WITCO CORP
11-K, 1994-06-24
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                   FORM 11-K
                                 ANNUAL REPORT
                        Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934




[X]  ANNUAL REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF
     1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
     For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1993


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


                         Commission File Number 1-4654


           Full title of Plan: WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN




Name of issuer of the  securities  held  pursuant to the plan and the address of
its principal office:


                               WITCO CORPORATION
                               ONE AMERICAN LANE
                       GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06831-2559


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                                   SIGNATURE




       The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the  administrators of the Witco Corporation Thrift Savings Plan have duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.




                                           WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN






Date:  June 24, 1994                          /s/ Michael D. Fullwood
                                              -----------------------
                                                  Michael D. Fullwood
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer of
                                                    Witco Corporation and
                                                    Administrator of the 
                                                    Witco Corporation Thrift
                                                    Savings Plan

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                                     INDEX



Financial Statements and Exhibits
- - - - - ---------------------------------

                                                                           Page
                                                                           ----

       Report of Independent Auditors...................................... F-1

       Financial Statements
       Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
        (Modified Cash Basis) as of December 31, 1993 an 1992.............. F-2
       Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan
         Benefits (Modified Cash Basis) for the Year Ended
         December 31, 1993 and 1992 ....................................... F-3
       Notes to Financial Statements ...................................... F-5

       Supplemental Schedules
       Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes .................... F-10
       Schedule of Reportable Transactions................................. F-11




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                         Report of Independent Auditors


Management Committee of Witco Corporation
Witco Corporation

We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits  (modified cash basis) of the Witco Corporation  Thrift Savings Plan as
of December  31, 1993 and 1992,  and the  related  statements  of changes in net
assets  available  for plan  benefits  (modified  cash basis) for the years then
ended.  These  financial   statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Plan's
management.  Our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion on these  financial
statements based on our audits.

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

As described in Note A, these financial  statements and  supplemental  schedules
were prepared on a modified cash basis of accounting,  which is a  comprehensive
basis of accounting other than generally accepted accounting principles.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all  material  respects,  the net assets  available  for  benefits  of the Witco
Corporation  Thrift  Savings  Plan as of  December  31,  1993 and 1992,  and the
changes in net assets  available  for benefits for the years then ended,  on the
basis of accounting described in Note A.

Our audits  were made for the  purpose  of  forming an opinion on the  financial
statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules (modified cash basis) of
assets  held for  investment  purposes as of  December  31, 1993 and  reportable
transactions  for the year then ended are  presented  for purposes of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements,  but are
supplementary  information  required  by the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974.  The  supplemental  schedules  have been  subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material  respects in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.

                                                                  ERNST & YOUNG


June 7, 1994
Stamford, Connecticut


                                      F-1
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                  STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN
                         BENEFITS (MODIFIED CASH BASIS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              December 31
                                                                      ---------------------------    
                                                                         1993             1992
                                                                      ----------       ----------
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>
Assets:
   Group annuity contracts--Notes A and D:
      NY Life Ins. Co. GA# 06022                                    $ 18,921,884      $19,314,741
      Metropolitan Life GA# 11344                                              -       17,958,660

   Witco Stock Fund
      (Units - 303,714 and 122,904 at a cost
       of $6,334,534 and $4,616,907, respectively)                     9,680,884        6,160,563

   Mutual Funds:
      Guaranteed Investment Fund Trust
         (Units - 15,536,930 at a cost of $15,536,930)                15,536,930                -
      Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.
         (Units - 11,756,262 and 35,274,608 at a cost
          of $11,756,262 and $35,274,608, respectively)               11,756,262       35,274,608
      Dreyfus Fund, Inc.
         (Units - 688,936 and 202,685 at a cost of
          $9,074,353 and $2,627,563, respectively)                     9,025,056        2,689,630
      Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.
         (Units - 563,852 and 153,045 at a cost of
          $6,940,640 and $1,905,225, respectively)                     6,055,774        2,011,018
      Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.
         (Units - 531,908 and 141,810 at a cost of
          $6,142,248 and $1,646,127, respectively)                     6,047,793        1,615,217
      Dreyfus Global Investing, Inc.
         (Units - 211,650 and 39,847 at a cost of
          $3,017,887 and $540,536, respectively)                       3,394,870          537,930

   Overnight Contract                                                 17,580,530                -
                                                                     -----------      -----------

Net assets available for plan benefits                               $97,999,983      $85,562,367
                                                                     ===========      ===========
</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements.




