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<LEGEND>                            
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC. INCLUDED IN ITS
FORM 10-Q FOR THE  QUARTER  ENDED  SEPTEMBER  30, 1996 AND ITS FORM 10-Q FOR THE
QUARTER ENDED  SEPTEMBER 30, 1995, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE
TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>                           
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<FN>
<F1>   Pro forma for 1995.  See Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial 
       Statements.
</FN>