Exhibit 99.1



        INVESTOR

            Immediately                MEDIA:            RELATIONS:
                                       Jeff Jacoby    Eric Norris
                                       (215) 299-5896    (215) 299-6538



FMC Confident in its Liquidity and Ability to Support Operations

PHILADELPHIA June 14, 2002 - FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) said today that it
remains confident in its liquidity, its ability to support all business
operations and its plan to refinance upcoming maturities before year-end.

     Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer W. Kim Foster, responding
to the downgrade by Moody's Investors Service of FMC's credit ratings, said:
"While we are extremely disappointed in Moody's action yesterday, we believe it
will have no significant impact on our liquidity and access to the debt markets.
On an annualized basis, we expect the interest cost on our existing financings
to be approximately $0.03 to $0.04 per share higher on an after-tax, fully
diluted basis. There are no financial obligations triggered by Moody's action
that would materially impair our liquidity. We continue to pursue expeditiously
the refinancing of our long-term debt maturities and revolving credit facility,
even though these maturities are not due until near year-end. We remain
confident in FMC's strong fundamentals and our ability to generate consistent
operating cash flow throughout the current economic trough."

     FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural,
industrial and consumer markets globally. The company divides its businesses
into three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty Chemicals and Industrial
Chemicals.

     Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Act of 1995: Statements
in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various
risks and uncertainties concerning specific factors described in FMC
Corporation's 2001 Form 10-K and other SEC filings. Such information contained
herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on
information currently available. FMC Corporation



does not intend to update this information and disclaims any legal obligation to
the contrary. Historical information is not necessarily indicative of future
performance.

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