UNION CARBIDE CORP /NEW/
S-3, 1996-12-05
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 1996
                                              Registration No. 33-

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 FORM S-3

          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                                 

                         UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
            New York                                    13-1421730 
   (State of incorporation)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 

39 Old Ridgebury Road                     Joseph E. Geoghan
Danbury, Connecticut 06817-0001           Vice President, General Counsel and
                                            Secretary
(203) 794-2000                            (Same address and telephone number
(Address and telephone number             as registrant)
of registrant's principal                 (Name, address and telephone number
executive offices)                        of agent for service) 
                                                 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: 
          From time to time after the effective date of the Registration 
Statement.

          If the only securities being registered on this Form are being 
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the 
following box. / /

          If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be 
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the 
Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with 
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. /x/

          If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an 
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the 
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the 
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. /__/ 33-
[_______]

          If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the 
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective 
registration statement for the same offering. /__/ 33-[________]

          If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to 
Rule 434, please check the following box. /__/


                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE (1)

Title of each: Amount to  : Proposed maximum: Proposed maximum: Amount of
class of sec-: be regis-  : offering price  : aggregate offer-: Registration
urities to be: tered(2)(3): per unit (4)    : ing price(3)(4) : Fee (5)
registered   :            :                 :                 :_____________
             :            :                 :                 :             
Debt         :            :                 :                 :             
Securities   :$300,000,000:    100%         : $300,000,000    : $ 90,909

1)  $200,000,000 of debt securities are being carried forward from
    Registration Statement No. 33-60705 and the amount of the filing fee
    associated with such $200,000,000 of debt securities that was previously
    paid with the earlier registration statement is $68,966.

2)  If any securities are issued with original issue discount, the amount
    registered is such greater amount as results in an aggregate initial
    offering price not to exceed $300,000,000.

3)  In U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof in foreign denominated 
    currency or a composite currency.

4)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in 
    accordance with Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 and exclusive
    of accrued interest, if any.

5)  Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 1933 Act, as amended, the fee is
    calculated at 1/33 of 1% of the maximum aggregate offering price.

          The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such 
date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the 
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this 
Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with 
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration 
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting 
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.  

          Pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement constitutes a 
post-effective amendment to Registration Statement No. 33-60705.




INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT.  A 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.  THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY 
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES 
EFFECTIVE.  THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE 
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE 
SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE 
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF 
ANY SUCH STATE.




PROSPECTUS

                      UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
                           DEBT SECURITIES
                                               

          Union Carbide Corporation ("Company") may offer from time to time up 
to an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $500,000,000 (or the 
equivalent in foreign denominated currency or units based on or relating to 
currencies) of its senior unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities" or 
"Securities") in one or more series in amounts, at prices and upon terms to be 
determined in light of market conditions at the time of sale.  The Securities 
may be sold directly by the Company, through agents designated from time to 
time, or to or through underwriters or dealers (see "Plan of Distribution").  

          The specific aggregate principal amount, maturity, rate and time of 
payment of interest, any redemption provisions, initial public offering price, 
proceeds to the Company, and any other specific terms in connection with the 
offering and sale of a series of Securities, including the names of the 
underwriters or agents, if any, and the terms of such offering, are set forth 
in the Prospectus Supplement accompanying this Prospectus.

          The Securities may be issued in registered form without coupons, in 
bearer form with coupons, in uncertificated form or in any combination 
thereof.  Subject to certain exceptions, securities in bearer form may not be 
offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to United States persons. 

                                                 

         THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS 
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION 
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY REPRESENTATION 
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
                                                 

          The date of this Prospectus is December __, 1996. 




          No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to give any 
information or to make any representation not contained or incorporated by 
reference in this Prospectus, including any prospectus supplement in 
connection with the offer contained in this Prospectus, and, if given or made, 
such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been 
authorized by the Company or any underwriter, dealer or agent.  This 
Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer 
to buy any of the Securities offered hereby in any jurisdiction to any person 
to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such 
jurisdiction.  Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made 
hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that the 
information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.

                        AVAILABLE INFORMATION

          The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), and, in accordance 
therewith, files reports and other information with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission ("Commission").  Reports, proxy statements, and other 
information filed by the Company may be inspected and copied at the public 
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's Regional Offices at 7 World 
Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048 and at the Citicorp Center, 
500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661.  Copies of such 
information may be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Section of the 
Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed 
rates.  The Commission also maintains a World Wide Web site 
(http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements 
and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the 
Commission.  In addition, reports, proxy statements, and other information 
concerning the Company may be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock 
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, the Chicago Stock 
Exchange, 440 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605, and the Pacific 
Stock Exchange, 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104.

              INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

          The following documents filed with the Commission by the Company 
(File No. 1-1463) are incorporated herein by reference: (1) Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995; (2) Quarterly Reports on Form 
10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 1996; (3) 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 2, 1996; and (4) all other documents 
filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Prospectus and prior to the 
termination of the offering of the Securities.  Any statement contained in a 
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall 
be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the 
extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed 
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 
modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or 
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to 
constitute a part of this Prospectus.  

          The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a 
copy of this Prospectus is delivered, upon the request of such person, a copy 
of any or all of the documents which are incorporated by reference herein, 
other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically 
incorporated by reference into such documents). Written or telephone requests 
should be directed to Union Carbide Corporation, Investor Relations 
Department, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06817-0001, telephone 
(203) 794-6445.

                                THE COMPANY

          Union Carbide Corporation is a worldwide chemicals and polymers 
company with two business segments, Specialties & Intermediates and Basic 
Chemicals & Polymers.  Specialties & Intermediates converts basic and 
intermediate chemicals into a diverse portfolio of chemicals and polymers 
serving industrial customers in many markets.  This segment also provides 
technology services, including licensing, to the oil and gas petrochemicals 
industries.  The Basic Chemicals & Polymers segment converts hydrocarbon 
feedstocks, principally liquefied petroleum gas and naphtha, into 
polyethylene, polypropylene and ethylene oxide/glycol for sale to third-party 
customers, as well as propylene, ethylene and ethylene oxide for consumption 
by the Specialties & Intermediates segment.

          The Company was incorporated in 1917 under the laws of the State of 
New York.  The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 39 
Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06817-0001, telephone (203) 794-2000.

                              USE OF PROCEEDS

          Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement, 
the Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities to 
retire outstanding debt, to repurchase outstanding shares of the Company's 
common stock, and otherwise for general corporate purposes.  Information 
concerning the interest rates and maturities of the Company's outstanding debt 
is set forth in the notes to the financial statements of the Company 
incorporated by reference herein.

