SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



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


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2000


                                   MILACRON INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      DELAWARE            1-8475           31-1062125
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  (State or other      Commission File    (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of      Number)             Identification
  incorporation)                           No.)



2090 FLORENCE AVENUE, P.O. BOX 63716, CINCINNATI, OHIO        45206
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(address of principal executive offices)                  (ZIP Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 487-5000
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

                  On April 6, 2000  Milacron  Capital  Holdings  B. V., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Registrant,  completed a public offering of Eurobonds in
the value of 115  million  Euros  carrying  an  interest  rate of 7-5/8%  with a
maturity  of five  years.  The net  proceeds  of the  offering  will be used for
general  corporate  purposes,  including the repayment of $100 million of 7-7/8%
Notes maturing in May of 2000. A copy of the  Registrant's  Press Release issued
April 10, 2000 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
                  EXHIBITS.

         (c)  Exhibits:

         Exhibit
           NO.             DESCRIPTION

          99.1             Press Release issued by Milacron Inc. on
                           April 10, 2000





                                                 SIGNATURE

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.


                                     MILACRON INC.



Date:  April 12, 2000                 By:     /S/ ROBERT P. LIENESCH
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                                             Robert P. Lienesch
                                             Vice President-Finance
                                             and Treasurer and Chief
                                             Financial Officer