SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                   FORM 11-K



 X               ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
- ---                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

                                        or

               TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
- ---            SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                 For the transition period from _____ to _____


                               ------------------


          ENGELHARD CORPORATION SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY PAID EMPLOYEES
                             AT ATTAPULGUS, GEORGIA
          ------------------------------------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)


                             ENGELHARD CORPORATION
                             ---------------------
               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

  101 WOOD AVENUE, ISELIN, NEW JERSEY                             08830
- ----------------------------------------                        ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



           DELAWARE                                          22-1586002
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)







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          Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                             at Attapulgus, Georgia

                               Table of Contents





                                                                   Page
                   Description                                     ----
                   -----------

Report of Independent Accountants                                   3-4

Statements of Financial Condition                                   5-8
 at December 31, 1999 and 1998

Statements of Income and Changes in                                 9-12
 Plan Equity for each of two years in the period ended
 December 31, 1999

Notes to Financial Statements                                      13-20

Supplemental Schedule
 Schedule of Investments at December 31, 1999 and 1998             21-22

Consent of Independent Public Accountants                          23-24


















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                        Report of Independent Accountants
                        ---------------------------------


To the Pension and Employee Benefit Committee of Engelhard Corporation:

     We have audited the accompanying Statement of Financal Condition of the
Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees at Attapulgus,
Georgia (the "Plan") as of December 31, 1999 and the related Statement of Income
and Changes in Plan Equity for the year ended December 31, 1999. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

     We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

     In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial condition of the Plan as of December 31,
1999, and the income and changes in plan equity for the year ended December 31,
1999, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States.

     Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule of Investments
is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of
the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the
Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental
schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental
schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of
the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
New York, New York
June 20, 2000









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                        Report of Independent Accountants


To the Pension and Employee Benefit Plans Committee of Engelhard Corporation:

     In our opinion, the Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31,
1998 and the related Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity for the year
ended December 31, 1998 listed on the Table of Contents on page 2 of this Form
11-K present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition and the
income and changes in plan equity of the Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for
Hourly Employees at Attapulgus, Georgia at December 31, 1998 and for the year
ended December 31, 1998, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

     Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule listed in the
Table of Contents on page 2 of this Form 11-K is presented for the purpose of
additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements
but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the
Plan's management. The supplemental schedule as of December 31, 1998 has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

     We have not audited the financial statements and the supplemental schedule
of the Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Employees at Attapulgus,
Georgia for any period subsequent to December 31, 1998.



PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
New York, New York
June 18, 2000











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                                    Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                       at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                                   Statement of Financial Condition
                                                          at December 31, 1999
                                                              (Page 1 of 2)


                                                                                                   

                                                                  Windsor II     Windsor
                                 Company Stock    Fixed Income      Growth       Growth     Balanced   Equity Index     Small Cap
                                      Fund            Fund            Fund         Fund        Fund          Fund         Fund
                                 -------------    ------------    ----------    --------    ---------  ------------     ---------

Assets:
- ------
Investments, at fair value
(combined cost of $1,334,416)     $925,751          $94,682         $11,415       $4,804     $87,598     $146,248         $-


Contributions receivable:
  Participants                      14,150            2,477            638           828       3,053        1,575          -
  Engelhard Corporation              9,345                -              -             -           -            -          -

Promissory notes from
participants                             -                -              -             -           -            -          -
                                  --------          -------        -------        ------     -------     --------        ----

Total assets                      $949,246          $97,159        $12,053        $5,632     $90,651     $147,823        $ -
                                  ========          =======        =======        ======     =======     ========        ====


Plan equity:

Plan equity                       $949,246          $97,159        $12,053        $5,632     $90,651     $147,823        $ -
                                  ========          =======        =======        ======     =======     ========        ====


                                         See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements













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                              Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                             at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                        Statement of Financial Condition
                                             at December 31, 1999
                                                  (Page 2 of 2)


                                                                                          

                                                            Life
                                               Life       Strategy                    Life
                                             Strategy   Conservative   Vanguard     Strategy
                                 Prime Cap    Growth       Growth     U.S. Growth   Moderate        Loan
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund         Fund      Growth Fund      Fund         Combined
                                 ---------   --------   ------------   ---------   -----------    --------       --------

Assets:
- ------
Investments, at fair value
 (combined cost of $1,334,416)    $10,589    $20,990       $763          $9,051      $8,826        $      -     $1,320,717