                   RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

          The following table sets forth the ratio of earnings to fixed 
charges of the Company for the periods indicated: 

                            Nine Months 
                               Ended 
                            September 30,            Year Ended December 31, 

                               1996          1995   1994   1993   1992   1991
Ratio of Earnings 
  to Fixed Charges (a)         5.0            8.0    4.9    2.9    1.7    (b)
  

(a) For the purpose of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, 
earnings consist of income of consolidated companies from continuing 
operations before provision for income taxes, before fixed charges, plus 
dividends from less than 50%-owned companies carried at equity and the 
registrant's share of pre-tax income of 50%-owned companies carried at equity, 
less net capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements of 
consolidated subsidiaries. Fixed charges comprise interest on long-term and 
short-term debt, capitalized interest, the portion of rentals representative 
of an interest factor, preferred stock dividend requirements of consolidated 
subsidiaries and the registrant's share of fixed charges of 50%-owned 
companies carried at equity.  On June 30, 1992, the Company completed the 
spin-off of its industrial gas business.  The industrial gas business was 
treated as a discontinued operation in calculating the ratio of earnings to 
fixed charges of the Company for 1992 and 1991.  Accordingly, the components
of the ratio do not reflect amounts attributable to the industrial gas
business. The Company has a 45 percent equity investment in Equate
Petrochemical Company, a joint venture for development of a world-scale
petrochemical complex in Kuwait, whose planned start-up date is July 1997.
During the first nine months of 1996, the Company severally guaranteed up to
$225 million of Equate's interim debt and 45 percent of Equate's long-term
debt and working capital financing needs.  Fixed charges associated with
guarantees of outstanding borrowings totaled $9 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1996 and have been included, along with the Company's
equity in Equate's pre-tax loss for the nine month period, in the calculation
of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

(b) In 1991, the Company's operating results included a special charge of $209 
million ($160 million after-tax).  As a result, earnings were insufficient to 
cover historical fixed charges by $169 million.  Excluding the effect of the 
special charge, earnings would have been sufficient to cover fixed charges by 
$40 million.


                      DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 

          The Securities will be issued in one or more series under an 
indenture or indentures ("Indenture") between the Company and one or more 
trustees ("Trustee"). The following summaries of certain provisions of the 
Indenture are qualified in their entirety by express reference to the 
Indenture which is incorporated herein by reference.

General

          The Indenture does not limit the amount of Securities that can be 
issued thereunder and provides that the Securities may be issued in series up 
to the aggregate principal amount which may be authorized from time to time by 
the Company.  The Securities will be unsecured and will rank on a parity with 
all other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the Company.

          Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement for the following 
terms, if applicable, of the Securities offered thereby:  (1) the designation, 
aggregate principal amount, currency or composite currency and denominations; 
(2) the price at which such Securities will be issued and, if an index formula 
or other method is used, the method for determining amounts of principal or 
interest; (3) the maturity date and other dates, if any, on which principal 
will be payable; (4) the interest rate (which may be fixed or variable), if 
any; (5) the date or dates from which interest will accrue and on which 
interest will be payable, and the record dates for the payment of interest; 
(6) the manner of paying principal or interest; (7) the place or places where 
principal and interest will be payable; (8) the terms of any mandatory or 
optional redemption by the Company; (9) the terms of any redemption at the 
option of holders; (10) whether such Securities are to be issuable as 
registered Securities, bearer Securities, or both, and whether and upon what 
terms upon which any registered Securities may be exchanged for bearer 
Securities and vice versa; (11) whether such Securities are to be represented 
in whole or in part by a Security in global form and, if so, the identity of 
the depositary ("Depositary") for any global Security; (12) any tax indemnity 
provisions; (13) if the Securities provide that payments of principal or 
interest may be made in a currency other than that in which Securities are 
denominated, the manner for determining such payments; (14) the portion of 
principal payable upon acceleration of a Discounted Security (as defined 
below); (15) whether and upon what terms Securities may be defeased; (16) any 
events of default or restrictive covenants in addition to or in lieu of those 
set forth in the Indenture; (17) provisions for electronic issuance of 
Securities or for Securities in uncertificated form; and (18) any additional 
provisions or other terms not inconsistent with the provisions of the 
Indenture, including any terms that may be required or advisable under United 
States or other applicable laws or regulations, or advisable in connection 
with the marketing of the Securities.

          Securities of any series may be issued as registered Securities, 
bearer Securities or uncertificated Securities, as specified in the terms of 
the series.  Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, 
registered Securities will be issued in denominations of $1,000 and whole 
multiples thereof and bearer Securities will be issued in denominations of 
$5,000 and whole multiples thereof.  The Securities of a series may be issued 
in whole or in part in the form of one or more global Securities that will be 
deposited with, or on behalf of, a Depositary identified in the Prospectus 
Supplement relating to the series.  Unless otherwise indicated in the 
Prospectus Supplement relating to a series, the terms of the depositary 
arrangement with respect to any Securities of a series specified in the 
Prospectus Supplement as being represented by global Securities will be as set 
forth below under "Global Securities." 

          In connection with its original issuance, no bearer Security will be 
offered, sold, resold, or mailed or otherwise delivered to any location in the 
United States and a bearer Security in definitive form may be delivered in 
connection with its original issuance only if the person entitled to receive 
the bearer Security furnishes certification as described in United States 
Treasury regulation section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(3).  If there is a change in 
the relevant provisions or interpretation of United States laws, the foregoing 
restrictions will not apply to a series if the Company determines that such 
provisions no longer apply to the series or that failure to so comply would 
not have an adverse tax effect on the Company or on holders or cause the 
series to be treated as "registration-required" obligations under United 
States law.

          For purposes of this Prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, "United 
States" means the United States of America (including the States and the 
District of Columbia), its territories and possessions and all other areas 
subject to its jurisdiction.  "United States person" means a citizen or 
resident of the United States, any corporation, partnership or other entity 
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or a political 
subdivision thereof or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to 
United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.  Any special 
United States federal income tax considerations applicable to bearer 
Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.

          To the extent set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, except in 
special circumstances set forth in the Indenture, principal and interest on 
bearer Securities will be payable only upon surrender of bearer Securities and 
coupons at a paying agency of the Company located outside of the United 
States.  During any period thereafter for which it is necessary in order to 
conform to United States tax law or regulations, the Company will maintain a 
paying agent outside the United States to which the bearer Securities and 
coupons may be presented for payment and will provide the necessary funds 
therefor to the paying agent upon reasonable notice.  

         Registration of transfer of registered Securities may be requested 
upon surrender thereof at any agency of the Company maintained for that 
purpose and upon fulfillment of all other requirements of the agent.  Bearer 
Securities and the coupons related thereto will be transferable by delivery.

         Securities may be issued under the Indenture as Discounted Securities 
to be offered and sold at a substantial discount from the principal amount 
thereof.   Special United States federal income tax and other considerations 
applicable thereto will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to 
such Discounted Securities.  "Discounted Security" means a Security where the 
amount of principal due upon acceleration is less than the stated principal 
amount.

Certain Covenants

          The Securities will not be secured by any properties or assets and 
will represent unsecured debt of the Company. Since secured debt ranks ahead 
of unsecured debt, the limitation on liens and the limitation on 
sale-leaseback transactions place some restrictions on the Company's ability 
to incur additional secured debt or its equivalent when the asset securing the 
debt is a material manufacturing facility in the United States.  The 
limitations are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions described 
below.  There can be no assurance that a facility subject to the limitations 
at any time will continue to be subject to those limitations at a later time.

          Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, the covenants 
contained in the Indenture and the Securities do not afford holders of the 
Securities protection in the event of a highly leveraged or other transaction 
involving the Company that may adversely affect holders of the Securities.

     Definitions.

          "Attributable Debt" for a lease means, as of the date of 
determination, the present value of net rent for the remaining term of the 
lease.  Rent shall be discounted to present value at a discount rate that is 
compounded semi-annually.   The discount rate shall be 10% per annum or, if 
the Company elects, the discount rate shall be equal to the weighted average 
Yield to Maturity of the Securities under the Indenture.  Such average shall 
be weighted by the principal amount of the Securities of each series or, in 
the case of Discounted Securities, the amount of principal that would be due 
as of the date of determination if payment of the Securities were accelerated 
on that date.

