EXHIBIT 99.04

               CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Eastman Chemical Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each
of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to such officer's knowledge:

1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the
         Report.



Date: November 14, 2002



/s/ J. Brian Ferguson
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J. Brian Ferguson
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



/s/ James P. Rogers
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James P. Rogers
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certifications are being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and are not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.


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