Contributions receivable:
  Participants                        805        445          -             714         566               -         25,251
  Engelhard Corporation                 -          -          -               -           -               -          9,345

Promissory notes from
  participants                          -          -          -               -           -         151,342        151,342
                                  -------    -------       ----          ------      ------        --------     ----------

Total assets                      $11,394    $21,435       $763          $9,765      $9,392        $151,342     $1,506,655
                                  =======    =======       ====          ======      ======        ========     ==========

Plan equity:

Plan equity                       $11,394    $21,435       $763          $9,765      $9,392        $151,342     $1,506,655
                                  =======    =======       ====          ======      ======        ========     ==========

                                         See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements














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                                   Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                      at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                                  Statement of Financial Condition
                                                       at December 31, 1998
                                                           (Page 1 of 2)


                                                                                         
                                                                     Windsor II     Windsor
                                    Company Stock    Fixed Income      Growth       Growth     Balanced    Equity Index
                                         Fund            Fund           Fund         Fund        Fund          Fund
                                    -------------    ------------    ----------    --------    ---------   ------------
Assets:
- ------
Investments, at fair value
 (combined cost of $1,082,012)         $771,676         $76,844        $8,007       $5,063      $64,440      $131,602

Contributions receivable:
   Participants                          15,983           2,461           584          211        2,150         1,755
   Engelhard Corporation                  8,985               -             -            -            -             -

Promissory notes from participants            -               -             -            -            -             -
                                       --------         -------        ------       ------      -------      --------

Total assets                           $796,644         $79,305        $8,591       $5,274      $66,590      $133,357
                                       ========         =======        ======       ======      =======      ========

Plan equity:

Plan equity                            $796,644         $79,305        $8,591       $5,274      $66,590      $133,357
                                       ========         =======        ======       ======      =======      ========


                                          See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


















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                                   Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                      at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                                  Statement of Financial Condition
                                                       at December 31, 1998
                                                           (Page 2 of 2)


                                                                                          

                                                            Life
                                               Life       Strategy                    Life
                                             Strategy   Conservative   Vanguard     Strategy
                                 Small Cap    Growth       Growth     U.S. Growth   Moderate        Loan
                                    Fund       Fund         Fund         Fund      Growth Fund      Fund        Combined
                                 ---------   --------   ------------   ---------   -----------    --------     ----------
Assets:
- ------
Investments, at fair value
 (combined cost of $1,082,012)      $7        $2,462        $324        $5,897        $3,764      $      -     $1,070,086

Contributions receivable:
   Participants                                  319          76            94           590             -         24,223
   Engelhard Corporation             -             -           -             -             -             -          8,985

Promissory notes from
  participants                       -             -           -             -             -       115,352        115,352
                                    --        ------        ----        ------        ------      --------     ----------

Total assets                        $7        $2,781        $400        $5,991        $4,354      $115,352     $1,218,646
                                    ==        ======        ====        ======        ======      ========     ==========

Plan equity:

Plan equity                         $7        $2,781        $400        $5,991        $4,354      $115,352     $1,218,646
                                    ==        ======        ====        ======        ======      ========     ==========






                                          See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements














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                                   Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                       at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                           Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity
                                               for the Year Ended December 31, 1999
                                                            (Page 1 of 2)



                                                                                                     

                                                                     Windsor II    Windsor
                                      Company Stock   Fixed Income     Growth      Growth      Balanced    Equity Index   Small Cap
                                          Fund           Fund           Fund        Fund         Fund         Fund          Fund
                                      -------------   ------------   ----------   --------     --------    ------------   ---------

Net investment income:
  Dividends                             $ 16,503        $ 5,097       $ 1,297      $  609       $ 6,169     $  6,106       $   -
  Interest                                     -              -             -           -             -            -           -
                                        --------        -------        ------      ------       -------     --------       ------
                                          16,503          5,097         1,297         609         6,169        6,106           -
Contributions and other receipts:
  Participants                           145,525         26,319         6,966       5,046        25,308       16,096           -
  Engelhard Corporation                   92,126              -             -           -             -            -           -
                                        --------        -------        ------      ------       -------     --------       ------
                                         237,651         26,319         6,966       5,046        25,308       16,096           -

Net realized gain (loss) on
  disposition of investments             (13,643)             -          (484)       (180)          338        4,754          (1)

Unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments          (21,844)             -        (1,905)        226        (2,729)      20,834           1