          Rent is the lesser of (a) rent for the remaining term of the lease 
assuming it is not terminated or (b) rent from the date of determination until 
the first possible termination date plus the termination payment then due, if 
any.  The remaining term of a lease includes any period for which the lease 
has been extended.   Rent does not include (1) amounts due for maintenance, 
repairs, utilities, insurance, taxes, assessments and similar charges or (2) 
contingent rent, such as that based on sales.  Rent may be reduced by the 
discounted present value of the rent that any sublessee must pay from the date 
of determination for all or part of the same property.  If the net rent on a 
lease is not definitely determinable, the Company may estimate it in any 
reasonable manner.

          "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" means total assets less (a) total 
current liabilities (excluding Debt due within 12 months) and (b) goodwill, as 
reflected in the Company's most recent consolidated balance sheet preceding 
the date of a determination under clause (9) of the "Limitation on Liens" 
covenant.

          "Debt" means any debt for borrowed money or any guarantee of such a 
debt.  

          "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest or lien.

          "Long-Term Debt" means Debt that by its terms matures on a date more 
than 12 months after the date it was created or Debt that the obligor may 
extend or renew without the obligee's consent to a date more than 12 months 
after the date the Debt was created.

          "Principal Property" means any manufacturing facility located in the 
United States (excluding territories and possessions), except any such 
facility that in the opinion of the board of directors of the Company or any 
authorized committee of the board is not of material importance to the total 
business conducted by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries.

          "Restricted Property" means any Principal Property or any shares of 
stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case now owned or hereafter acquired 
by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.  At June 30, 1995, "Restricted 
Property" includes manufacturing facilities of the Company at Taft, LA; 
Seadrift, TX; Texas City, TX; Institute, WV; and South Charleston, WV.  

          "Restricted Subsidiary" means a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that has 
substantially all of its assets located in the United States (excluding 
territories or possessions) or Puerto Rico and owns a Principal Property.  

          "Sale-Leaseback Transaction" means an arrangement pursuant to which 
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary now owns or hereafter acquires a 
Principal Property, transfers it to a person, and leases it back from the 
person.  

          "Subsidiary" means a corporation a majority of whose Voting Stock is 
owned by the Company or a Subsidiary.

          "Voting Stock" means capital stock having voting power under 
ordinary circumstances to elect directors.  

          "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means a corporation all of whose Voting 
Stock is owned by the Company or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

          "Yield to Maturity" means the yield to maturity on a Security at the 
time of its issuance or at the most recent determination of interest on the 
Security.

          Limitation on Liens.  The Company will not, and will not permit any 
Restricted Subsidiary to, incur a Lien on Restricted Property to secure a Debt 
unless: 

 
          (1)  the Lien equally and ratably secures the Securities and the 
               Debt.  The Lien may equally and ratably secure the Securities 
               and any other obligation of the Company or a Subsidiary.  The 
               Lien may not secure an obligation of the Company that is 
               subordinated to the Securities; 

          (2)  the Lien secures Debt incurred to finance all or some of the 
               purchase price or the cost of construction or improvement of 
               property of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.  The Lien 
               may not extend to any other Restricted Property owned by the 
               Company or a Restricted Subsidiary at the time the Lien is 
               incurred.  However, in the case of any construction or 
               improvement, the Lien may extend to unimproved real property 
               used for the construction or improvement.  The Debt secured by 
               the Lien may not be incurred more than one year after the later 
               of the (a) acquisition, (b) completion of construction or 
               improvement or (c) commencement of full operation, of the 
               property subject to the Lien; 

          (3)  The Lien is on property of a corporation at the time the 
               corporation merges into or consolidates with the Company or a 
               Restricted Subsidiary; 

          (4)  the Lien is on property at the time the Company or a Restricted 
               Subsidiary acquires the property; 

          (5)  the Lien is on property of a corporation at the time the 
               corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; 

          (6)  the Lien secures Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the 
               Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

          (7)  the Lien is in favor of a government or governmental entity and 
               secures (a) payments pursuant to a contract or statute or (b) 
               Debt incurred to finance all or some of the purchase price or 
               cost of construction or improvement of the property subject to 
               the Lien; 

          (8)  the Lien extends, renews or replaces in whole or in part a Lien 
               ("existing Lien") permitted by any of clauses (1) through (7).  
               The Lien may not extend beyond (a) the property subject to the 
               existing Lien and (b) improvements and construction on such 
               property.  However, the Lien may extend to property that at the 
               time is not Restricted Property.  The Debt secured by the Lien 
               may not exceed the Debt secured at the time by the existing 
               Lien unless the existing Lien or a predecessor Lien was 
               incurred under clause (1) or (6); or 

          (9)  the Debt plus all other Debt secured by Liens on Restricted 
               Property at the time does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net 
               Tangible Assets.  However, the following Debt shall be excluded 
               from all other Debt in the determination: (a) Debt secured by a 
               Lien permitted by any of clauses (1) through (8) and (b) Debt 
               secured by a Lien incurred prior to the date of the Indenture 
               that would have been permitted by any of those clauses if the 
               Indenture had been in effect at the time the Lien was incurred.
               Attributable Debt for any lease permitted by clause (4) of the 
               "Limitation on Sale and Leaseback" covenant must be included in 
               the determination and treated as Debt secured by a Lien on 
               Restricted Property not otherwise permitted by any of clauses 
               (1) through (8).

          In general, clause (9) above, sometimes called a "basket" clause, 
permits Liens to be incurred that are not permitted by any of the exceptions 
enumerated in clauses (1) through (8) above if the Debt secured by all such 
additional Liens does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at 
the time.  At September 30, 1996, Consolidated Net Tangible Assets were 
$5,236,000,000.  At that date, additional Liens securing Debt equal to 10% of 
that amount could have been incurred under clause (9).

          Limitation on Sale and Leaseback.  The Company will not, and will 
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into a Sale-Leaseback 
Transaction unless: 

          (1)  the lease has a term of three years or less; 

          (2)  the lease is between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or 
               between Restricted Subsidiaries; 

          (3)  the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under clauses (2) 
               through (8) of the "Limitation on Liens" covenant could create 
               a Lien on the property to secure Debt at least equal in amount 
               to the Attributable Debt for the lease; 

          (4)  the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary under clause (9) of the 
               "Limitation on Liens" covenant could create a Lien on the 
               property to secure Debt at least equal in amount to the 
               Attributable Debt for the lease; or

          (5)  the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary within 180 days of the 
               effective date of the lease retires Long-Term Debt of the 
               Company or a Restricted Subsidiary at least equal in amount to 
               the Attributable Debt for the lease.  A Debt is retired when it 
               is paid, canceled or defeased.  However, the Company or a 
               Restricted Subsidiary may not receive credit for retirement of:
               Debt that is retired at maturity or through mandatory 
               redemption; Debt of the Company that is subordinated to the 
               Securities; or Debt, if paid in cash, that is owned by the 
               Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.

          In clauses (3) and (4) above, Sale-Leaseback Transactions and Liens 
are treated as equivalents.  Thus, if the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary 
could create a Lien on a property, it may enter into a Sale-Leaseback 
Transaction to the same extent.

Successor Obligor

          The Company will not consolidate with or merge into, or transfer all 
or substantially all of its assets to, any person, unless (1) the person is 
organized under the laws of the United States or a State thereof; (2) the 
person assumes by supplemental indenture all the obligations of the Company 
under the Indenture, the Securities and any coupons; (3) immediately after the 
transaction no Default (as defined) exists; and (4) if, as a result of the 
transaction, a Restricted Property would become subject to a Lien not 
permitted by the "Limitation on Liens" covenant, the Company or such person 
secures the Securities equally and ratably with or prior to all obligations 
secured by the Lien.

