than one year ........    914
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
  leases ..............................................     20
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding 1,054
Subordinated notes and debentures .....................  3,410
Other liabilities .....................................  5,986

TOTAL LIABILITIES .....................................141,822


                          EQUITY CAPITAL

Common stock ..........................................    620
Surplus ...............................................  4,501
Undivided profits and capital reserves ................  2,558
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities ......................   (476)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ...      9

TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ..................................  7,212
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED 
  STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL .......................... $149,034
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  I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the 
  above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
  Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
  structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
  authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
  belief.

                             JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI




  We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness 
  of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
  examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
  belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
  structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
  authority and is true and correct.


             WALTER V. SHIPLEY        )
             EDWARD D. MILLER         ) DIRECTORS
             WILLIAM B. HARRISON      )