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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-K


  [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 
       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
                  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993

                                      OR

  [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
                For the transition period from ______ to ______

Commission File Number 1-7833


                             CBI INDUSTRIES, INC.


Incorporated in Delaware              I.R.S. identification number: 36-3009343

Principal executive offices: 800 Jorie Boulevard
                             Oak Brook, Illinois 60521-2268

Telephone Number: (708) 572-7000

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

                                                Name of each exchange on
          Title of each class                       which registered    
          ___________________                   ________________________
      Common Stock, $2.50 par value             New York Stock Exchange
  Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights      New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

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

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

  Aggregate market value of common stock held by nonaffiliates, based on a
closing price of $33 3/8 as of February 16, 1994 was $1,203,000,000. 3,696,159 
shares of Convertible Voting Preferred Stock, Series C were held by the ESOP
Trustee, as of February 28, 1994, for which no trading market exists.

The number of shares outstanding of a single class of common stock as of
February  16, 1994 - 37,784,473.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
                      ___________________________________
  Portions of 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders         Part I and Part II
  Portions of the 1994 Proxy Statement                   Part III

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                     CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                               Table of Contents

Part I                                                                    Page

  Item 1.   Business......................................................   1
  Item 2.   Properties....................................................   5
  Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.............................................   7
  Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders...........   8


Part II

  Item 5.   Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related
              Stockholder Matters.........................................   8
  Item 6.   Selected Financial Data.......................................   8
  Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations...................................   8
  Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data...................   8
  Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
              and Financial Disclosures...................................   8


Part III

  Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant............   9
  Item 11.  Executive Compensation........................................   9
  Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
              Management..................................................   9
  Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions................   9


Part IV

  Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on
              Form 8-K....................................................  10

Signatures................................................................  11
  


























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                                    PART I
Item 1. Business

  (a) The Registrant, CBI Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (CBI),
classifies its operations in three major business segments: Contracting
Services, Industrial Gases and Investments. CBI was incorporated in Delaware
in 1979, as a holding company. CBI's Contracting Services segment is comprised
of a number of separate companies, including the original Chicago Bridge &
Iron Company which was founded in 1889. The Industrial Gases segment of CBI is
comprised of Liquid Carbonic Industries Corporation, and its subsidiaries,
which was founded in 1888 and acquired by CBI in 1984. The Investments segment
of CBI includes CBI Investments, Inc. and its subsidiaries which have
interests in oil and refined product storage, blending, and transport; real
estate; and financial investments.

  (b) Financial information by business segment appears under Financial
Summary in CBI's 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein
by reference.

  (c) The percentage of revenues contributed by each business segment over the
past three years was:
                                     1993       1992       1991
                                     ____       ____       ____
         Contracting Services         44%        47%        48%
         Industrial Gases             49         45         43 
         Investments                   7          8          9 
                                     ____       ____       ____
                                     100%       100%       100%
                                     ====       ====       ====

  A description of the business done by each of CBI's industry segments
follows. Items that are not considered material to an understanding of the
business taken as a whole have been omitted.

  CBI holds patents and licenses for certain items incorporated into its
products. However, none are so essential that their loss would materially
affect the businesses of CBI.

  For information regarding working capital practices, refer to Financial
Review - Financial Condition - Liquidity and Capital Resources in CBI's 1993
Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorporated herein by reference.

  CBI has incurred expenses during the year for the purpose of complying with
environmental regulations, but their impact on the financial statements has
not been material.


Contracting Services

  Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (Chicago Bridge) is the parent company of the
Contracting Services segment companies. Chicago Bridge is organized as a
worldwide construction group that provides, through separate subsidiaries, a
broad range of services, including design, engineering, fabrication, project
management, general contracting and specialty construction services, including
non-destructive inspection and post-weld heat treatment.

  The traditional products constructed by the Chicago Bridge companies have
been a wide variety of fabricated metal plate structures including, but not
limited to, elevated water tanks, penstocks and tunnel liners for
hydroelectric dams, low temperature and cryogenic vessels and systems, and
flat-bottom tanks, pressure vessels, and other vessels and structures utilized
in the chemical, petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. In recent
years, Chicago Bridge companies have broadened their capabilities so as to be
in a better position to provide additional products and services to address a
more diverse base of customers. Other products and services include the
construction of experimental test facilities, environmental chambers, advanced
energy systems and structures, power plant maintenance and repair, turnkey
water and wastewater treatment facilities, turnkey woodyard facilities for the
forest products industry, non-destructive testing, post-weld heat treating and
refractory bakeouts, and vessels, tanks and other structures for corrosion-
resistant applications. Chicago Bridge conducts these activities through
various separate companies, the major of which are mentioned on the following
page.
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  CBI Na-Con, Inc. provides domestic construction-related services which
include, but are not limited to, the construction of commercial and municipal
water and wastewater treatment plants, defense-related facilities, industrial
expansion projects, refinery turnarounds and turnkey storage terminals. CBI
Na-Con, Inc. has district offices located in Norcross, Georgia; Houston,
Texas; Fontana, California; and Plainfield, Illinois. It also has metal plate
fabrication capabilities at its Houston and Fontana facilities.

