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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 MARCH 31, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>                           
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                      DEC-31-1997         
<PERIOD-START>                         JAN-01-1997         
<PERIOD-END>                           MAR-31-1997         
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<SECURITIES>                                     0                   
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<DEPRECIATION>                                 694                 
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<FN>
<F1> Restated in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
     128 "Earnings Per Share" which was adopted retroactively as of December 31,
     1997.
<F2> The March 31, 1997 figure has been corrected to properly reflect only trade
     notes and accounts receivable.

     


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