<ARTICLE>5
<LEGEND>
RESTATED  FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED  SEPTEMBER 30, 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                                                      
<PERIOD-TYPE>                  9-MOS               9-MOS      
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>              DEC-31-1997         DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                 JAN-01-1997         JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                   SEP-30-1997         SEP-30-1998
<CASH>                                  72                  86               
<SECURITIES>                            15                  27      
<RECEIVABLES>                          207                 177         
<ALLOWANCES>                             6                   7         
<INVENTORY>                            235 <F1>            284 <F1>     
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                       578 <F1>            645 <F1>     
<PP&E>                               1,269               1,295         
<DEPRECIATION>                         720                 821         
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                       1,214 <F1>          1,199 <F1>     
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                  284                 452 <F1>        
<BONDS>                                629                 668         
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                    0                   0         
<PREFERRED>                              0                   0         
<COMMON>                                 0                   0         
<OTHER-SE>                              81 <F1>           (299)<F1>     
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>         1,214 <F1>          1,199 <F1>     
<SALES>                                806                 725         
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                       806                 725         
<CGS>                                  504                 454         
<TOTAL-COSTS>                          504                 454         
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                         7                   6         
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        (1)                  0         
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                      48                  54         
<INCOME-PRETAX>                        166                 (19)        
<INCOME-TAX>                            51                  26         
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                    116                 (47)        
<DISCONTINUED>                           0                   0         
<EXTRAORDINARY>                          0                   0         
<CHANGES>                                0                   0     
<NET-INCOME>                           116                 (47)    
<EPS-PRIMARY>                         2.52               (1.05)
<EPS-DILUTED>                         2.42                0.00 
                                                                       
                                                                       
<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>