  CBI Services, Inc. provides fabricated metal plate products and other
specialized domestic construction services for the power generation
industries, the government and other industrial customers. The product lines
of CBI Services, Inc. include, but are not limited to, petroleum,
petrochemical and chemical storage tanks; pressure, cryogenic and low
temperature vessels; and miscellaneous metal plate structures. CBI Services
has district offices located in New Castle, Delaware; Fremont, California; and
Kankakee, Illinois. It also has metal plate fabrication capabilities at its
Kankakee facility.

  Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, incorporated in Illinois, is the original
company which was formed in 1889 and is the parent company for Contracting
Services companies which operate outside the United States. Regional offices
of international subsidiaries are located in London (England), Singapore, Fort
Erie (Canada), and Houston, Texas. Other subsidiary offices and facilities are
located in Caracas (Venezuela), Dammam (Saudi Arabia), Dubai (U.A.E.),
Blacktown (Australia), Johannesburg (South Africa), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia),
Manila (Philippines), Jakarta (Indonesia), Bangkok (Thailand) and Tokyo
(Japan).

  Other Chicago Bridge companies include: CBI Walker, Inc., which designs and
supplies equipment used to treat municipal and industrial water and
wastewater; FMP/Rauma Company (a partnership owned 50.1% by Fibre Making
Processes, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Bridge) which designs,
manufactures and/or supplies equipment and turnkey woodyards to the forest
products industry; Chicago Bridge and Iron Technical Services Company, which
provides engineering and research services for the Chicago Bridge subsidiaries
and for outside parties; MQS Inspection, Inc., which provides non-destructive
examination and inspection services; Cooperheat, Inc. which provides post-weld
heat treating and refractory bake-outs as field services and sells associated
equipment; and Ershigs, Inc. (acquired May 1993), which is an engineering,
manufacturing and construction company which specializes in fiberglass
reinforced plastic and dual-laminate vessels, tanks and other structures for
corrosion-resistant applications.

  The principal raw materials used by the Contracting Services segment are
metal plate and structural steel. These materials are available from various
domestic and international mills. Chicago Bridge does not anticipate having
difficulty in obtaining adequate amounts of raw materials.

  This segment is not dependent upon any single customer or group of customers
and the loss of any single customer would not have any material adverse effect
on the business.

  This segment had a backlog of work to be completed on contracts of
$424,900,000 at December 31, 1993 and $325,200,000 at December 31, 1992.
Approximately 86% of the backlog as of December 31, 1993 is expected to be
completed in 1994.

  Adequate industry statistics relating to this segment of the business in
which CBI competes are not available. Several large companies offer metal
plate products that compete with some, but not all, of those of Chicago
Bridge. Local and regional companies offer strong competition in one or more
geographical areas, but not in other areas where Chicago Bridge operates.
Therefore, it is impossible to state Chicago Bridge's position in the
industry. Quality, reputation, delivery, and price are the principal methods
of competition within the industry. Competition is based primarily on
performance and the ability to provide the design, engineering, fabrication,
project management and construction required to complete projects in a timely
and cost-efficient manner. Chicago Bridge believes its position is among the
top in the field.

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  As of December 31, 1993, this segment employed 45 people engaged full-time
in the research and development of new products and services or the
improvement of existing products and services. This is comparable to 40 people
employed at December 31, 1992 and 43 at December 31, 1991. This segment
incurred expenses of approximately $3,078,000 in 1993, $2,961,000 in 1992 and
$2,824,000 in 1991 for its research and development activities. This segment
also performs certain research and development activities for customers.

  Approximately 7,100 people were employed by this segment at the end of 1993.


Industrial Gases

  Liquid Carbonic Industries Corporation (Liquid Carbonic) is the parent
company of the Industrial Gases segment companies. CBI believes Liquid
Carbonic is the world's largest supplier of carbon dioxide in its various
forms. Liquid Carbonic also produces, processes and markets a wide variety of
other industrial/medical and specialty gases, including oxygen, nitrogen,
argon, hydrogen, acetylene, carbon monoxide, liquified natural gas and nitrous
oxide. The segment also assembles and sells industrial gas-related equipment.
Liquid Carbonic conducts its business through various separate companies, each
of which either generally provides different products or services or conducts
business in a different geographical area than the other companies. The
business of Liquid Carbonic is generally broken down into units which engage
in domestic carbon dioxide processing and sales; domestic bulk air gas
production and sales; domestic cylinder gas products production and sales;
domestic carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas production and pipeline sales;
Canadian carbon dioxide processing and industrial gas production and sales;
and international business outside of the United States and Canada, which
involves primarily the processing and sale of carbon dioxide and other gases
and chemicals in 21 other countries. The major Liquid Carbonic business units
are the following:

  Liquid Carbonic Carbon Dioxide is engaged in the domestic processing and
sale of carbon dioxide in all its forms. Carbon dioxide is used in the
refrigeration, freezing, processing and preservation of food, beverage
carbonation, chemical production, water treatment and the enhancement of oil
and gas production. Liquid Carbonic Carbon Dioxide operates carbon dioxide
plants and receives by-product carbon dioxide from other plants operated by
suppliers. It also owns and operates plants to produce dry ice. It sells
carbon dioxide to its bulk customers through a network of sales offices
nationwide.