Distributions                            (56,029)        (1,687)            -           -          (773)     (24,613)          -

Other deductions                            (180)          (160)          (20)          -           (80)         (80)          -

Transfers                                 (9,856)       (11,715)       (2,392)     (5,343)       (4,172)      (8,631)         (7)
                                        --------        -------       -------      ------       -------     --------       ------
Change in net assets                     152,602         17,854         3,462         358        24,061       14,466          (7)

Plan equity, beginning of year           796,644         79,305         8,591       5,274        66,590      133,357           7
                                        --------        -------       -------      ------       -------     --------       ------

Plan equity, end of year                $949,246        $97,159       $12,053      $5,632       $90,651     $147,823           -
                                        ========        =======       =======      ======       =======     ========       ======

                                        See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements












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                                   Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                       at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                           Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity
                                                       at December 31, 1999
                                                           (Page 2 of 2)


                                                                                        

                                                              Life
                                                 Life       Strategy                    Life
                                               Strategy   Conservative   Vanguard     Strategy
                                   Prime Cap    Growth       Growth     U.S.Growth    Moderate      Loan
                                     Fund       Fund         Fund         Fund       Growth Fund    Fund       Combined
                                   ---------   --------   ------------   ---------   -----------  ---------  -----------

Net investment income:
   Dividends                        $  686    $   558        $  35        $  440      $  297       $      -   $   37,797
   Interest                              -          -            -             -           -         11,136       11,136
                                   -------    -------        -----        ------      ------       --------   ----------
                                       686        558           35           440         297         11,136       48,933

Contributions and other receipts:
  Participants                       4,857      5,010          313         4,682       6,391              -      246,513
  Engelhard Corporation                  -          -            -             -           -              -       92,126
                                   -------    -------        -----        ------      ------       --------   ----------
                                     4,857      5,010          313         4,682       6,391              -      338,639

Net realized gain(loss) on
  disposition of investments             -         36            -         1,038         138              -       (8,004)


Unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments      1,186      1,560           15           557         328              -       (1,771)

Distributions                            -          -            -             -      (2,631)        (3,535)     (89,268)

Other deductions                         -          -            -             -           -              -         (520)

Transfers                            4,665     11,490            -        (2,943)        515          28,389           -
                                   -------    -------        -----        ------      ------       ---------  ----------
Change in net assets                11,394     18,654          363         3,774       5,038          35,990     288,009

Plan equity, beginning of year           -      2,781          400         5,991       4,354         115,352   1,218,646
                                   -------    -------        -----        ------      ------       ---------  ----------

Plan equity, end of year           $11,394    $21,435         $763        $9,765      $9,392        $151,342  $1,506,655
                                   =======    =======         ====        ======      ======        ========  ==========

                                         See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements





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                                   Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                       at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                          Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity
                                               for the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                                           (Page 1 of 2)


                                                                                           
                                                                        Windsor II    Windsor
                                         Company Stock   Fixed Income     Growth      Growth      Balanced    Equity Index
                                              Fund           Fund          Fund        Fund         Fund         Fund
                                         -------------   ------------   ----------   --------     --------    ------------
Net investment income:
  Dividends                                 $ 10,559       $  3,092        $  780      $  434      $ 4,741     $  4,545
  Interest                                         -              -             -           -            -            -
                                            --------       ---------       ------      ------      -------     --------
                                              10,559          3,092           780         434        4,741        4,545
Contributions and other receipts:
  Participants                               101,786         19,893         3,138       1,186       14,718       13,127
  Engelhard Corporation                       66,826              -             -           -            -            -
                                            --------       ---------       ------      ------      -------     --------
                                             168,612         19,893         3,138       1,186       14,718       13,127

Net realized gain (loss) on disposition
  of investments                             (23,539)             -             1           -          219        1,160

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  of investments                             (19,028)             -          (471)       (914)       2,332        5,308

Distributions                                (86,700)       (14,393)            -           -       (3,180)     (37,258)

Transfer from Engelhard Hourly plan          812,283         89,698             -           -       73,367      149,481

Transfers                                    (65,543)       (18,985)        5,143       4,568      (25,607)      (3,006)
                                            --------       ---------       ------      ------      -------     --------
Change in net assets                         796,644         79,305         8,591       5,274       66,590      133,357

Plan equity, beginning of year                     -              -             -           -            -            -
                                            --------       ---------       ------      ------      -------     --------

