<ARTICLE>5
<LEGEND>
RESTATED FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 AND 1998

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 QUARTERS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997 AND 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                                                      
<PERIOD-TYPE>                  3-MOS               3-MOS      
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>              DEC-31-1997         DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                 JAN-01-1997         JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                   MAR-31-1997         MAR-31-1998
<CASH>                                  77                  51               
<SECURITIES>                             0                  34      
<RECEIVABLES>                          176                 198         
<ALLOWANCES>                             6                   6         
<INVENTORY>                            229 <F1>            256 <F1>     
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                       534 <F1>            604 <F1>     
<PP&E>                               1,190               1,287         
<DEPRECIATION>                         694                 730         
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                       1,095 <F1>          1,259 <F1>     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                  242                 454         
<BONDS>                                599                 623         
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                    0                   0         
<PREFERRED>                              0                   0         
<COMMON>                                 0                   0         
<OTHER-SE>                              54 <F1>           (201)<F1>     
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>         1,095 <F1>          1,259 <F1>     
<SALES>                                238                 244         
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                       238                 244         
<CGS>                                  150                 151         
<TOTAL-COSTS>                          150                 151         
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                         2                   2         
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        (1)                  0         
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                      15                  16         
<INCOME-PRETAX>                         47                  45         
<INCOME-TAX>                            12                  10         
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                     37                  35         
<DISCONTINUED>                           0                   0         
<EXTRAORDINARY>                          0                   0         
<CHANGES>                                0                   0     
<NET-INCOME>                            37                  35     
<EPS-PRIMARY>                         0.79                0.77 
<EPS-DILUTED>                         0.76                0.74 
                                                                       
                                                                       
<FN>                                                   

<F1> Restated for change in accounting for the cost of certain U.S. inventories
     from the last-in first-out (LIFO) method  to the first-in first-out (FIFO)
     method.  

</FN>