  Liquid Carbonic Bulk Gases produces and sells industrial/medical gases
domestically. It sells oxygen, nitrogen and argon to industrial customers for
refrigeration, as a pressure medium and for other applications; and to medical
customers for resuscitative and therapeutic purposes. This unit operates air
separation plants for the production of these gases. It sells industrial gases
mainly to small and medium sized "merchant" accounts near supply sources and
sells medical gases primarily to group purchasing organizations and individual
medical centers.

  Liquid Carbonic Cylinder Gas Products is engaged in the domestic production
and sale of specialty gases. It sells highly purified gases, acetylene,
cylinder oxygen, nitrogen, argon and nitrous oxide. The highly purified gases
are produced and distributed from regional gas laboratories and sold to
universities, research centers, clinics and industry.

  Liquid Carbonic Process Plants produce and sell gaseous and liquid carbon
monoxide and gaseous hydrogen. These gases are mainly sold by pipeline to
customers located in Louisiana, Ohio and West Virginia.

  Liquid Carbonic Corporation is the parent company for the Liquid Carbonic
companies which operate outside the United States. The principal subsidiaries
are in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,
Peru, Poland (acquired April 1993), Spain, Thailand and Venezuela. Liquid
Carbonic Corporation also owns a non-majority interest in a number of
affiliated companies located in Barbados, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Japan,
Korea, Trinidad, Turkey and Uruguay.  Most of these companies process and sell
carbon  dioxide and  produce

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industrial/medical gases, chemicals (including precipitated calcium carbonate,
a chemical ingredient used in the manufacture of a variety of consumer and
industrial products) and other products. These companies operate by-product
and combustion plants for the processing of carbon dioxide, dry ice plants and
air separation plants.

  Liquid Carbonic's strength in the carbon dioxide market is in part due to
its ability over the years to secure adequate supplies of product from diverse
sources. Most carbon dioxide sold by Liquid Carbonic is purchased from by-
product sources. By-product carbon dioxide is obtained from various sources,
including chemical plants, refineries, and industrial processes, or from
carbon dioxide wells, and is processed in Liquid Carbonic's own plants to
produce commercial carbon dioxide. Liquid Carbonic also purchases commercial
carbon dioxide from by-product sources having their own carbon dioxide plants.
Liquid Carbonic has supply contracts which require the purchase of specified
minimum quantities of carbon dioxide. Generally, these contracts do not
obligate the supplier to continue to produce carbon dioxide or to supply
specified minimum quantities; however, these provisions have historically had
no material adverse effect on Liquid Carbonic's source of supply.

  This segment is not dependent upon any single customer or group of customers
and the loss of any single customer would not have a material adverse effect
on the business.

  Liquid Carbonic's principal competitors in North America are the Airco
subsidiary of the BOC Group, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., the Cardox
subsidiary of L'Air Liquide, and Praxair, Inc. It also faces competition from
a number of regional and local competitors.

  As of December 31, 1993, Liquid Carbonic employed 98 people engaged full-
time in the research and development of new products and services or the
improvement of existing products and services. This is comparable to 106
people employed at December 31, 1992 and 88 at December 31, 1991. This segment
incurred expenses of approximately $10,616,000 in 1993, $8,765,000 in 1992 and
$7,246,000 in 1991 for its research and development activities. This segment
also performs certain research and development activities for customers.

  Approximately 6,600 people were employed by this segment at the end of 1993.


Investments

  CBI Investments, Inc. is the parent company of the Investments segment
companies. The Investments segment includes Statia Terminals (Statia), which
operates fuel oil and refined petroleum products storage and blending
facilities and provides bunkering services in the Caribbean, and operates a
special products terminal in Brownsville, Texas. On October 20, 1993, Statia
purchased the other outstanding interests in, and became 100% owner of, Point
Tupper Terminals Corporation, a Canadian terminal company. The Point Tupper
operation, in which Statia initially became an equity investor in August 1992,
is strategically located to service global oil producing and trading customers
which market their products in the northeastern part of North America.
Investments are also held in Petroterminal de Panama, S.A., a crude oil
pipeline and transport facility in Panama; Tankstore Pte. Ltd., a fuel oil and
petroleum product storage and terminal facility and bunkering operation in
Singapore; and real estate. In  addition, CBI Investments, Inc. has interests
in several other companies.

  The businesses in this segment primarily provide services and therefore do
not depend heavily on raw materials.

  Approximately 220 people were employed by Statia at the end of 1993. 

  (d) Financial information by geographic area of operation is shown in Notes
and Reports - Note 13 - Operations by Business Segment and Geographic Area in
CBI's 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders and is incorporated herein by
reference.


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Item 2. Properties

Contracting Services

  Chicago Bridge owns or leases the properties used to conduct its business.
The capacities of these facilities depend upon the mix of products being
manufactured. As the product mix is constantly changing, the extent of
utilization of these facilities cannot be accurately stated. Chicago Bridge
believes that these facilities are adequate to meet its requirements. The
following list summarizes the principal owned properties:

                                     Type of                     Square 
    Location                         Facility                    Footage
    ________                        __________                   _______
    United States
      Fontana, California           fabrication plant,
                                      warehouse and office        36,000
      Fremont, California           warehouse and office          85,000
      Houston, Texas                fabrication plant,
                                      warehouse and office       253,000
      Kankakee, Illinois            fabrication plant,
                                      warehouse and office       396,000
      New Castle, Delaware          warehouse and office         143,000
      Norcross, Georgia             warehouse and office          36,000
      Plainfield, Illinois          engineering and
                                      research center            176,000
                                    warehouse and office          12,000

    International
      Blacktown, New South Wales,
        Australia                   fabrication plant,
                                      warehouse and office       134,000
      Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada    fabrication plant,
                                      warehouse and office       208,000

  In addition to the above, Chicago Bridge has interests in other fabrication
facilities in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Indonesia, Venezuela, South Africa and
Australia. Chicago Bridge also owns or leases a number of field construction
offices, warehouses and equipment maintenance centers strategically located
throughout the world.

