EXHIBIT 99.1



                                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


GEORGIA GULF COMPLETES CONDEA VISTA ACQUISITION
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     ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 1999 - Georgia Gulf Corporation (NYSE: GGC) today
announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of CONDEA
Vista's vinyl business for $270 million effective November 12, 1999. Georgia
Gulf's vinyls business now has annual production capacity of 3.1 billion
pounds of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), 2.7 billion pounds of vinyl resin and
875 million pounds of flexible and rigid compounds.
     Edward A. Schmitt, president and chief executive officer of Georgia Gulf
said, "This acquisition is an important step in our strategy to become a more
integrated manufacturer of chlorovinyl products. We believe we have completed
this transaction at the right time in the cycle and at the right price. We
are looking forward to a smooth transition as well as the opportunity to
serve an even broader market with more products and the flexibility of
shipping from multiple locations."
     The CONDEA Vista plants Georgia Gulf has acquired include: the VCM plant
in Lake Charles, Louisiana; a 50% joint venture interest in a VCM plant also
in Lake Charles; two vinyl resin plants located in Aberdeen, Mississippi and
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and three vinyl compound plants located in Aberdeen,
Mississippi; Jeffersontown, Kentucky; and Mansfield, Massachusetts.

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     Georgia Gulf's chlorovinyls and aromatics businesses will now have
operations in 12 locations encompassing 22 plants and will employ about 1,500
people.
     Georgia Gulf financed the acquisition, with the refinancing of certain
of its existing credit facilities, the proceeds from $200 million Senior
Subordinated 10 3/8% Notes due November 1, 2007, and a new $525 million
Senior Credit Facility. Proceeds from these financing facilities were also
used to purchase a cogeneration facility which was previously leased by the
Company. The new Senior Credit Facility is comprised of a $100 million
six-year revolving credit facility, a $225 million six-year term loan, and a
$200 seven-year term loan.

     Georgia Gulf Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta and listed on the
NYSE (GGC), is a major manufacturer and marketer of two highly integrated
lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. Georgia Gulf's chlorovinyls products
include chlorine, caustic soda, sodium chlorate, vinyl chloride monomer and
polyvinyl chloride resins and compounds. Georgia Gulf's primary aromatic
chemical products include cumene, phenol and acetone.
     This news release contains forward-looking statements subject to the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's assumptions
regarding business conditions, and actual results may be materially
different. Risks and uncertainties inherent in these assumptions include, but
are not limited to, future global economic conditions, industry production
capacity, and other factors discussed in the Securities and Exchange
Commission filings of Georgia Gulf Corporation, including the annual report
on form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the quarterly report on
form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999.


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