          The successor will be substituted for the Company, and thereafter 
all obligations of the Company under the Indenture, the Securities and any 
coupons shall terminate.   

Exchange of Securities

          Registered Securities may be exchanged for an equal aggregate 
principal amount of registered Securities of the same series and date of 
maturity in such authorized denominations as may be requested upon surrender 
of the registered Securities at an agency of the Company maintained for such 
purpose and upon fulfillment of all other requirements of the agent.

          To the extent permitted by the terms of a series of Securities 
authorized to be issued in registered form and bearer form, bearer Securities 
may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of registered or 
bearer Securities of the same series and date of maturity in such authorized 
denominations as may be requested upon surrender of the bearer Securities with 
all unpaid coupons relating thereto (except as may otherwise be provided in 
the Securities) at an agency of the Company maintained for such purpose and 
upon fulfillment of all other requirements of the agent.  As of the date of 
this Prospectus, it is expected that the terms of a series of Securities will 
not permit registered Securities to be exchanged for bearer Securities.

Defaults and Remedies

          An "Event of Default" with respect to a series of Securities will 
occur if: 

          (1)  the Company defaults in any payment of interest on any 
               Securities of the series when the same becomes due and payable 
               and the Default continues for a period of 10 days;

          (2)  the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any 
               Securities of the series when the same becomes due and payable 
               at maturity or upon redemption, acceleration or otherwise; 

          (3)  the Company defaults in the performance of any of its other 
               agreements applicable to the series and the Default continues 
               for 90 days after the notice specified below;

          (4)  the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy 
               Law: 

               (A)  commences a voluntary case, 

               (B)  consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in 
                    an involuntary case, 

               (C)  consents to the appointment of a Custodian for it or for 
                    all or substantially all of its property, or

               (D)  makes a general assignment for the benefit of its 
                    creditors;

          (5)  a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree 
               under any Bankruptcy Law that: 

               (A)  is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, 

               (B)  appoints a Custodian for the Company or for all or 
                    substantially all of its property, or 

               (C)  orders the liquidation of the Company;
                    and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect 
                    for 60 days; or

          (6)  any other Event of Default provided for in the series occurs.

          The term "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar 
Federal or State law for the relief of debtors. The term "Custodian" means any 
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or a similar official under any 
Bankruptcy Law.  

          A Default under clause (3) is not an Event of Default until the 
Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the series 
notify the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default 
within the time specified after receipt of the notice.  The Trustee may 
require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the 
Securities of the series.  Subject to certain limitations, holders of a 
majority in principal amount of the Securities of the series may direct the 
Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.  The Trustee may withhold from 
Securityholders of the series notice of any continuing default (except a 
default in payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding 
notice is in their interest.  

          The Indenture does not have a cross-default provision.  Thus, a 
default by the Company or a Subsidiary on any other debt would not constitute 
an Event of Default.

Amendments and Waivers

          Unless the bond resolution establishing the terms of a series 
otherwise provides, the Indenture and the Securities or any coupons of the 
series may be amended, and any default may be waived as follows:  The 
Securities and the Indenture may be amended with the consent of the holders of 
a majority in principal amount of the Securities of all series affected voting 
as one class.  As discussed above under "General," the Company has the right 
to issue an unlimited amount of Securities under the Indenture.  A default on 
a series may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in 
principal amount of the Securities of the series.  However, without the 
consent of each Securityholder affected, no amendment or waiver may (1) reduce 
the amount of Securities whose holders must consent to an amendment or waiver, 
(2) reduce the interest on or change the time for payment of interest on any 
Security, (3) change the fixed maturity of any Security, (4) reduce the 
principal of any non-Discounted Security or reduce the amount of principal of 
any Discounted Security that would be due on acceleration thereof, (5) change 
the currency in which principal or interest on a Security is payable or (6) 
waive any default in payment of interest on or principal of a Security.  
Without the consent of any Securityholder, the Indenture, the Securities or 
any coupons may be amended to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or 
inconsistency; to provide for assumption of Company obligations to 
Securityholders in the event of a merger or consolidation requiring such 
assumption; to provide that specific provisions of the Indenture not apply to 
a series of Securities not previously issued; to create a series and establish 
its terms; to provide for a separate Trustee for one or more series; or to 
make any change that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any 
Securityholder.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

          Securities of a series may be defeased in accordance with their 
terms and, unless the bond resolution establishing the terms of the series 
otherwise provides, as set forth below.  The Company at any time may terminate 
as to a series all of its obligations (except for certain obligations with 
respect to the defeasance trust and obligations to register the transfer or 
exchange of a Security, to replace destroyed, lost or stolen Securities and 
coupons and to maintain agencies in respect of the Securities) with respect to 
the Securities of the series and any related coupons and the Indenture ("legal 
defeasance").  The Company at any time may terminate as to a series its 
obligations with respect to the Securities and coupons of the series under the 
covenants described under "Certain Covenants" ("covenant defeasance").  

          The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding 
its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.  If the Company 
exercises its legal defeasance option, a series may not be accelerated because 
of an Event of Default.  If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance 
option, a series may not be accelerated by reference to the covenants 
described under "Certain Covenants."

          To exercise either option as to a series, the Company must deposit 
in trust (the "defeasance trust") with the Trustee money or U.S. Government 
Obligations for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the 
Securities of the series to redemption or maturity and must comply with 
certain other conditions.  In particular, the Company must obtain an opinion 
of tax counsel that the defeasance will not result in recognition of any gain 
or loss to holders for Federal income tax purposes.  "U.S. Government 
Obligations" are direct obligations of the United States of America which have 
the full faith and credit of the United States of America pledged for payment 
and which are not callable at the issuer's option, or certificates 
representing an ownership interest in such obligations.

Global Securities

          Global Securities may be issued in registered, bearer or 
uncertificated form and in either temporary or permanent form.  If Securities 
of a series are to be issued as global Securities, one or more global 
Securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal 
to the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities of the series to 
be represented by such global Security or Securities.

          Ownership of beneficial interests in global Securities will be 
limited to persons that have accounts with the Depositary ("participants") or 
persons that may hold interests through participants.  Ownership interests in 
global Securities will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership 
interest will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary 
or its nominee for such global Securities (with respect to a participant's 
interest) and records maintained by participants (with respect to interests of 
persons other than participants).

          Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement, payment of 
principal of and any premium and interest on the book-entry Securities 
represented by a global Security will be made to the Depositary or its 
nominee, as the case may be, as the sole registered owner and the sole holder 
of the book-entry Securities represented thereby for all purposes under the 
Indenture.  Neither the Company or the Trustee, nor any agent of the Company 
or the Trustee, will have any responsibility or liability for any acts or 
omissions of the Depositary, for any records of the Depositary relating to 
beneficial ownership interests in any global Security or for any transactions 
between the Depositary and beneficial owners.

          Upon receipt of any payment of principal of or any premium or 
interest on a global Security, the Depositary will immediately credit, on its 
book-entry registration and transfer system, the accounts of participants with 
payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in 
the principal amount of such global Security as shown on the records of the 
Depositary.  Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in 
global Securities held through such participants will be governed by standing 
instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held 
for customer accounts registered in "street name," and will be the sole 
responsibility of such participants.