  In April 1993, Chicago Bridge announced a decision to close a fabrication
facility located in Cordova, Alabama.


Industrial Gases

  Liquid Carbonic owns or leases the facilities used in its business. Liquid
Carbonic believes these facilities are adequately utilized and sufficient to
meet its customer needs. The following list summarizes the principal
properties:

          Type of Facility by                Number of Facilities
            Geographic Area                    Owned or Leased   
          ___________________                ____________________
          United States
            By-product CO2                             22  owned
            Air separation                     3 owned, 3 leased
            Carbon monoxide/hydrogen                    3  owned
            Research center                             1 leased

          International
            By-product CO2                    58 owned, 1 leased
            Combustion                                 31  owned
            Air separation                             20  owned
            Research center                             2  owned



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Investments

  The total storage capacity for Statia is, in millions of barrels, as
follows:

     Caribbean (island of St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles) terminal   6.3
     United States (Brownsville, Texas) terminal                          1.6
     Canada (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia) terminal                    7.6

  Approximately 30% of the total storage capacity at the Canadian terminal is
currently being utilized. The remaining storage is scheduled to be reactivated
by mid-1994.

  In November 1993, Statia Terminals entered into an agreement with an
independent third-party to lease and operate five million barrels of new
storage capacity, together with a related single-point mooring buoy, on the
island of St. Eustatius. These additional facilities, which are scheduled to
be on-line by the end of the first quarter of 1995, will permit Statia
Terminals to service a new long-term contract with a major oil producer, and
to discharge and re-load shipments from very large crude oil carriers.

  Petroterminal de Panama, S.A., in which CBI has a 21.25% interest, owns a
pipeline and terminal facility in Panama. The pipeline is 81 miles in length
and has a maximum capacity of 755,000 barrels of oil per day. The terminal
facility occupies approximately 1,694 acres, of which 8 acres are owned by
Petroterminal de Panama and the balance is owned by the Republic of Panama.

  Tankstore Pte. Ltd., in which CBI has a 20% interest, owns a storage and
terminal facility on approximately 84 acres of land leased from the Republic
of Singapore. The total storage capacity in Singapore is 5.2 million barrels.

  CBI currently owns approximately 2,300 acres of undeveloped real estate in
Virginia, Texas and Utah.

  CBI also owns its corporate headquarters located in Oak Brook, Illinois. The
buildings have approximately 196,000 square feet of space.

































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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

  On October 30, 1987, CBI Na-Con, Inc. was working in the Marathon Petroleum
Company (Marathon) refinery in Texas City, Texas. While a lift was being made
by a crane supplied and operated by others, the crane became unstable, causing
the operator to drop the load on a hydrofluoric acid tank which released part
of its contents into the atmosphere. The community surrounding the refinery
was evacuated after the incident, and a substantial number of persons
evacuated sought medical attention. CBI Na-Con, Inc. has reached settlements
with all but 15 of the 4,300 (approximate) third-party plaintiffs who brought
suit as a result of the incident. CBI Na-Con, Inc. is also defending a lawsuit
brought by Marathon originally seeking contractual indemnity which has been
amended to seek reimbursement for Marathon's expenditures relating to the
incident, including property damage, emergency response costs, third-party
claim payments and legal fees. CBI filed suit against its insurers seeking
insurance coverage and other recourse as a result of the denial of coverage or
reservation of rights by the insurers for the incident based on certain
pollution exclusions in the policies. The trial court granted summary judgment
in favor of the insurers in April 1991. CBI appealed the trial court's
judgment, and the Texas Appellate Court reversed and remanded the case back to
the trial court in August 1993 to allow CBI to conduct discovery. The insurers
are seeking review by the Texas Supreme Court.

  Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (Chicago Bridge) was a minority shareholder
from 1934 to 1954 in a company which owned or operated at various times
several wood treating facilities at sites in the United States, some of which
are currently under investigation, monitoring or remediation under various
environmental laws. Chicago Bridge is involved in litigation concerning
environmental liabilities, which are currently undeterminable, in connection
with certain of those sites. Chicago Bridge denies any liability for each site
and believes that the successors to the wood treating business are responsible
for any cost of remediation at the sites. Chicago Bridge has now reached
settlements for environmental liabilities at most of the sites. The company
believes that any remaining potential liability will not have a materially
adverse effect on its operations or financial condition.