                                       F-2
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
                      PLAN BENEFITS (MODIFIED CASH BASIS)

                          Year Ended December 31, 1993

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                    Group Annuity                            Short-
                      Contracts     Witco       Money     Intermediate               Growth     Global     Guaranteed
                      (Including    Stock       Market     Government   Dreyfus   Opportunity Investment   Investment
                      Overnight     Fund         Fund         Fund       Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund Trust
                      Contract)   (Fund A)     (Fund B)     (Fund C)   (Fund D)     (Fund E)   (Fund F)     (Fund G)       Total
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

<S>                 <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>
Additions to
 net assets
 attributed to:
Investment income
  Gains (losses)
   on investments
    Unrealized .... $       --   $ 1,862,011 $        147 $   (63,260)$  (110,007)$  (992,503)$   378,240 $       --   $  1,074,628
    Realized ......         --        59,979         --        30,621     424,109   1,161,537     128,853         --      1,805,099
  Interest ........    3,036,540        --           --          --          --          --          --           --      3,036,540
  Dividends .......         --       250,428      280,126     348,786     195,258        --        14,392      744,868    1,833,858
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

                       3,036,540   2,172,418      280,273     316,147     509,360     169,034     521,485      744,868    7,750,125
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

Contributions
  Participants ....         --     1,369,222    1,805,412   1,053,601   1,884,516   1,344,853     619,752    1,026,739    9,104,095
  Employer, net of
   forfeitures of
   of $126,879 ....         --       553,091      865,502     455,891     795,562     573,935     262,260      476,351    3,982,592
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

                            --     1,922,313    2,670,914   1,509,492   2,680,078   1,918,788     882,012    1,503,090   13,086,687
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

  Total additions .    3,036,540   4,094,731    2,951,187   1,825,639   3,189,438   2,087,822   1,403,497    2,247,958   20,836,812
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

Deductions from
 net assets
 attributed to:
  Withdrawals .....   (3,682,662)   (502,846)  (1,925,440)   (309,464)   (452,814)   (203,517)   (101,508)  (1,091,432)  (8,269,683)
  Administrative
   expenses .......      (98,174)    (10,931)     (38,597)     (6,681)     (9,539)     (6,382)     (2,611)     (16,182)    (189,097)
  Other ...........         --       113,628     (162,939)     21,728      26,524      24,011      10,428       26,204       59,584
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

  Total deductions    (3,780,836)   (400,149)  (2,126,976)   (294,417)   (435,829)   (185,888)    (93,691)  (1,081,410)  (8,399,196)
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

Net increase
 (decrease) prior
 to interfund
 transfers ........     (744,296)  3,694,582      824,211   1,531,222   2,753,609   1,901,934   1,309,806    1,166,548   12,437,616
 Interfund transfers     (26,691)   (174,261) (24,342,557)  2,901,354   3,581,817   2,142,822   1,547,134   14,370,382         --
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

Net increase
 (decrease) .......     (770,987)  3,520,321  (23,518,346)  4,432,576   6,335,426   4,044,756   2,856,940   15,536,930   12,437,616
Net assets
 available for
 plan benefits at
 beginning of year    37,273,401   6,160,563   35,274,608   1,615,217   2,689,630   2,011,018     537,930         --     85,562,367
                    ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------

Net assets
 available for
 plan benefits
 at end of year ... $ 36,502,414 $ 9,680,884 $ 11,756,262 $ 6,047,793 $ 9,025,056 $ 6,055,774 $ 3,394,870 $ 15,536,930 $ 97,999,983
                    ============ =========== ============ =========== =========== =========== =========== ============ ============

</TABLE>




See notes to financial statements.




                                      F-3
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR
                      PLAN BENEFITS (MODIFIED CASH BASIS)

                          Year Ended December 31, 1992

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                   Short-
                                       Witco       Money       Intermediate                  Growth        Global
                         Group         Stock       Market       Government     Dreyfus    Opportunity     Investing
                        Annuity        Fund         Fund           Fund         Fund          Fund          Fund
                       Contracts     (Fund A)     (Fund B)       (Fund C)     (Fund D)      (Fund E)      (Fund F)         Total
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------
<S>                  <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>
Additions to
 net assets
 attributed to:
Investment income
   Unrealized
   gains/(losses)
   on investments    $       --    $   891,852  $        --    $   (30,396) $    62,197  $    101,912  $     (1,604) $   1,023,961
   Interest             5,471,857        1,263           --           --           --            --            --        5,473,120
   Dividends                 --        203,115         28,437       90,412       90,006         2,755         7,896        422,621
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