          Unless otherwise stated in a Prospectus Supplement, global 
Securities will not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a 
nominee of the Depositary.  Global Securities will be exchangeable only if (i) 
the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue 
as Depositary for such global Securities or if at any time the Depositary 
ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) the Company in its sole discretion 
determines that such global Securities shall be exchangeable for definitive 
Securities in registered form, or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to 
the series of Securities represented by such global Securities has occurred 
and is continuing.  Any global Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the 
preceding sentence shall be exchangeable for Registered Securities issuable in 
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof and registered in such 
names as the Depositary holding such global Security shall direct.  Subject to 
the foregoing, the global Security is not exchangeable, except for a global 
Security of like denomination to be registered in the name of the Depositary 
or its nominee.

          So long as the Depositary for global Securities of a series, or its 
nominee, is the registered owner of such global Securities, such Depositary or 
such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole holder of 
Securities represented by such global Securities for the purposes of receiving 
payment on such global Securities, receiving notices and for all other 
purposes under the Indenture and such global Securities.  Except as provided 
above, owners of beneficial interests in global Securities of a series will 
not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities of such series in 
definitive form and will not be considered the holders thereof for any purpose 
under the Indenture.  Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in 
a global Security must rely on the procedures of the Depositary and, if such 
person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through 
which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under 
the Indenture.  The Depositary may grant proxies and otherwise authorize 
participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, 
notice, consent, waiver or other action which a holder is entitled to give or 
take under the Indenture.  The Company understands that under existing 
industry practices, in the event that the Company requests any action of 
holders or that an owner of a beneficial interest in such a global Security 
desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take 
under the Indenture, the Depositary would authorize the participants holding 
the relevant beneficial interests to give or take such action, and such 
participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through such 
participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act upon the 
instructions of beneficial owners owning through them.

          Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement relating to 
Securities of a series to be issued as global Securities, the Depositary will 
be The Depository Trust Company ("DTC").  DTC has advised the Company that it 
is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the law of the State of New 
York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within 
the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" 
registered under the Exchange Act.  DTC was created to hold the securities of 
its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities 
transactions among its participants in such securities through electronic 
book-entry changes in accounts of the participants, thereby eliminating the 
need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC's participants 
include securities brokers and dealers (which may include the underwriters, 
dealers or agents with respect to the Securities), banks, trust companies, 
clearing corporations, and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or 
their representatives) own DTC.  Access to DTC's book-entry system is also 
available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that 
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant either 
directly or indirectly.

Trustee

          The Trustee for a series of Securities will be named in the 
Prospectus Supplement for the series.

          The Company may remove the Trustee if certain events occur.  The 
Company also may remove the Trustee with or without cause if the Company so 
notifies the Trustee six months in advance and if no Default occurs during the 
six-month period.


                         PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

          The Company may sell Securities in any of the following ways:  (1) 
through underwriters or dealers; (2) directly to one or more purchasers; or 
(3) through agents. The Prospectus Supplement with respect to the Securities 
being offered thereby will set forth the terms of the offering of such 
Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters or agents, the 
purchase price of such Securities and the proceeds to the Company from such 
sale, any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting 
underwriters' compensation, any initial public offering price and any 
discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any 
securities exchanges on which such Securities may be listed.   Any underwriter 
or agent may be deemed to be an underwriter as that term is defined in the 
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act").

          If underwriters are used in the sale of Securities, such Securities 
will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold 
from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated 
transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined 
at the time of sale.  The Securities may be offered to the public either 
through underwriting syndicates (which may be represented by managing 
underwriters designated by the Company), or directly by one or more 
underwriters acting alone.  Unless otherwise set forth in the Prospectus 
Supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the Securities 
offered thereby will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the 
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all such Securities if any are 
purchased.  Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions 
allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

          The Securities may be sold directly by the Company or through agents 
designated by the Company from time to time. The Prospectus Supplement with 
respect to any Securities sold in this manner will set forth the name of any 
agent involved in the offer or sale of the Securities as well as any 
commissions payable by the Company to such agent.  Unless otherwise indicated 
in the Prospectus Supplement, any such agent is acting on a best efforts basis 
for the period of its appointment.

          If dealers are utilized in the sale of any Securities, the Company 
will sell the Securities to the dealers, as principal.  Any dealer may then 
resell the Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the 
dealer at the time of resale.  The name of any dealer and the terms of the 
transaction will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement with respect to the 
Securities being offered thereby.

          If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Company will 
authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain 
specified institutions to purchase Securities from the Company at the public 
offering price set forth in the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed 
delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in 
the future.  Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth 
in the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement will set forth the 
commission payable for the solicitation of such contracts.

          It has not been determined whether any Securities will be listed on 
a securities exchange.  Underwriters will not be obligated to make a market in 
any Securities.  The Company cannot predict the activity of trading in, or 
liquidity of, any Securities.

          Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled, under agreements 
entered into with the Company, to indemnification by the Company against 
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Act or to 
contribution with respect to payments which the agents, underwriters or 
dealers may be required to make in respect thereof.  Agents, underwriters and 
dealers may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services 
for the Company in the ordinary course of business.


                             LEGAL OPINIONS

          Certain legal matters in connection with the Securities will be 
passed upon for the Company by Joseph E. Geoghan, a director and Vice-
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company or by Phyllis Savage, 
Chief Finance and Securities Counsel of the Company, or by other counsel 
selected by the Company, and for the agents, underwriters and dealers by Davis 
Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, or by other counsel satisfactory to the 
relevant agents, underwriters or dealers.  At September 30, 1996, Mr. Geoghan 
owned 28,390 shares of the Company's common stock and 3,334 shares of its ESOP 
Convertible Preferred Stock and Ms. Savage owned 2,693 shares of the Company's 
common stock and 1794 shares of its ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock.  At 
September 30, 1996, Mr. Geoghan held options to purchase 236,000 shares of the 
Company's common stock and Ms. Savage held options to purchase 24,900 shares 
of the Company's common stock.

                                 EXPERTS

          The Company's consolidated financial statements and schedules as of 
December 31, 1995 and 1994 and for each of the years in the three-year period 
ended December 31, 1995 incorporated by reference herein have been 
incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, 
independent auditors, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority 
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.  The reports of KPMG Peat 
Marwick LLP refer to changes in accounting for postemployment benefits in 
1993.

          The consolidated financial statements of UOP for each of the three 
years in the period ended December 31, 1993 incorporated in this Prospectus by 
reference to the Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 1995, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of 
Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said 
firm as experts in auditing and accounting.




                                  PART II
                   INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS 

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.* 

SEC filing fee............................  $159,875
Accounting fees and expenses..............    50,000
Legal fees and expenses...................    75,000
Trustee's fees and expenses...............    20,000
Blue sky fees and expenses................     5,000
Printing expenses.........................   100,000
Miscellaneous.............................    40,125
Total.....................................  $450,000
_______________ 

*Except for SEC filing fee, all expenses are estimated.  The above expenses 
relate to $500,000,000 of debt securities, which includes those carried 
forward from Registration Statement No. 33-60705.

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

          Sections 721 through 726 of the New York Business Corporation Law 
provide for indemnification of directors and officers.  If a director or 
officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in a legal proceeding, he 
must be indemnified to the extent he was successful.  Further, indemnification 
is permitted in both third-party and derivative suits if he acted in good 
faith and for a purpose he reasonably believed was in the best interests of 
the Company, and if, in the case of a criminal proceeding, he had no 
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  

          Indemnification under this provision applies to judgments, fines, 
amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, in the case of third party 
actions, and amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, in the case 
of derivative actions.  In a derivative action, however, a director or officer 
may not be indemnified for amounts paid to settle such a suit or for any 
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable 
to the Company absent a court determination that the person is fairly and 
reasonably entitled to indemnity.  