  A subsidiary of the company, Liquid Carbonic Industries Corporation (Liquid
Carbonic), has been or is currently involved in civil litigation and
governmental proceedings relating to antitrust matters. In this regard, since
April 1992, several lawsuits have been filed against Liquid Carbonic and
various competitors. These cases have been consolidated in the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division. The
lawsuits allege generally that, beginning not later than 1968 and continuing
through the present, defendants conspired to allocate customers, fix prices
and rig bids for carbon dioxide in the United States in violation of the
antitrust laws. On April 19, 1993, the court certified a class in the
consolidated cases consisting of direct purchasers of carbon dioxide from
defendants in the continental United States for the period from January 1,
1968 to and including October 26, 1992. Plaintiffs seek from defendants
unspecified treble damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief, costs and
attorneys' fees. In addition, a suit has been brought against Liquid  Carbonic
and others under the antitrust laws of the State of Alabama based upon the
foregoing allegations. The company believes that the allegations made against
Liquid Carbonic in these lawsuits are without merit, and Liquid Carbonic
intends to defend itself vigorously. Liquid Carbonic and its subsidiaries also
from time to time furnish documents and witnesses in connection with
governmental investigations of alleged violations of the antitrust laws. While
the outcome of any particular lawsuit or governmental investigation cannot be
predicted with certainty, the company believes that these antitrust matters
will not have a materially adverse effect on its operations or financial
condition.

  In addition to the above lawsuits, CBI is a defendant in a number of
lawsuits arising from the conduct of its business. While it is impossible at
this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of any litigation
or matters referred to above, CBI's management believes that adequate
provisions have been made for probable losses with respect thereto as best as
can be determined at this time and that the ultimate outcome, after provisions
therefor, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of
CBI. The adequacy of reserves applicable to the potential costs of being
engaged in litigation and potential liabilities resulting from litigation are
reviewed as developments in the litigation warrant.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings (Continued)

  CBI also is jointly and severally liable for some liabilities of
partnerships and joint ventures and has also given certain guarantees in
connection with the performance of contracts and repayment of obligations by
its subsidiaries and other ventures in which CBI has a financial interest.
CBI's management believes that the aggregate liability, if any, for these
matters will not be material to its financial position.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

  No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter ended December 31, 1993.


                                    PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters

  CBI's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol CBH).
The approximate number of holders of record of common stock at February  16,
1994, was 7,700. Information appearing under Quarterly Financial Data -
Quarterly Operating Results, Common Stock Prices and Dividends in CBI's 1993
Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 6. Selected Financial Data

  The summary of selected financial data appearing under Financial Summary in
CBI's 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

  Information appearing under Financial Review in CBI's 1993 Annual Report to
Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

 
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

  The financial statements consisting of Statements of Income, Balance Sheets,
Statements of Cash Flows, Statements of Common Shareholders' Investment, Notes
and Report of Independent Public Accountants in CBI's 1993 Annual Report to
Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

  The supplemental financial information appearing under Quarterly Financial
Data - Quarterly Operating Results, Common Stock Prices and Dividends in CBI's
1993 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

  Additional financial information and schedules can be found in Part IV of
this report.


Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosures

  CBI has neither changed its independent accountants nor had any
disagreements on accounting and financial disclosure with its independent
accountants during the two most recent fiscal years.





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                                   PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

(a)  Information appearing under Election of Directors in CBI's 1994 Proxy
Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

(b)  The executive officers of CBI as of March 15, 1994 are as follows:

                                                                 Served as
                                                             Executive Officer
    Name              Age              Title                   of CBI Since   

John E. Jones          59    Chairman of the Board, President
                               and Chief Executive Officer          1980
Lewis E. Akin          56    Executive Vice President               1986
Robert J. Daniels      60    Executive Vice President               1988
George L. Schueppert   55    Executive Vice President-Finance
                               and Chief Financial Officer          1987
Charles O. Ziemer      54    Senior Vice President and
                               General Counsel                      1984
Buel T. Adams          61    Vice President and Treasurer           1983
Stephen M. Duffy       44    Vice President-Human Resources         1993
Carl T. Haller         50    Vice President-Administration          1993
Alan J. Schneider      48    Vice President and Controller          1991

(d)  There are no family relationships between any executive officers and 
     directors. Executive officers are usually elected at the meeting of the
     Board of Directors immediately preceding the Annual Meeting of
     Shareholders and serve until successors are elected.

(e)  With the exceptions of Stephen M. Duffy and Carl T. Haller, all of the
     above named officers have been employed by CBI in an executive or
     management capacity for more than five years. Stephen M. Duffy was
     formerly a Vice President with Sunbeam Appliance Company. Carl T. Haller
     was formerly a Vice President with Signode Corporation, a wholly owned
     subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Information with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 appears under Compliance with Section 16 of the Exchange
Act in CBI's 1994 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 11. Executive Compensation

  Information appearing under Executive Compensation in CBI's 1994 Proxy
Statement is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

  Information appearing under Common Stock Ownership By Certain Persons and
Management in CBI's 1994 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

  Not applicable.









                                       9

                                    PART IV

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

  (a) 1. Financial Statements

  The following financial statements and Report of Independent Public
Accountants previously incorporated by reference under Item 8 of Part II of
this report.