Plan equity, end of year                    $796,644       $ 79,305        $8,591      $5,274      $66,590     $133,357
                                            ========       =========       ======      ======      =======     ========



                                          See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements











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                                   Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                                                      at Attapulgus, Georgia
                                           Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity
                                                       at December 31, 1998
                                                           (Page 2 of 2)

                                                                                        
                                                              Life
                                                 Life       Strategy                    Life
                                               Strategy   Conservative   Vanguard     Strategy
                                   Small Cap    Growth       Growth     U.S. Growth   Moderate      Loan
                                      Fund       Fund         Fund         Fund      Growth Fund    Fund       Combined
                                   ---------   --------   ------------   ---------   -----------  --------   -----------

Net investment income:
  Dividends                          $    2     $  124        $ 10        $  367       $  122     $      -   $   24,776
  Interest                                -          -           -             -            -        3,757        3,757
                                     -------    ------        ----        ------       ------     --------   -----------
                                          2        124          10           367          122        3,757       28,533
Contributions and other receipts:
  Participants                            -      2,731         379           587        3,280       12,271      173,096
  Engelhard Corporation                   -          -           -             -            -            -       66,826
                                     -------    ------        ----        ------       ------     --------   -----------
                                          -      2,731         379           587        3,280       12,271      239,922

Net realized gain (loss) on
  disposition of investments           (311)        55           -             -            -            -      (22,415)


Unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments          (1)       177          11           470          188            -      (11,928)


Distributions                             -          -           -             -            -            -     (141,531)

Transfer from Engelhard Hourly plan   1,236          -           -             -            -            -    1,126,065

Transfers                              (919)      (306)          -         4,567          764       99,324            -
                                     -------    ------        ----        ------       ------     --------   -----------
Change in net assets                      7      2,781         400         5,991        4,354      115,352    1,218,646

Plan equity, beginning of year            -          -           -             -            -            -            -
                                     -------    ------        ----        ------       ------     --------   -----------

Plan equity, end of year             $    7     $2,781        $400        $5,991       $4,354     $115,352   $1,218,646
                                     =======    ======        ====        ======       ======     ========   ===========




                                          See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements





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Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1 - Description of the Plan

     The Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees at
Attapulgus, Georgia (the Plan), effective as of April 22, 1998, is designed to
provide eligible employees of Engelhard Corporation (the Company) an opportunity
to save part of their income by having the Company reduce their compensation and
contribute the amount of the reduction to the Plan on a tax deferred basis.

     The following plan description is provided for general information
purposes. Participants of the Plan should refer to the Plan Document for more
detailed and complete information.

Eligibility
- -----------
Subject to certain limitations and restrictions, all employees of Engelhard
Corporation represented by Local 170 of the United Steel Workers of America are
eligible to participate in the Plan.

Contributions
- -------------
The Plan permits eligible employees participating in the Plan the opportunity to
defer up to 15 percent of their compensation, as defined, subject to certain
restrictions and limitations, and have the related taxes deferred. Employees may
also contribute 10 percent of their compensation to the plan on a post tax
basis.

Matching Contributions
- ----------------------
The Company will contribute, on a monthly basis and subject to certain
limitations and exclusions, either cash or common stock of the Company in an
amount equal to 50 percent of the first 6 percent contributed by the
Participants.  Participants must have completed one year of service to be
eligible for a matching contribution.

Investments
- -----------
All contributions to the Plan are held and invested by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust
Company (the Trustee). The Trustee maintains fifteen separate investment funds
within the Plan:

              a)  The Company Stock Fund consists of assets invested or held
                  for investment in the common stock of the Company.  In the
                  event the assets cannot be immediately invested in Company
                  common stock, the funds are invested in short-term securities
                  pending investment in Company common stock.

              b)  The Fixed Income Fund consists of assets invested in shares
                  of the Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust.  In the event the
                  assets cannot be immediately invested in such shares or
                  deposited as specified above, the assets are invested in
                  direct obligations of the United States Government or agencies
                  thereof or in obligations guaranteed as to the payment of
                  principal and interest by the United States Government.