          Notwithstanding the failure of the Company to provide 
indemnification and despite any contrary resolution of the board or 
shareholders, indemnification shall be awarded by the proper court pursuant to 
Section 724 of the New York Business Corporation Law.

          Under New York law, expenses may be advanced upon receipt of an 
undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amounts in 
the event the recipient is ultimately found not to be entitled to 
indemnification.  The advance is conditioned only upon receipt of the 
undertaking and not upon a finding that the officer or director has met the 
applicable indemnity standards.  

          Article V of the Company's By-Laws requires it to indemnify each of 
its past, present and future directors, officers and employees to the fullest 
extent permitted by law for any and all costs and expenses resulting from or 
relating to any suit or claim arising out of his service to the Company or to 
other organizations at the Company's request.  

          The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its 
directors and officers which require the Company, among other things, to 
indemnify each director or officer for all costs and expenses of suits and 
claims (to the fullest extent permitted by law), and to advance to each 
director or officer the costs and expenses of defending any suit or claim if 
such director or officer undertakes to pay back such advances to the extent 
required by law.  These provisions do not apply to any suit or claim 
voluntarily commenced by the director or officer against the Company, unless 
the institution of such proceeding was approved by a majority of the Board of 
Directors or the director or officer is successful on the merits in such 
proceeding.

          Section 402 of the New York Business Corporation Law permits a New 
York corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation provisions 
eliminating the personal liability of directors to the corporation or its 
shareholders for any breach of duty in such capacity unless a judgment or 
final adjudication adverse to the director that his acts or omissions were in 
bad faith or involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or 
that he personally gained a financial profit or other advantage to which he 
was not legally entitled or his acts violated Section 719 of the New York 
Business Corporation Law.  The certificate of incorporation of the Company 
contains a provision eliminating the personal liability of its directors to 
the Company or its shareholders except to the extent such liability may not be 
eliminated by law.

          The Company carries directors' and officers' insurance which covers 
its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur when 
acting in their capacity as directors or officers of the Company.  In 
addition, Section 6 of the Underwriting Agreement (Exhibit 1 hereto) provides 
for the indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company against 
certain liabilities. 

Item 16.  Exhibits.

          All exhibits were previously filed except as indicated.

1         Form of Standard Underwriting Agreement Provisions (including form 
          of Terms Agreement) dated September 1995.  See Exhibit 1 of
          Amendment No. 1 to Registration No. 33-60705, which is incorporated
          by reference herein.

4.1.1     Form of Indenture to be used by the Company to issue Debt Securities 
          of the Company in series. See Exhibit 1 of Post-Effective Amendment 
          No. 1 to Registration No. 33-63412, which is incorporated by 
          reference herein.

4.1.2     Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1995, between the Company and 
          The Chase Manhattan Bank (formerly Chemical Bank), Trustee.  See
          Exhibit 4.1.2 to Registration No. 33-60705, which is incorporated by
          reference herein.

4.2       Forms of Debt Securities (see Exhibits A and B to Exhibit 4.1.1 
          above).

5         Opinion of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, special counsel to the Company.
          (Filed herewith.)

12        Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges of 
          the Company - Five Years ended December 31, 1995 and Nine Months 
          ended September 30, 1996.  (Filed herewith.)

23.1.1    Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors.  (Filed 
          herewith.)

23.1.2    Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants.  (Filed 
          herewith.)

23.2      Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).

24        Powers of attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).

25.1      Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 
          (Form T-1) of The Chase Manhattan Bank, Trustee.  (Filed herewith.)

25.2      Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 
          (Form T-1) of The Bank of New York, Trustee.  (Filed herewith.)


Item 17.  Undertakings.

          The Company undertakes: 

          (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being 
               made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration 
               Statement:
               (i)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) 
                      of the Securities Act of 1933, unless the information 
                      required to be included in such post-effective amendment 
                      is contained in a periodic report filed by the Company 
                      pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 
                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated herein 
                      by reference.

               (ii)   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising 
                      after the effective date of the Registration Statement 
                      (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) 
                      which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a 
                      fundamental change in the information set forth in the 
                      Registration Statement, unless the information required 
                      to be included in such post-effective amendment is 
                      contained in a periodic report filed by the Company 
                      pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 
                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated herein 
                      by reference.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any 
                      increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if 
                      the total dollar value of securities offered would not
                      exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from 
                      the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering 
                      range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed 
                      with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
                      aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
                      more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate 
                      offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
                      Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
                      statement.
               (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the 
                      plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the 
                      Registration Statement or any material change to such 
                      information in the Registration Statement.


          (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 
               Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment 
               shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to 
               the securities offered therein, and the offering of such 
               securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona 
               fide offering thereof. 

          (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective 
               amendment any of the securities being registered which remain 
               unsold at the termination of the offering.

          (4)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the 
               Securities Act of 1933, each filing of an annual report 
               pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
               Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the 
               Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration 
               statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the 
               offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be 
               the initial bona fide offering thereof. 

          Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling 
persons of the Company pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 
above, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public 
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event 
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the 
payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or 
controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, 
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling 
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, 
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by 
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the 
question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as 
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such 
issue.

          For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities 
Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities 
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be 
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. 



                               SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 
Union Carbide Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe 
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly 
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Danbury, Connecticut, on 
December 4, 1996.

                                    UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 


                                    By /s/John K. Wulff             
                                       John K. Wulff 
                                       Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer
                                       and Controller






                            POWER OF ATTORNEY


               Each person whose signature appears below appoints each of 
William H. Joyce, Joseph E. Geoghan, or John K. Wulff his attorney-in-fact and 
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign and file 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission any amendments to the Registration 
Statement (including post-effective amendments), any related registration 
statements permitted pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, 
as amended, and any amendments to such registration statements (including 
post-effective amendments) and to file with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission one or more supplements to any prospectus included in any of the 
foregoing, and generally to do anything else necessary or proper in connection 
therewith.

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as 
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons 
in the capacities and on the date indicated.


Signature                              Title                      Date



/s/ William H. Joyce                Director, Chairman of   December 3, 1996
William H. Joyce                    the Board, President and 
                                    Chief Executive Officer




/s/ Joseph E. Geoghan               Director,               December 3, 1996
Joseph E. Geoghan                   Vice-President,
                                    General Counsel
                                    and Secretary




/s/ John K. Wulff                   Vice-President, Chief   December 3, 1996
John K. Wulff                       Financial Officer and 
                                    Controller




/s/ John J. Creedon                 Director                December 3, 1996
John J. Creedon               





Signature                              Title                      Date



/s/ C. Fred Fetterolf                Director               December 3, 1996
C. Fred Fetterolf                 




_____________________________        Director               December _, 1996
Rainer E. Gut             




/s/ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.            Director               December 3, 1996
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.




/s/ Robert D. Kennedy                Director               December 3, 1996
Robert D. Kennedy




/s/ Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.             Director               December 3, 1996
Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.