       Financial Statements:
         Statements of Income - For the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992
           and 1991
         Balance Sheets - For the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
         Statements of Cash Flows - For the years ended December 31, 1993,
           1992 and 1991
         Statements of Common Shareholders' Investment - For the years ended   
           December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
         Notes
         Report of Independent Public Accountants

      2. Financial Statement Schedules

  The following Supplemental Schedules to Financial Statements are included
herein on pages 12 through 15 of this report:

         Schedule V - Property and Equipment - For the years ended December
           31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
         Schedule VI - Accumulated Depreciation of Property and Equipment -
           For the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
         Schedule VIII - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves - For
           the years ended December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
         Report of Independent Public Accountants on Supplemental Schedules to
           Consolidated Financial Statements

  Schedules other than those listed have been omitted because the schedules
are either not applicable or the required information is shown in the
financial statements or notes thereto incorporated by reference under Item 8
of Part II of this report.

  Quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992 is
shown in the supplemental financial information incorporated by reference
under Item 8 of Part II of this report.

  CBI's interest in 50 percent or less owned affiliates, when considered in
the aggregate, constitute a significant subsidiary.  Summarized financial
information is shown in Notes and Reports - Note 14 - Unconsolidated
Affiliates previously incorporated by reference under Item 8 of Part II of
this report.

       3. Exhibits

  The Exhibit Index on page 16 and Exhibits being filed are submitted as a
separate section of this report.

  (b) Reports on Form 8-K

  There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the fourth quarter ended
December 31, 1993.








                                      10

                                  SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                                                              
                                          CBI INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: March 15, 1994
                                                                              
                                          By: /s/ George L. Schueppert    
                                             _____________________________
                                                  George L. Schueppert
                                          Executive Vice President-Finance,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Director


  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 15, 1994.

       Signature                                Title

   /s/ John E. Jones                Chairman of the Board, President,
_______________________________       Chief Executive Officer (Principal 
                                      Executive Officer) and Director


   /s/ Lewis E. Akin                Executive Vice President and Director
_______________________________
       Lewis E. Akin


   /s/ Robert J. Daniels            Executive Vice President and Director
_______________________________
       Robert J. Daniels


   /s/ George L. Schueppert         Executive Vice President-Finance,
_______________________________       Chief Financial Officer (Principal
       George L. Schueppert           Financial Officer) and Director


   /s/ Wiley N. Caldwell            Director and Chairman of the Audit
_______________________________       Committee
       Wiley N. Caldwell


   /s/ E.H. Clark, Jr.              Director and Member of the Audit Committee
_______________________________
       E.H. Clark, Jr.


   /s/ John F. Riordan              Director and Member of the Audit Committee
_______________________________
       John F. Riordan


   /s/ Robert G. Wallace            Director and Member of the Audit Committee
_______________________________
       Robert G. Wallace


   /s/ Alan J. Schneider            Vice President and Controller
_______________________________     (Principal Accounting Officer)
       Alan J. Schneider            

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                                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                                 CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                  SCHEDULE V - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
                                          FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
                                                         (Thousands of Dollars)
  <CAPTION>
             Column A               Column B         Column C         Column D                   Column E                 Column F
             --------              ---------  ----------------------  ---------  -------------------------------------- -----------
                                    Balance                            Retire-     Full Con-                              Balance
                                       at     Additions   Business      ments   solidation of   Reclassi-   Translation     at
          Classification           January 1   at Cost  Acquisitions  or Sales  Affiliates (a)  fications   Adjustment  December 31
          --------------           ---------  --------- ------------  --------- --------------  ----------  ----------- -----------
  <S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>       <C>             <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
  Year ended December 31, 1993
    Land and improvements         $   63,542   $  4,037     $ 1,801   $  (2,414)      $    -      $  1,490    $   (756)  $   67,700
    Buildings and improvements       160,394     16,599       7,519      (2,070)           -         6,723      (1,962)     187,203
    Plant machinery and terminals    704,723    133,248      64,009     (34,868)           -       (10,204)     (8,198)     848,710
    Field and office equipment       631,459     77,042      11,523    (115,744)           -         1,991     (10,032)     596,239
                                  ----------   --------      ------   ---------        ------     --------    --------   ----------
       Total                      $1,560,118   $230,926     $84,852   $(155,096)      $    -      $    -      $(20,948)  $1,699,852
                                  ==========   ========      ======   =========        ======     ========    ========   ==========

  Year ended December 31, 1992
    Land and improvements         $   60,730   $  1,795     $ 2,798   $    (682)      $    -      $    (11)   $ (1,088)  $   63,542
    Buildings and improvements       135,357     27,016       9,535      (6,291)           -           153      (5,376)     160,394
    Plant machinery and terminals    607,326    101,685       7,142      (6,646)           -         7,790     (12,574)     704,723
    Field and office equipment       548,008    107,059      14,005     (17,179)           -        (7,932)    (12,502)     631,459
                                  ----------   --------      ------   ---------        ------     --------    --------   ----------
       Total                      $1,351,421   $237,555     $33,480   $ (30,798)      $    -      $    -      $(31,540)  $1,560,118
                                  ==========   ========      ======   =========        ======     ========    ========   ==========

  Year ended December 31, 1991
    Land and improvements         $   56,321   $  2,312     $    -    $    (765)      $   625     $  2,429    $   (192)  $   60,730
    Buildings and improvements       120,420     10,715          -       (2,903)        2,386        5,748      (1,009)     135,357
    Plant machinery and terminals    549,084     60,540          -       (4,431)       12,592       (6,944)     (3,515)     607,326
    Field and office equipment       504,002     73,450          -      (27,488)        1,971       (1,233)     (2,694)     548,008
                                  ----------   --------      ------   ---------        ------     --------    --------   ----------
       Total                      $1,229,827   $147,017     $    -    $ (35,587)      $17,574     $    -      $ (7,410)  $1,351,421
                                  ==========   ========      ======   =========        ======     ========    ========   ==========


  (a) Results from increased ownership in CBI affiliates previously accounted for in the financial statements on the equity method.



