Exhibit 25.1

                                                                      

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D. C.  2054
                                                   

                                 FORM T-1

                        STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
               A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
                                                 
                  CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                  ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                      SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
                                                 

                        THE CHASE MANHATTAN 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)
                                                  
                        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)

                                                  
                            Debt Securities
                  (Title of the indenture securities)
                                                  



                                 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

          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, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 
(see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement  
No. 333-06249, 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.  On July 14, 
1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase 
Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving 
corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

     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. 333-06249, 
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. On July 14, 1996, in 
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank 
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was 
renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

     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.  (On July 14, 1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical 
Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, 
the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

     8.  Not applicable.

     9.  Not applicable.

                                SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the 
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan 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 19th 
day of November, 1996.

                                 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
                                 
                                 By /s/ 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

                     The Chase Manhattan 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 September 30, 1996, 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 ......................................    $  11,095
   Interest-bearing balances ..............................        4,998
Securities:  
   Held to maturity securities                                     3,231
Available for sale securities .............................       38,078
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 .....................................        8,018
   Securities purchased under agreements to resell ........          731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loans and leases, net of unearned income ....      $130,513
   Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses ...         2,938
   Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve .......            27
   Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
   allowance, and reserve .................................      127,548
Trading Assets ............................................       48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases) ................................................        2,850
Other real estate owned ...................................          300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies ...................................           92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding ............................................        2,777
Intangible assets .........................................        1,361
Other assets ..............................................       12,204
TOTAL ASSETS ..............................................     $261,859
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                           LIABILITIES
Deposits
   In domestic offices .....................................     $80,163
   Noninterest-bearing ..........................      $30,596
   Interest-bearing .............................       49,567
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
   and IBF's ...............................................      65,173
   Noninterest-bearing ..........................    $ 3,616
   Interest-bearing .............................     61,557
   
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 ................................       14,594
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .........       14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ..................        2,200
Trading liabilities .......................................       30,136
Other Borrowed money:
   With a remaining maturity of one year or less ..........       16,895
   With a remaining maturity of more than one year ........          449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
   leases..................................................           49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding...        2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures .........................        5,471
Other liabilities .........................................       13,997

TOTAL LIABILITIES .........................................      246,001

Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus                     550

                            EQUITY CAPITAL

Common stock ..............................................        1,209
Surplus ...................................................       10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves ....................        4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities ..........................         (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .......           19

TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ......................................       15,308
                                                                  ______
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED 
   STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL ...............................     $261,859
                                                              ==========


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
                        THOMAS G. LABRECQUE    )