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              c)  The Windsor II Growth Fund consists of assets invested in the
                  Vanguard Windsor II fund, which invests primarily in stocks
                  which seeks long-term growth and income from dividends.

              d)  The Windsor Growth Fund consists of assets invested in the
                  Vanguard Windsor Fund, which invests primarily in common
                  stocks for the purpose of realizing long-term growth of
                  capital and income.

              e)  The Balanced Fund consists of assets invested in the
                  Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund, which invests in stocks,
                  bonds and cash reserves for the purpose of maximizing long-
                  term total return with less volatility than a portfolio of
                  common stock.

              f)  The Equity Index Fund consists of assets invested in
                  the Vanguard Growth and Income Portfolio, which invests
                  primarily in common stocks for the purpose of realizing a
                  total return greater than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
                  while maintaining fundamental investment characteristics
                  similar to such Index.

              g)  The Small Cap Fund consists of assets invested in
                  shares of the Vanguard Index Trust - Small Cap Stock Portfolio
                  or such other mutual fund or funds which invest primarily in
                  common stocks of small-sized companies for the purpose of
                  providing a comparatively low-cost method of passively
                  capturing the investment returns of small-sized companies and
                  attempting to provide investment results that parallel the
                  performance of the unmanaged Russell 2000 Small Stock Index.

              h)  The Life Strategy Growth Fund consists of assets invested in
                  the Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Portfolio.  This fund
                  invests in other Vanguard mutual funds representing a
                  combination of stocks, bonds and reserves in order to provide
                  growth of capital.

              i)  The Life Strategy Conservative Growth Fund consists of assets
                  invested in the Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth
                  portfolio.  This fund invests in other Vanguard mutual funds
                  representing a combination of stocks, bonds, and reserves in
                  order to provide current income and a low to moderate growth
                  of capital.

              j)  The Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund seeks to provide long-term
                  capital appreciation by investing in common stocks of
                  companies with above-average growth potential for the purpose
                  of seeking long-term capital growth.

              k)  The Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund consists of assets
                  invested in the Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund.
                  This fund invests in other Vanguard mutual funds representing
                  a combination of stocks, bonds and reserves in order to
                  provide growth of capital and a reasonable level of current
                  income.


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              l)  The Prime Cap Funds consists of assets invested in the
                  Vanguard Prime Cap fund and seeks long-term growth of capital.

              m)  The International Growth Fund consists of assets
                  invested in shares of the Vanguard International Growth
                  Portfolio or such other mutual fund or funds which invest
                  primarily in common stocks of companies based outside the
                  United States that have above-average growth potential for
                  the purpose of realizing long-term capital growth.

              n)  The Life Strategy Income Fund consists of assets invested in
                  the Vanguard Life Strategy Income Portfolio.  This fund
                  invests in other Vanguard mutual funds representing a
                  combination of stocks, bonds and reserves in order to provide
                  current income.

              o)  The Short-Term Bond Fund consists of assets invested
                  in shares of the Vanguard Fixed Income Fund or Short-Term
                  Corporate Portfolio of the Vanguard Fixed Income Securities
                  Fund or such other mutual fund or funds which invest primarily
                  in relatively short maturity investment-grade bonds for the
                  purpose of providing a level of current income consistent with
                  a two to three year average maturity while helping to preserve
                  capital.

     The International Growth Fund, the Life Strategy Income Fund and the Short
Term Bond Fund are not included in the Statement of Financial Condition or the
Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity due to the fact that there was no
activity during the year and there were zero balances at year end.

     Participants have the right to elect, subject to restrictions, the
investment fund or funds in which their contributions are invested. All matching
contributions are initially invested in the Company Stock Fund. Participants are
intially restricted from moving matching contributions out of the Company Stock
Fund until the funds become unrestricted. Current year matching contributions
become unrestricted at the rate of 25 percent per year.

The number of Participants in each fund was as follows at December 31:

Participants                                          1999       1998
- ------------                                          ----       ----
Company Stock Fund                                     101        103
Fixed Income Fund                                       30         29
Windsor II Growth Fund                                   5          4
Windsor Growth Fund                                      6          2
Balanced Fund                                           27         26
Equity Index Fund                                       28         27
Small Cap Fund                                           -          1
Life Strategy Growth Fund                                4          2
Life Strategy Conservative Growth Fund                   1          1
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund                                3          1
Life Strategy Moderate Growth Fund                       3          2
Prime Cap Fund                                           3          -

   The total number of Participants in the Plan was less than the sum of the
number of Participants shown above because many were participating in more than
one fund.

