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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 10-K/A
                                 (Amendment No.1)

(MarkOne)         ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
   |X|                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                   FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
                                       OR
   |_|          TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ______ TO ______

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13404

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                         THE GENERAL CHEMICAL GROUP INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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           Delaware                                             02-0423437
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification Number)

              Liberty Lane                                          03842
         Hampton, New Hampshire                                  (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (603) 929-2606

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           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                          Name of each exchange
        Title of each class                                on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share                   New York Stock Exchange

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None

      Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |_|

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in the definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. |X|

      The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of
the registrant as of March 1, 2001, was approximately $5,932,089.

      The number of outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock and
Class B Common Stock as of March 1, 2001 was 16,930,523 and 3,958,421,
respectively.

                      Documents Incorporated by Reference:

      The Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to
be held on May 16, 2001 is incorporated by reference into Part III.

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The sole purpose of this Amendment No.1 is to file the attached Exhibit 10.19,
which was omitted with the filing of the registrant's Form 10-K as originally
filed on March 28, 2001.












                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Hampton, State of New
Hampshire on the 30th day of March 2001.

                                        THE GENERAL CHEMICAL GROUP INC.


                                            By: /s/ ROBERT J. GAGALIS
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                                                Robert J. Gagalis
                                                Vice President and Chief
                                                Financial Officer
                                                March 30, 2001

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



Signature                    Capacity                                      Date
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/s/ PAUL M. MONTRONE         Chairman of the Board and Director            March 30, 2001
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(Paul M. Montrone)


/s/ JOHN M. KEHOE, JR.       President, Chief Executive Officer            March 30, 2001
- -------------------------    (Principal Executive Officer) and
(John M. Kehoe, Jr.)         Director


/s/ ROBERT J. GAGALIS        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    March 30, 2001
- -------------------------    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
(Robert J. Gagalis)


/s/ PAUL M. MEISTER          Director                                      March 30, 2001
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(Paul M. Meister)


/s/ PHILIP E. BEEKMAN        Director                                      March 30, 2001
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(Philip E. Beekman)


/s/ GERALD J. LEWIS          Director                                      March 30, 2001
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(Gerald J. Lewis)


/s/ JOSEPH VOLPE             Director                                      March 30, 2001
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(Joseph Volpe)



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