<ARTICLE>                          5
<LEGEND>                            
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC. INCLUDED IN ITS
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>                           
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<NAME>                             UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC.
<MULTIPLIER>                       1,000,000
                                        
                                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                          6-MOS              
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                      DEC-31-1997         
<PERIOD-START>                         JAN-01-1997         
<PERIOD-END>                           JUN-30-1997         
<CASH>                                          60                 
<SECURITIES>                                    13                    
<RECEIVABLES>                                  215 <F2>                 
<ALLOWANCES>                                     6                  
<INVENTORY>                                    213                 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               557                 
<PP&E>                                       1,296                
<DEPRECIATION>                                 714                 
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          279      
<BONDS>                                        667      
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                            0      
<PREFERRED>                                      0      
<COMMON>                                         0      
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<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               528      
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 4      
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                                  0      
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                 1.71<F1> 
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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 June 30, 1997 figure has been corrected to properly  reflect only trade
     notes and accounts receivable.

</FN>