                        5,471,857    1,096,230         28,437       60,016      152,203       104,667         6,292      6,919,702
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

Contributions
   Participants         2,448,300      854,984      1,213,491    1,086,644    1,773,004     1,343,204       366,393      9,086,020
   Employer, net of
    forfeitures
    of $125,801         1,213,677      430,955        526,529      474,493      787,124       564,555       156,410      4,153,743
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

                        3,661,977    1,285,939      1,740,020    1,561,137    2,560,128     1,907,759       522,803     13,239,763
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

 Total additions        9,133,834    2,382,169      1,768,457    1,621,153    2,712,331     2,012,426       529,095     20,159,465
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

Deductions from
 net assets
 attributed to:
   Withdrawals         (6,405,978)    (491,654)       (26,039)     (19,399)     (29,986)      (19,276)       (5,905)    (6,998,237)
   Administrative
    expenses             (145,977)     (11,305)        (1,339)      (1,186)      (1,875)       (1,307)         (361)      (163,350)
   Other                     --        (12,564)       205,841        5,736        9,340         8,726          (319)       216,760
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

 Total deductions      (6,551,955)    (515,523)       178,463      (14,849)     (22,521)      (11,857)       (6,585)    (6,944,827)
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

Net increase
 (decrease)
 prior to
   interfund
    transfers           2,581,879    1,866,646      1,946,920    1,606,304    2,689,810     2,000,569       522,510     13,214,638
   Interfund
    transfers         (33,343,213)     (19,077)    33,327,688        8,913         (180)       10,449        15,420           --
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

Net increase
 (decrease)           (30,761,334)   1,847,569     35,274,608    1,615,217    2,689,630     2,011,018       537,930     13,214,638
Net assets
 available for
 plan benefits
 at beginning
 of year               68,034,735    4,312,994           --           --           --            --            --       72,347,729
                     ------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------------

Net assets
 available for
 plan benefits
 at end of year      $ 37,273,401  $ 6,160,563  $  35,274,608  $ 1,615,217  $ 2,689,630  $  2,011,018  $    537,930  $  85,562,367
                     ============  ===========  =============  ===========  ===========  ============  ============  =============

</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements.



                                      F-4
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     Years Ended December 31, 1993 and 1992

NOTE A--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting Basis: The accompanying  financial statements have been prepared on a
modified basis of cash receipts and disbursements;  consequently, contributions,
interest  income and the related assets are recognized when received rather than
when earned,  and certain expenses are recognized when paid rather than when the
obligation is incurred.  Accordingly,  the accompanying financial statements are
presented on a comprehensive  basis of accounting other than generally  accepted
accounting principles.

Investment  Valuation:  Investments  are stated at fair or contract  value.  The
group annuity contracts are valued at contract value.  Contract value represents
contributions  made under the contract,  plus interest at the contract rate less
withdrawals.  Fair value of the other investments is determined by quoted market
prices on an active market or redemption values.

Gains/(Losses): The change in the difference between the fair value and the cost
of investments is reflected as unrealized  gains/(losses)  in the aggregate fair
value of  investments.  Realized gains and losses on the disposal of investments
are calculated as the difference  between the proceeds  received and the average
cost of investments sold.


NOTE B--DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The Witco  Corporation  Thrift  Savings Plan ("Plan") is a defined  contribution
plan established for the purpose of encouraging and assisting eligible employees
of  Witco  Corporation  and  subsidiary  companies  ("Witco"  or  "Company")  in
following  a  systematic  savings  program.  An  employee  becomes  eligible  to
participate  in the Plan on the  first  day of the  month  following  31 days of
service.  Eligible  employees  may make a basic  contribution  under the Plan in
amounts  equal  to  1%,  2%  or  3% of  their  base  pay.  Witco  makes  monthly
contributions  in an amount equal to 100% of these basic employee  contributions
except for certain bargaining  employees whose participation is based upon terms
of their respective collective bargaining agreement. In addition,  employees may
elect to make  voluntary  supplemental  contributions  of 1% to 7% of their base
pay.  Witco  does not make  contributions  with  respect  to any  portion of the
voluntary supplemental contributions.