/s/ Rozanne L. Ridgway               Director               December 3, 1996
Rozanne L. Ridgway




/s/ William S. Sneath                Director               December 3, 1996
William S. Sneath








______________________________________________________________________________

                           Registration No. 33-

______________________________________________________________________________





                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D. C. 20549

                           _______________________


                                  EXHIBITS

                                 FILED WITH

                                  FORM S-3

                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                                    UNDER

                          The Securities Act of 1933


                            ______________________


                           UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


______________________________________________________________________________


                           INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit                                                         Sequential 
Number                                                          Page Number


5         Opinion of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, special 
          counsel to the Company.                                    31

12        Statement re Computation of Ratio of
          Earnings to Fixed Charges of the Company -
          Five Years ended December 31, 1995 and
          Nine Months ended September 30, 1996.                      32

23.1.1    Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
          independent auditors.                                      33

23.1.2    Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent  
          accountants.                                               34

25.1      Statement of Eligibility under the Trust 
          Indenture Act of 1939 (Form T-1) of The Chase 
          Manhattan Bank, Trustee.                                   35

25.2      Statement of Eligibility under the Trust 
          Indenture Act of 1939 (Form T-1) of The 
          Bank of New York, Trustee.                                 40






                                                                  Exhibit 5


                        Cahill Gordon & Reindel
                           Eighty Pine Street
                       New York, N.Y.  10005-1702
                              212-701-3000



                                          December 4, 1996



BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Union Carbide Corporation


                Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-3


Ladies and Gentlemen:

     This opinion is being rendered in connection with the Registration 
Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") and the related 
Prospectus (the "Prospectus") being filed by Union Carbide Corporation (the 
"Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") 
covering $500 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company's debt 
securities (the "Securities") to be issued pursuant to an indenture filed 
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (the "Indenture").

     In that connection, we have examined copies of such corporate records 
and made such inquiries as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of 
rendering the opinion set forth below.  It is our understanding that the 
terms of the Securities will be consistent with the Indenture and the 
Prospectus and that the Securities will be executed and authenticated in 
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and will be delivered to 
purchasers thereof against payment therefor. 

     Based upon the foregoing, in our opinion the Securities to be sold 
pursuant to the Registration Statement when it becomes effective will be 
valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance 
with their terms.  This opinion is qualified insofar as enforceability may 
be limited by fraudulent transfer, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws 
affecting creditor's rights generally and the availability of equitable 
remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.  

     This opinion is limited to the federal laws of the United States of 
America and the laws of the State of New York.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the 
Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not admit that we 
are in the categories of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 
of the Securities Act of 1933.

                                          Very truly yours,


                                          /s/ Cahill Gordon & Reindel



                                                                     Exhibit 12

                    Union Carbide Corporation and Subsidiaries
                        Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                       (Millions of dollars, except ratios)

                                September 30,
                                    1996     1995    1994   1993   1992   1991

Income (loss) of consolidated
  companies before provision for
  income taxes - continuing
  operations                        $691   $1,259    $471   $227  $ 178  $(147)
Add (deduct):
  Capitalized interest               (35)     (30)    (12)   (10)   (15)   (14)
  Preferred stock cash dividends
    of consolidated subsidiaries       0        0       0      0      0      0
  Dividends from less than 
    50 percent-owned companies
    carried at equity                  0        0       0      0      0      0
  UCC share of income (loss)
    before provision for income
    taxes of companies carried at
    equity (a)(b)                    (17)     105      79     32     (8)   (17)
  Amortization of capitalized
    interest                           9       11      10     10      9      9
                                     648    1,345     548    259    164   (169)

Fixed Charges

Interest on long-term and
  short-term debt                     55       89      80     70    146   228
Capitalized interest                  35       30      12     10     15    14
Rental expenses representative
  of an interest factor               17       22      22     33     30    28
Preferred stock cash dividends
  of consolidated subsidiaries         0        0       0      0      0     0
UCC share of fixed charges of
  companies carried at equity (a)(b)  54       52      28     26     30    28

    Total fixed charges              161      193     142    139    221   298

Total adjusted income available
    for payment of fixed charges    $809   $1,538    $690   $398   $385  $129
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(c)5.0      8.0     4.9    2.9    1.7   (d)

(a)  For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges,
     companies carried at equity include 50 percent-owned companies and Equate
     Petrochemical Company.

(b)  The Company has a 45 percent equity investment in Equate Petrochemical 
     Company, a joint venture for development of a world-scale petrochemical 
     complex in Kuwait, whose planned start-up date is July 1997.  During the 
     first nine months of 1996, the Company severally guaranteed up to $225 
     million of Equate's interim debt and 45 percent of Equate's long-term 
     debt and working capital financing needs.  Fixed charges associated with 
     guarantees of outstanding borrowings totaled $9 million for the nine 
     months ended September 30, 1996 and have been included, along with the 
     Company's equity in Equate's pre-tax loss for the nine month period, in 
     the calculation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

(c)  On June 30, 1992, the Company completed the spin-off of its industrial
     gas business.  The industrial gas business was treated as a discontinued
     operation in calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges of the
     Company for 1992 and 1991. Accordingly, the components of the ratio do
     not reflect amounts attributable to the industrial gas business.

(d)  In 1991, operating results included a special charge of $209 million 
     ($160 million after tax).  As a result, earnings were insufficient to 
     cover historical fixed charges by $169 million.  Excluding the effect of 
     the special charge, earnings would have been sufficient to cover 
     historical fixed charges by $40 million.



                                                             Exhibit 23.1.1




                      Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors of
Union Carbide Corporation



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement 
on Form S-3 of our reports included and incorporated by reference in the 
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Union Carbide Corporation for the year ended 
December 31, 1995.  Our reports refer to changes in accounting principles 
as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.

We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in 
the Prospectus.





                                       /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                                       KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Stamford, Connecticut
December 5, 1996



                                                             Exhibit 23.1.2




                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report 
dated January 26, 1994 relating to the consolidated financial statements of 
UOP and its subsidiaries, which appears on page 17 of Union Carbide 
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 
1993, which is incorporated by reference in Union Carbide Corporation's 
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.  We also 
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such 
Prospectus.





/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
Price Waterhouse LLP


Chicago, Illinois
December 5, 1996



                                                               Exhibit 25.1

                                                                      

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D. C.  2054
                                                   

                                 FORM T-1

                        STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
               A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
                                                 
                  CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                  ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                      SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
                                                 

                        THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
           (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                    13-4994650
(State of incorporation                               (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                            identification No.)

270 Park Avenue
New York, New York                                               10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                           William H. McDavid
                            General Counsel
                            270 Park Avenue
                        New York, New York 10017
                         Tel:  (212) 270-2611
          (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
                                                  
                        Union Carbide Corporation
             (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

New York                                                   13-14217301
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                     identification No.)

39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT                                                 06817-0001
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)

                                                  
                            Debt Securities
                  (Title of the indenture securities)
                                                  



                                 GENERAL

Item 1.  General Information.

     Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
          which it is subject.

          New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 
          12110.

          Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
          D.C., 20551

          Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
          Street, New York, N.Y.

          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.


     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          Yes.


Item 2.  Affiliations with the Obligor.

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such 
affiliation.

     None.


Item 16.  List of Exhibits

     List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of 
Eligibility.

     1.  A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in 
effect, including the  Organization Certificate and the Certificates of 
Amendment dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, 
September 9, 1982, February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 
(see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement  
No. 333-06249, which is incorporated by reference).

     2.  A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence 
Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration 
Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference.  On July 14, 
1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase 
Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving 
corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

     3.  None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being 
contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

     4.  A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to 
Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, 
which is incorporated by reference).

     5.  Not applicable.

     6.  The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act 
(see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement 
No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in 
connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank 
(National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was 
renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

     7.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published 
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining 
authority.  (On July 14, 1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical 
Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, 
the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank).

     8.  Not applicable.

     9.  Not applicable.

                                SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the 
Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, a corporation organized and existing 
under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of 
eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 19th 
day of November, 1996.