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<PAGE>
  <TABLE>
                                            SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                                 CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   SCHEDULE VI - ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
                                          FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
                                                         (Thousands of Dollars)
  <CAPTION>
             Column A              Column B    Column C     Column D                     Column E                Column F
             --------             ---------   ---------    ----------   --------------------------------------  -----------
                                   Balance    Provision     Retire-        Full Con-               Translation    Balance
                                     at        Charged       ments       solidation of  Reclassi-   Adjustment      at
          Classification          January 1   to Income     or Sales    Affiliates (a)  fications    /Other     December 31
          --------------          ---------   ---------    ----------   --------------  ---------  -----------  -----------
  <S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>                <C>       <C>         <C>           <C>
  Year ended December 31, 1993
    Land improvements             $   9,718    $    930     $    (103)         $   -     $    29     $    (41)     $ 10,533
    Buildings and improvements       41,560       6,518        (1,095)             -       2,701        2,405        52,089
    Plant machinery and terminals   243,945      43,078       (20,843)             -      (8,151)          76       258,105
    Field and office equipment      291,302      50,174       (94,780)             -       5,421       (3,957)      248,160
                                  ---------    --------     ---------          ------    -------     --------      --------
       Total                      $ 586,525    $100,700     $(116,821)         $   -     $    -      $ (1,517)     $568,887
                                  =========    ========     =========          ======    =======     ========      ========

  Year ended December 31, 1992
    Land improvements             $   9,284    $    589     $     (45)         $   -     $    (1)    $   (109)     $  9,718
    Buildings and improvements       41,814       5,173        (2,828)             -      (1,576)      (1,023)       41,560
    Plant machinery and terminals   204,437      42,415        (4,604)             -       6,506       (4,809)      243,945
    Field and office equipment      273,958      39,779       (12,642)             -      (4,929)      (4,864)      291,302
                                  ---------    --------     ---------          ------    -------     --------      --------
       Total                      $ 529,493    $ 87,956     $ (20,119)         $   -     $    -      $(10,805)     $586,525
                                  =========    ========     =========          ======    =======     ========      ========

  Year ended December 31, 1991
    Land improvements             $   6,226    $  2,229     $    (487)         $   -     $ 1,320     $     (4)     $  9,284
    Buildings and improvements       27,989      12,345        (1,934)            985      2,560         (131)       41,814
    Plant machinery and terminals   179,708      24,680        (3,046)          8,197     (4,339)        (763)      204,437
    Field and office equipment      253,843      36,410       (16,931)            685        459         (508)      273,958
                                  ---------    --------     ---------          ------    -------     --------      --------
       Total                      $ 467,766    $ 75,664     $ (22,398)         $9,867    $    -      $ (1,406)     $529,493
                                  =========    ========     =========          ======    =======     ========      ========


  (a) Results from increased ownership in CBI affiliates previously accounted for in the financial statements on the equity method.



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<PAGE>
                 <TABLE>
                                           SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                                 CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                     SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
                                          FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
                                                         (Thousands of Dollars)
                 <CAPTION>
                              Column A                  Column B     Column C     Column D      Column E
                              --------                 ---------    ---------    ----------    -----------
                                                                    Additions
                                                        Balance     Charged to                   Balance
                                                          at        Costs and                       at
                            Descriptions               January 1     Expenses    Deductions    December 31
                            ------------               ---------    ---------    ----------    -----------
                 <S>                                      <C>          <C>         <C>             <C>
                 Year ended December 31, 1993
                   Allowance for doubtful accounts        $8,000       $6,100      $(2,600)        $11,500
                                                          ======       ======      =======         =======


                 Year ended December 31, 1992
                   Allowance for doubtful accounts        $8,600       $4,900      $(5,500)        $ 8,000
                                                          ======       ======      =======         =======


                 Year ended December 31, 1991
                   Allowance for doubtful accounts        $8,200       $3,900      $(3,500)        $ 8,600
                                                          ======       ======      =======         =======




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                                                                      14
<PAGE>
                   REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
        ON SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


To the Shareholders and Board of Directors, CBI Industries, Inc.:

  We have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards,
the financial statements of CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in
the company's 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference in
this Form 10-K, and have issued our report thereon dated February 17, 1994.
Our report on these financial statements includes an explanatory paragraph
with respect to the change in methods of accounting for income taxes and for
postretirement benefits other than pensions in 1992 as discussed in Notes 11
and 12 to the financial statements. Our audit was made for the purpose of
forming an opinion on those statements taken as a whole. The supplemental
schedules to financial statements listed in the index to Item 14 on page 10
are the responsibility of the company's management and are presented for
purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and
are not part of the basic financial statements. These supplemental schedules
have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the
basic financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly state in all material
respects the financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to
the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



                                                /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
                                                _________________________
                                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.