The Plan permits pre-tax and after-tax  contributions by  participants.  Certain
bargaining   employees  are  excluded  from  making   after-tax   contributions.
Participants may direct the pre-tax  contributions and after tax  contributions,
including Company matching contributions, to be invested in one or more of seven
funds.  The after-tax  contributions in 1992 could only be directed to the group
annuity  contracts.  The seven funds  include a Witco common  stock fund,  money
market fund,  guaranteed investment trust fund, and various diversified bond and
equity funds as described below.

     Group Annuity  Contracts.  After-tax  contributions  were invested in group
     annuity  contracts in which  payment of  principal  and interest at a fixed
     rate  is  guaranteed  by the  issuer  of  each  investment  contract  for a
     specified period. For group annuity contracts expiring after January




                                       F-5
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     Years Ended December 31, 1993 and 1992

NOTE B--DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN--Continued

     1, 1993, the  participants  are allowed to transfer their investment to any
     of the other  fund  available.  Effective  January 1,  1993,  a  Guaranteed
     Investment Fund Trust (GIFT)  replaced the expired group annuity  contracts
     as an investment  option for both pre-tax and after-tax  contributions.  On
     December 31, 1993, the Metropolitan  Life Group Annuity  Contract  totaling
     $17,580,530  expired and the assets were  temporarily  held in an overnight
     contract until they could be allocated to the participant's choice of funds
     on January 3, 1994.

     Fund A - Witco Stock Fund.  Contributions  are invested in Witco  Corporate
     Common Stock.

     Fund B - Money  Market  Fund.  Contributions  are  invested  in the Dreyfus
     Liquid  Assets which is a  diversified  open-end  money market  mutual fund
     managed by Dreyfus.  The fund's  objective is to provide as high a level of
     current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital.  The fund
     invests in money market instruments  including U.S. Government  securities,
     time deposits,  certificates  of deposit,  banker's  acceptances  and other
     short-term corporate obligations.

     Fund C - Dreyfus  Short-Intermediate  Government  Fund.  Contributions  are
     invested in the Dreyfus Short-Intermediate  Government Fund which is a fund
     that  offers  as  high  a  level  of  income  as  is  consistent  with  the
     preservation  of capital.  The fund  invests in a portfolio  of  securities
     issued  or   guaranteed   by  the  U.S.   Government,   its   agencies   or
     instrumentalities, and repurchase agreements relating to them.

     Fund D - Dreyfus Fund. Contributions are invested in the Dreyfus Fund which
     is a  diversified,  open-end  mutual fund with a primary  objective of long
     term capital appreciation consistent with preservation of capital. The fund
     invests primarily in common stocks.

     Fund E - Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund. Contributions are invested in the
     Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund which is a diversified open-end mutual fund
     that seeks  long-term  capital  growth by investing  principally  in common
     stocks  of  domestic  issuers  and  securities  of  foreign  companies  and
     governments.

     Fund F - Dreyfus Global Investing Fund.  Contributions  are invested in the
     Dreyfus Global Investing Fund which is an open-end,  non-diversified mutual
     fund whose goal is capital growth.  The fund invests  primarily in publicly
     issued common stocks of foreign and domestic issuers as well as convertible
     securities, preferred stocks and debt securities.

     Fund  G -  Guaranteed  Investment  Fund  Trust  (GIFT).  Contributions  are
     invested in the  Guaranteed  Investment  Fund Trust  which is a  collective
     investment  fund  with a  primary  objective  of high  current  income  and
     stability of principal. The fund invests primarily in guaranteed investment
     contracts.  The  trustee  and  portfolio  manager  of the  GIFT is  LaSalle
     National Trust.




                                      F-6
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     Years Ended December 31, 1993 and 1992


NOTE B--DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN--Continued

Participants  are immediately  vested in  contributions  made by them and become
fully vested in the contributions  made by Witco after they have completed three
consecutive  years of  participation  in the Plan or five  years of  service  to
Witco.  Participants  who have been  terminated  for  reasons  beyond  their own
control  become fully vested in Witco's  contributions  upon their  termination.
Non-vested  contributions by Witco which have been forfeited by participants are
applied to reduce future contributions by Witco.  Terminated  participants whose
account  balance is at least  $3,500 may elect to defer  receipt of such amounts
until the required distribution date under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code.

Employees participating in the Plan will not be subject to federal income tax on
amounts  contributed  to the  Plan by  Witco  and  earnings  allocated  to their
accounts  until  such  time that  their  participating  interest  in the Plan is
distributed to them. The Plan provides that participants may elect to have their
pre-tax  contributions  subject to certain  limitations,  excluded  from taxable
income pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Employees  are permitted to make hardship  withdrawals  if certain  criteria are
met. Only one hardship withdrawal a year is permitted.