 The number of units representing Participant interests in each fund and the
related net asset value per unit were as follows at December 31:

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Participant interests


                                                                                   

                                                   Windsor II      Windsor
                     Company Stock   Fixed Income     Growth        Growth    Balanced   Equity Index   Small Cap
                          Fund           Fund          Fund          Fund       Fund         Fund          Fund
                     -------------   ------------   ----------     --------   --------   ------------   ---------
1999:
  Units                  29,898         97,159           483          371        3,809        3,987            -
  Value per units        $31.75          $1.00        $24.97       $15.17       $23.80       $37.08        23.60


                                         Life
                                       Strategy      Vanguard        Life
                         Life        Conseravtive       U.S.       Strategy
                       Strategy         Growth        Growth       Moderate     Loan      PrimeCap
                        Growth           Fund          Fund         Growth      Fund        Fund
                       --------      ------------    --------      --------     ----      --------
1999:
  Units                  1,001              51           224           517     151,342        184
  Value per unit        $21.41          $15.10        $43.53        $18.18       $1.00     $62.07


                                                   Windsor II      Windsor
                     Company Stock   Fixed Income     Growth        Growth    Balanced   Equity Index   Small Cap
                          Fund           Fund          Fund          Fund       Fund         Fund          Fund
                     -------------   ------------   ----------     --------   --------   ------------   ---------
1998:
  Units                  24,251          79,305          288           339      2,731        4,335             -
  Value per unit         $32.85           $1.00       $29.85        $15.57     $24.38       $30.76        $21.20

                                         Life
                                       Strategy      Vanguard        Life
                         Life        Conservative       U.S.       Strategy
                       Strategy         Growth        Growth       Moderate     Loan
                        Growth           Fund          Fund         Growth      Fund
                       --------      ------------    --------      --------     ----
1998:
  Units                     148            27            160           258    115,352
  Value per unit         $18.79        $14.71         $37.49        $16.86      $1.00



     The accompanying Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 1999
includes all individual investments which exceeded five percent of the Plan's
total assets at the statement date. The only non-participant directed investment
is the Engelhard Corporation Stock Fund and is included in the accompanying
Statement of Financial Condition.

     Included in the Engelhard Corporation Stock Fund is $142,246 at December
31, 1999 and $66,826 at December 31, 1998 of restricted Company matching
contributions.


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Vesting
- -------
Participants at all times have a fully vested and non-forfeitable interest in
their contributions and in the matching contributions allocated to their
account.

Termination
- -----------
Although it expects and intends to continue the Plan indefinitely, the Company
has reserved the right of the Board to terminate or amend the Plan.

Loan Provision
- --------------
The Plan allows Participants who have completed one year of service to borrow
funds from their accounts, subject to certain terms and conditions, at a
reasonable rate of interest as determined by the Company in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations.

Distributions and Withdrawals
- -----------------------------
All distributions and withdrawals from the Plan are made to Participants in a
lump sum cash payment except those amounts distributed from the Company Stock
Fund which may, at the Participant's election, be paid in full shares of the
Company's common stock with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares.

Note 2 -      Accounting Policies

     The accounts of the Plan are maintained on an accrual basis. Purchases and
sales of investments are reflected on a trade date basis. Assets of the Plan are
valued at fair value. Gains and losses on distributions to Participants and
sales of investments are based on average cost.

     The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results may differ from
those estimates.

     The Plan provides for various investment options in any combination of
stocks or mutual funds. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such
as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with
certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in
the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that
changes in risks in the near term would materially affect Participants' account
balances and the amounts reported in the Statement of Financial Condition and
the Statement of Income and Changes in Plan Equity.

Note 3 -      Income Tax Status

     The Plan and the Trust created thereunder are intended to qualify under
Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code) and the Plan includes a cash or deferred arrangement intended to meet the
requirements of Section 401(k) of the Code. The Plan has filed for a
determination letter with the Internal Revenue Service. Amounts contributed to
and earned by the Plan are not taxed to the employee until a distribution from
the Plan is made. In addition, any unrealized appreciation on any shares of
common stock of the Company distributed to an employee is not taxed until the
time of disposition of such shares. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is
designed and is currently operating in compliance with the Internal Revenue
Code.





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Note 4 -      Administrative Expenses

     All expenses of the Plan are paid for by the Company except for certain
loan administration and loan application fees. Investment advisory fees for
portfolio management of Vanguard funds are paid directly from fund earnings.
Advisory fees are included in the fund expense ratio and will not reduce the
assets of the Plan. Brokerage commissions paid to purchase Engelhard Corporation
common stock are being charged against each Participant's fund unit value.