                                 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
                                 
                                 By /s/ R. Lorenzen
                                    R. Lorenzen
                                    Senior Trust Officer



                                                     Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                          Bank Call Notice

                       RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                     The Chase Manhattan Bank
             of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
               a member of the Federal Reserve System,

           at the close of business September 30, 1996, in 
    accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
    District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.  

                                                          Dollar Amounts
               ASSETS                                        in Millions

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
   Noninterest-bearing balances and
   currency and coin ......................................    $  11,095
   Interest-bearing balances ..............................        4,998
Securities:  
   Held to maturity securities                                     3,231
Available for sale securities .............................       38,078
Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under
   agreements to resell in domestic offices of the
   bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
   and in IBF's:
   Federal funds sold .....................................        8,018
   Securities purchased under agreements to resell ........          731
Loans and lease financing receivables:
   Loans and leases, net of unearned income ....      $130,513
   Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses ...         2,938
   Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve .......            27
   Loans and leases, net of unearned income,
   allowance, and reserve .................................      127,548
Trading Assets ............................................       48,576
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized
   leases) ................................................        2,850
Other real estate owned ...................................          300
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
   associated companies ...................................           92
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances
   outstanding ............................................        2,777
Intangible assets .........................................        1,361
Other assets ..............................................       12,204
TOTAL ASSETS ..............................................     $261,859
                                                               =========

                           LIABILITIES
Deposits
   In domestic offices .....................................     $80,163
   Noninterest-bearing ..........................      $30,596
   Interest-bearing .............................       49,567
   In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries,
   and IBF's ...............................................      65,173
   Noninterest-bearing ..........................    $ 3,616
   Interest-bearing .............................     61,557
   
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-
ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and
   of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's
   Federal funds purchased ................................       14,594
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .........       14,110
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ..................        2,200
Trading liabilities .......................................       30,136
Other Borrowed money:
   With a remaining maturity of one year or less ..........       16,895
   With a remaining maturity of more than one year ........          449
Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
   leases..................................................           49
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding...        2,764
Subordinated notes and debentures .........................        5,471
Other liabilities .........................................       13,997

TOTAL LIABILITIES .........................................      246,001

Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus                     550

                            EQUITY CAPITAL

Common stock ..............................................        1,209
Surplus ...................................................       10,176
Undivided profits and capital reserves ....................        4,385
Net unrealized holding gains (Losses)
on available-for-sale securities ..........................         (481)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments .......           19

TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ......................................       15,308
                                                                  ______
TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED 
   STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL ...............................     $261,859
                                                              ==========


I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the
above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of
Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
                         JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness 
of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been
examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and
belief has been prepared in conformance with the in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.

                        WALTER V. SHIPLEY      )
                        EDWARD D. MILLER       )DIRECTORS
                        THOMAS G. LABRECQUE    )



                                                               Exhibit 25.2

===========================================================================


                                   FORM T-1

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549

                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                  UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                   CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                     CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                     ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                      SECTION 305(b)(2)            |__|
                                                  

                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                                         13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                    (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                            identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                                        10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)

                                                        
                            UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)


New York                                                         13-1421730
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                          identification no.)


39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, Connecticut                                             06817-0001
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)

                                                      

                               Debt Securities
                      (Title of the indenture securities)


===========================================================================


1.  General information.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

     (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which
          it is subject.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Name                                        Address
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Superintendent of Banks of the              2 Rector Street, New York,
     State of New York                           N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y.
                                                 12203

     Federal Reserve Bank of New York            33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                 N.Y.  10045

     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation       Washington, D.C.  20429

     New York Clearing House Association         New York, New York

     (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

          Yes.

2.  Affiliations with Obligor.

     If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such 
     affiliation. 

     None.  (See Note on page 3.)

16.  List of Exhibits. 

     Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission,
     are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to 
     Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and Rule 24
     of the Commission's Rules of Practice.

     1.     A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
            (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains
            the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to
            exercise corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to
            Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits
            1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-
            21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement
            No. 33-29637.)

     4.     A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form
            T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

     6.     The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. 
            (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 
            33-44051.)

     7.     A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
            pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or
            examining authority.


                                       NOTE


     Inasmuch as this Form T-1 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the 
Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 2, the 
answer to said Item is based on incomplete information.

     Item 2 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an 
amendment to this Form T-1.


                                    SIGNATURE



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New 
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New 
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf 
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, 
and State of New York, on the 18th day of November, 1996.


                                        THE BANK OF NEW YORK


                                        By:    /S/ MARY LAGUMINA     
                                            Name:  MARY LAGUMINA
                                            Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT


                                                                             

                     Consolidated Report of Condition of

                            THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                   of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                   And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 
1996, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank 
of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                      Dollar Amounts
ASSETS                                                  in Thousands
Cash and balances due from depos-
  itory institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and
  currency and coin ...................                  $ 2,461,550
  Interest-bearing balances ...........                      835,563
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities ........                       802,064
  Available-for-sale securities ......                     2,051,263
Federal funds sold   in domestic of-
fices of the bank:
Federal funds sold ...................                     3,885,475
Loans and lease financing
  receivables:
  Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income .................          27,820,159
  LESS: Allowance for loan and
    lease losses ..............          509,817
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk
    reserve .....................          1,000
    Loans and leases, net of unearned
    income, allowance, and reserve ...                    27,309,342
Assets held in trading accounts ......                       837,118
Premises and fixed assets (including
  capitalized leases) ................                       614,567
Other real estate owned ..............                        51,631
Investments in unconsolidated
  subsidiaries and associated
  companies ..........................                       225,158
Customers' liability to this bank on
  acceptances outstanding ............                       800,375
Intangible assets ....................                       436,668
Other assets .........................                     1,247,908
Total assets .........................                   $41,558,682

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices ................                   $18,851,327
  Noninterest-bearing .......          7,102,645
  Interest-bearing .........          11,748,682
  In foreign offices, Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...                    10,965,604
  Noninterest-bearing ..........          37,855
   Interest-bearing .........         10,927,749
Federal funds purchased and secu-
  rities sold under agreements to re-
  purchase in domestic offices of
  the bank and of its Edge and
  Agreement subsidiaries, and in
  IBFs:
  Federal funds purchased ............                     1,224,886
  Securities sold under agreements
    to repurchase ....................                        29,728
Demand notes issued to the U.S.
  Treasury ...........................                       118,870
Trading liabilities ..................                       673,944
Other borrowed money:
  With original maturity of one year
    or less ..........................                     2,713,248
  With original maturity of more than
    one year .........................                        20,780
Bank's liability on acceptances exe-
  cuted and outstanding ..............                       803,292
Subordinated notes and debentures ....                     1,022,860
Other liabilities ....................                     1,590,564
Total liabilities ....................                    38,015,103

EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock ........................                        942,284
Surplus .............................                        525,666
Undivided profits and capital
  reserves ..........................                      2,078,197
Net unrealized holding gains
  (losses) on available-for-sale
  securities ........................                          3,197
Cumulative foreign currency transla-
  tion adjustments ..................                     (    5,765)
Total equity capital ................                      3,543,579
Total liabilities and equity
  capital ...........................                    $41,558,682


     I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the 
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been 
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my 
knowledge and belief.

                                           Robert E. Keilman

     We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report 
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of 
our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the 
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and is true and correct.

                       
   J. Carter Bacot     )
   Thomas A. Renyi     )    Directors
   Alan R. Griffith    )
                       
                                                                           





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