Witco,  by action of its Board of  Directors,  may suspend the  operation of the
Plan for any year by  omitting  all or part of the  employer  contributions.  In
addition,  Witco may  terminate  or amend the Plan for any reason,  at any time,
provided  that no such  termination  or amendment  shall permit any of the funds
established  pursuant  to this Plan to be used for any  purpose  other  than the
exclusive benefit of the participating employees.  Upon termination of the Plan,
the  rights of  members to the  benefits  accrued  under the Plan to the date of
termination shall be nonforfeitable.


NOTE C--INCOME TAX STATUS

The Company will be filing for an updated determination letter from the Internal
Revenue  Service  stating  that  the  amendment  of  the  Plan  incorporate  new
provisions and comply with current tax regulations  meets the  requirements of a
qualified plan as defined by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and is,  therefore,
not subject to income tax.  Once  qualified,  the Plan is required to operate in
conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification.  The Management Committee
of Witco is not aware of any  course  of  action  or series of events  that have
occurred that might adversely affect the Plan's qualified status.




                                      F-7
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     Years Ended December 31, 1993 and 1992



NOTE D--INVESTMENTS

The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's
net assets are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              December 31,
                                                                     ----------------------------
                                                                         1993             1992
                                                                     -----------      -----------
<S>                                                                  <C>              <C>
New York Life Insurance Co. Group Annuity
  Contract #06022 at 8.83% through
  December 31, 1994                                                  $18,921,884      $19,314,741

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Group
  Annuity Contract #11344 at 8.47% through
  December 31, 1993                                                            -       17,958,660

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
  Overnight Contract at 3% through
  January 3, 1994                                                     17,580,530              -

Guaranteed Investment Fund Trust                                      15,536,930              -

Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.                                           11,756,262       35,274,608

Dreyfus Fund, Inc.                                                     9,025,056        2,689,630

Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.                                  6,055,774        2,011,018

Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.                       6,047,793        1,615,217

Witco Stock Fund*                                                      9,680,884        6,160,563


</TABLE>


* Party-in-interest investment




                                      F-8
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                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     Years Ended December 31, 1993 and 1992


NOTE E--SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective  January 1, 1994,  the Company  amended the Witco  Corporation  Thrift
Savings  Plan to  incorporate  changes  in  investment  options,  administrative
changes, and provision enhancements.  The investment options, trustee and record
keeping  responsibilities of the Plan were transferred to Fidelity  Investments.
The Plan name was changed to the Witco Corporation  Employee  Retirement Savings
Plan. The Plan provision  enhancements  include an employee loan provision,  the
removal of certain  restrictions  on withdrawals of employee and company matched
funds, the allowance of daily transactions for all of the funds, adoption of the
unitization  for  the  Witco  Stock  Fund  and  certain  administrative  changes
resulting from the conversion to Fidelity Investments.

Effective  December 31, 1993, the Sherex Chemical Company,  Inc. Employee Thrift
Plan (IRS ID# 054) ("Sherex") was merged into the Plan. The assets of the Sherex
plan totaling approximately $30,000,000 at December 31, 1993 were transferred to
Fidelity   Investments  and  invested  in  similar  funds  managed  by  Fidelity
Investments in early 1994. The participants, previously in the Sherex plan, will
be subject to all the  provisions of the Plan as of the  effective  date for all
future contributions. Certain provisions will be "grandfathered" for investments
prior to the merge date.

In January 1994, the Plan distributed  approximately  $2,500,000 to participants
who withdrew funds or terminated from the Plan at December 31, 1993.





                                      F-9
<PAGE>




                             Supplemental Schedules


<PAGE>




                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES

                               December 31, 1993

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                         SHARES,
                                                        UNITS OR
                                                        PRINCIPAL                           CURRENT
                   DESCRIPTION                           AMOUNT             COST             VALUE
- - - - - ------------------------------------------------       ----------       -----------       -----------
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>               <C>
New York Life Insurance Co. Group
  Annuity Contract #06022 at 8.83% through
  December 31, 1994                                    18,921,884       $18,921,884       $18,921,884

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Group
  Overnight Contract at 3.00%
  through January 3, 1994                              17,580,530        17,580,530        17,580,530

Guaranteed Investment Trust Fund                       15,536,930        15,536,930        15,536,930

Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.                            11,756,262        11,756,262        11,756,262

Witco Stock Fund*                                         303,714         6,334,534         9,680,884

Dreyfus Fund, Inc.                                        688,936         9,074,353         9,025,056

Dreyfus Growth Opportunity Fund, Inc.                     563,852         6,940,640         6,055,774

Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund, Inc.          531,908         6,142,248         6,047,793

Dreyfus Global Investing, Inc.                            211,650         3,017,887         3,394,870

</TABLE>




* Party-in-interest investment





                                      F-10
<PAGE>



                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                      SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS

                          Year Ended December 31, 1993




Transactions or series of transactions  during the year ended December 31, 1993,
exceeding 5% of the current value of Plan assets  reportable  per  Department of
Labor  regulations  2520.103-6  are listed below. A series of  transactions  may
include  single  transactions  that are in excess of 5% of the current  value of
Plan  assets  reportable  per  Department  of Labor  regulations.  There were no
category (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions during 1993.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      NUMBER      AGGREGATE       NUMBER        AGGREGATE
                                                        OF         VALUE OF         OF           VALUE OF        COST OF
IDENTITY OF                                          PURCHASE     PURCHASES/       SALES          SALES/          SALES/       GAIN
PARTY INVOLVED             DESCRIPTION OF ASSET    TRANSACTIONS    DEPOSITS*    TRANSACTIONS    WITHDRAWALS*   WITHDRAWALS    (LOSS)
- - - - - ------------------------   --------------------    ------------   ----------    ------------    ------------   -----------    ------

<S>                        <C>                     <C>            <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>
Category (i)--Individual
 transaction in excess
 of 5% of plan assets:
- - - - - -----------------------

  Metropolitan Life
   Insurance Company
   Group Annuity
   Contract #11344         Group Annuity Contract                                               $17,580,530    $17,580,530       -

  Metropolitan Life
   Insurance Company       Overnight Investment
                           Contract                               $17,580,530

  Dreyfus Liquid
   Assets, Inc.            Mutual Fund                             10,370,386                    10,370,386     10,370,386       -
                                                                                                 22,491,200     22,491,200       -

  Guaranteed
   Investment
   Fund Trust              GIC Fund                                8,884,329


</TABLE>



* Current value at date of transaction.

                                      F-11

<PAGE>


                     WITCO CORPORATION THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN

                 SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS--CONTINUED

                          Year Ended December 31, 1993


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      NUMBER      AGGREGATE       NUMBER        AGGREGATE
                                                        OF         VALUE OF         OF           VALUE OF        COST OF
IDENTITY OF                                          PURCHASE     PURCHASES/       SALES          SALES/          SALES/       GAIN
PARTY INVOLVED             DESCRIPTION OF ASSET    TRANSACTIONS    DEPOSITS*    TRANSACTIONS    WITHDRAWALS*   WITHDRAWALS    (LOSS)
- - - - - ------------------------   --------------------    ------------   ----------    ------------    ------------   -----------    ------

<S>                          <C>                       <C>        <C>               <C>         <C>            <C>          <C>

Category (iii)--Series of
 security transactions:
- - - - - -------------------------

 Dreyfus Liquid
  Assets, Inc.               Mutual Fund               611        $18,851,897       466         $42,370,243    $42,370,243       -

 Guaranteed Investment
  Fund Trust                 GIC Fund                  258         17,220,750        82           1,683,821      1,683,821       -

 Dreyfus Fund, Inc.          Mutual Fund               214          7,244,855       153           1,222,595      1,224,547  $(1,952)

 Dreyfus Growth
  Opportunity Fund, Inc.     Mutual Fund               259          4,814,347       168             938,062        974,021  (35,959)

 Dreyfus Short-Intermediate
  Government Fund, Inc.      Mutual Fund               127          5,267,902       214             802,084        798,329    3,755

 Metropolitan Life
  Insurance Company          Group Annuity
   Group Annuity
   Contract #11344           Contract                   12          1,430,513        21          18,904,199     18,904,199       -

</TABLE>



 * Current value at date of transaction.

                                      F-12



                                                                      EXHIBIT 24










                        Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-48806) pertaining to the Witco Corporation Thrift Savings Plan of our
report  dated  June 7,  1994,  with  respect  to the  financial  statements  and
schedules of the Witco  Corporation  Thrift Savings Plan included in this Annual
Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993.





                                              ERNST & YOUNG


Stamford, Connecticut
June 7, 1994





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