Note 5 -      Concentrations of Credit Risk

     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Plan to concentrations
of credit risk consist principally of investment contracts with insurance and
other financial institutions. The Plan places its investment contracts with
high-credit quality institutions and, by policy, limits the amount of credit
exposure to any one financial institution.

Note 6 -      Investments

     Investments in the common stock of the Company are valued at the
readily-available, quoted market price as of the valuation date and investments
in the Vanguard Funds are valued based on the quoted net asset value (redemption
value) of the respective investment fund as of the valuation date.

     The net realized gain (loss) on disposition of investments was computed as
follows:


                                                                               

                                  Company     Fixed    Windsor II    Windsor              Equity     Small
                                   Stock      Income     Growth      Growth    Balanced    Index      Cap
Net realized gain (loss)           Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund      Fund
                                ----------   --------  ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Year ended December 31, 1999 -
  Amount realized                $106,945     $23,254    $4,201      $5,526     $10,663   $41,084    $    7
  Cost-average                    120,588      23,254     4,685       5,706      10,325    36,330         8
  Net realized gain (loss)        (13,643)          -      (484)       (180)        338     4,754        (1)


                                                           Life                  Life
                                               Life      Strategy    Vanguard  Strategy
                                             Strategy  Conservative    U.S.    Moderate
                               Prime Cap      Growth      Growth      Growth    Growth
 Net realized gain (loss)         Fund         Fund        Fund        Fund      Fund     Combined
                                --------     --------  ------------  --------  --------   --------
 Year ended December 31, 1999 -
   Amount realized                $-          $  487        $-        $5,089    $5,561    $202,817
   Cost-average                    -             451         -         4,051     5,423     210,821
   Net realized gain (loss)        -              36         -         1,038       138      (8,004)










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                                  Company     Fixed    Windsor II    Windsor              Equity     Small
                                   Stock      Income     Growth      Growth    Balanced    Index      Cap
Net realized gain (loss)           Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund      Fund
                                ----------   --------  ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Year ended December 31, 1998 -
  Amount realized                $164,075     $44,164    $118         $  -      $30,003    $45,886   $  918
  Cost-average                    187,614      44,164     117            -       29,784     44,726    1,229
  Net realized gain (loss)        (23,539)          -       1            -          219      1,160     (311)


                                                          Life                   Life
                                              Life      Strategy    Vanguard  Strategy
                                             Strategy  Conservative    U.S.    Moderate
                                              Growth      Growth      Growth    Growth
Net realized gain (loss)                       Fund        Fund        Fund      Fund     Combined
                                             --------  ------------  --------  --------   --------
Year ended December 31, 1998 -
  Amount realized                             $8,564        $-          $-        $-      $293,728
  Cost-average                                 8,509         -           -         -       316,143
  Net realized gain (loss)                        55         -           -         -       (22,415)



     The net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments held was
computed as follows:


                                                                         

                                  Company    Windsor II    Windsor               Equity     Small
Net unrealized appreciation        Stock       Growth      Growth    Balanced    Index       Cap
(depreciation)                     Fund         Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund      Fund
                                ----------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Year ended December 31, 1999 -
  Balance, beginning of year     $(19,028)    $ (471)      $(914)     $2,332    $ 5,308      $(1)
  Net change                      (21,844)    (1,905)        226      (2,729)    20,834        1
  Balance, end of year            (40,872)    (2,376)       (688)       (397)    26,142        -


                                                Life                   Life
                                   Life       Strategy    Vanguard   Strategy
                                 Strategy   Conservative    U.S.     Moderate
Net unrealized appreciation       Growth       Growth      Growth     Growth    Prime Cap
(depreciation)                     Fund         Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund      Combined
                                 --------   ------------  --------   --------    --------    --------
Year ended December 31, 1999
  Balance, beginning of year      $  177       $ 11        $  470     $188       $    -      $(11,928)
  Net change                       1,560         15           557      328        1,186        (1,771)
  Balance, end of year             1,737         26         1,027      516        1,186       (13,699)









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    The net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments held was
computed as follows:


                                                                         

                                  Company    Windsor II    Windsor               Equity     Small
Net unrealized appreciation        Stock       Growth      Growth    Balanced    Index       Cap
(depreciation)                     Fund         Fund        Fund       Fund       Fund      Fund
                                ----------   ----------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Year ended December 31, 1998 -
  Balance, beginning of year     $    -        $   -        $   -     $   -       $  -       $  -
  Net change                      (19,028)       (471)       (914)     2,332       5,308       (1)
  Balance, end of year            (19,028)       (471)       (914)     2,332       5,308       (1)



                                                Life                   Life
                                   Life       Strategy    Vanguard   Strategy
                                 Strategy   Conservative    U.S.     Moderate
Net unrealized appreciation       Growth       Growth      Growth     Growth
(depreciation)                     Fund         Fund        Fund       Fund      Combined
                                 --------   ------------  --------   --------   ----------
Year ended December 31, 1998
  Balance, beginning of year       $  -        $  -         $  -       $  -       $    -
  Net change                        177          11          470        188        (11,928)
  Balance, end of year              177          11          470        188        (11,928)




Note 7 -      Related Party Transactions

     For the 1999 plan year, the Company transferred 3,627 treasury stock shares
(representing a contribution dollar amount of $71,041) to Vanguard to fund the
employer match (balance of $21,085 was contributed in cash). The number of
shares transferred each month represented the employer matching contribution
divided by the closing market price on the day the contribution was remitted.




















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           Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                             at Attapulgus, Georgia
                            Schedule of Investments
                              at December 31, 1999


                                                                   Approximate
                                                       Cost        Market Value
                                                   ------------    ------------

Common Stock of Engelhard Corporation              $  966,623      $  925,751
 (49,657 shares)

Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust                      94,682          94,682

Vanguard Windsor Fund                                   5,492           4,804

Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund                         87,995          87,598

Vanguard Growth and Income Portfolio                  120,106         146,248

Vanguard PrimeCap Fund                                  9,403          10,589

Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Portfolio                19,253          20,990

Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth Portfolio      737             763

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund                               8,024           9,051

Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Portfolio        8,310           8,826

Vanguard Windsor II Fund                               13,791          11,415
                                                   ----------      ----------
    Total                                          $1,334,416      $1,320,717
                                                   ==========      ==========




















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           Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                             at Attapulgus, Georgia
                            Schedule of Investments
                              at December 31, 1998


                                                                   Approximate
                                                       Cost        Market Value
                                                   ------------    ------------

Common Stock of Engelhard Corporation              $  790,704      $  771,676
 (39,573 shares)

Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust                      76,844          76,844

Vanguard Windsor Fund                                   5,977           5,063

Vanguard Asset Allocation Fund                         62,108          64,440

Vanguard Growth and Income Portfolio                  126,294         131,602

Vanguard Index Trust                                        6               7

Vanguard Life Strategy Growth Portfolio                 2,285           2,462

Vanguard Life Strategy Conservative Growth Portfolio      313             324

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund                               5,427           5,897

Vanguard Life Strategy Moderate Growth Portfolio        3,576           3,764

Vanguard Windsor II Fund                                8,478           8,007
                                                   ----------      ----------
    Total                                          $1,082,012      $1,070,086
                                                   ==========      ==========




















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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                       ----------------------------------


As indpenedent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report dated June 20, 2000 on the financial statements and financial
statement schedule as of, and for the year ended December 31, 1999 of the
Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees at Attapulgus,
Georgia, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on
Form S-8 File Nos.: 2-72830
                    2-81559
                    2-84477
                    2-89747
                    33-28540
                    33-37724
                    33-40365
                    33-40338
                    33-43934
                    33-65990
                    333-02643
                    333-71439





                                   /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN L.L.P.






New York, New York
June 20, 2000































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                       Consent of Independent Accountants

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-72830, 2-81559, 2-84477, 2-89747, 33-28540,
33-37724, 33-40365, 33-40338, 33-43934, 33-65990, 333-02643 and 333-71439) of
Engelhard Corporation and Subsidiaries of our report dated June 18, 2000
relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of
Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees at Attapulgus,
Georgia as of December 31, 1998, and for the year ended December 31, 1998 which
appears in this Form 11-K.




New York, New York                           /S/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
June 18, 2000





































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                                   Signature
                                   ---------

                                   Form 11-K

          Engelhard Corporation Savings Plan for Hourly Paid Employees
                             at Attapulgus, Georgia



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Pension and Employee Benefit Plans Committee of Engelhard Corporation has
duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Iselin, New Jersey on this 20th day of June,
2000.









                                        /s/ John C. Hess
                                            -------------
                                        By: John C. Hess
                                            Secretary to the Committee and
                                            Vice President of Human Resources


























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