Chicago, Illinois
February 17, 1994




                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                     WITH RESPECT TO FORM S-8 AND FORM S-3


  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports included and incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, into the
company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-46962,
33-14906 and 33-37246) and on Form S-3 (Nos. 33-65122 and 33-51595).


                                                /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
                                                _________________________
                                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.


Chicago, Illinois
March 15, 1994













                                      15
<PAGE>
                         1993 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Item 14 (a) 3
  Exhibit

  (3) Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws.

      (i) Articles of Incorporation.

          - Certificate of Incorporation as amended can be found in CBI's Form
            10-Q dated November 13, 1992 and is incorporated herein by
            reference.

     (ii) By-Laws.

          - By-laws as amended can be found in CBI's Form 10-K dated March 29,
            1991 and are incorporated herein by reference.

  (4) Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including
      Indentures.

      - 6 1/4% Notes due June 30, 2000. The indenture can be found in CBI's
        Form S-3 dated June 22, 1993 and is incorporated herein by reference.

      - 6 5/8% Notes due March 15, 2003. The indenture can be found in CBI's
        Form S-3 dated February 26, 1993 and is incorporated herein by
        reference.

      - Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Rights Agreement as amended can be
        found in CBI's Form 8-K dated August 8, 1989 and is incorporated
        herein by reference.

      - Description of Convertible Voting Preferred Stock, Series C can be
        found in CBI's Form 8-K dated April 19, 1988 and is incorporated
        herein by reference.

  (10) Material Contracts.

    (iii) Executive Contracts and Compensation Plans.

        (a) Directors' Deferred Fee Plan, as amended, can be found in CBI's
            Form 10-K dated March 30, 1993 and is incorporated herein by
            reference.

        (b) Agreement between John E. Jones and CBI can be found in CBI's Form
            10-K dated March 29, 1983 and is incorporated herein by reference.

        (c) A summary of the Termination Agreements can be found in CBI's Form
            8-K dated October 10, 1986 and is incorporated herein by
            reference.

        (d) Agreement between George L. Schueppert and CBI can be found in
            CBI's Form 10-K dated March 29, 1989 and is incorporated herein by
            reference.

        (e) CBI Industries Stock Option Plan, as amended, can be found in
            CBI's Form S-8 dated October 10, 1990 and is incorporated herein
            by reference.

        (f) CBI Executive Life Insurance Plan can be found in CBI's Form 10-K
            dated March 30, 1993 and is incorporated herein by reference.

  (11) Computation of Per Share Earnings.

  (13) Portions of the 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders expressly
        incorporated by reference into this report.

  (21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant.


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<PAGE>


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                                        CBI INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                                   EXHIBIT 11
                                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
                                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991
                                        (Thousands, except per share amounts)
            <CAPTION>
                                                                                             1993        1992        1991
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
            <S>                                                                            <C>         <C>         <C>
            Primary Earnings Per Common Share
              Net (loss)/income before cumulative effect of accounting changes             $(39,846)   $ 65,537    $ 53,408
              Cumulative effect of accounting changes                                             -      (7,170)          -
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Net (loss)/income to common shareholders                                     $(39,846)   $ 58,367    $ 53,408
                                                                                           ========    ========    ========

              Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                           37,166      36,601      34,683
                                                                                           ========    ========    ========

              Net (loss)/income before cumulative effect of accounting changes             $  (1.07)   $   1.79    $   1.54
              Cumulative effect of accounting changes                                             -       (0.20)          -
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Net (loss)/income to common shareholders                                     $  (1.07)   $   1.59    $   1.54
                                                                                           ========    ========    ========
            Fully Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
              Net (loss)/income before cumulative effect of accounting changes             $(39,846)   $ 65,537    $ 53,408
              Add back expenses included in net income that pertain to ESOP debt service:
                  Series C preferred dividends                                                8,448       8,638       8,718
                  Common dividends on unallocated reverted shares                                73         108         129
                  Company contributions (after utilization of common dividends
                    of $811 for 1993, $796 for 1992 and $715 for 1991 charged to
                    retained earnings)                                                        7,646       6,455       5,519
                  ESOP debt amortization                                                     (2,107)     (1,029)       (174)
                  Tax effect included in net income related to debt service                  (5,713)     (5,590)     (5,068)
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Net (loss)/income before cumulative effect of accounting changes adjusted
                to exclude ESOP debt service                                                (31,499)     74,119      62,532
              Adjustments to reflect the servicing of ESOP debt (required
                for this calculation), based on the assumption all the Series C
                preferred shares were converted to common shares:
                  Common dividends on unallocated reverted shares                              (223)       (262)       (367)
                  Company contributions (after utilization of common dividends
                    of $3,333 for 1993, $2,462 for 1992 and $2,541 for 1990 charged to
                    retained earnings)                                                      (13,422)    (13,273)    (12,173)
                  ESOP debt amortization                                                      2,107       1,029         174
                  Tax effect included in net income related to debt service                   5,059       5,120       5,068
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Net (loss)/income before cumulative effect of accounting changes              (37,978)     66,733      55,234
              Cumulative effect of accounting changes                                             -      (7,170)          -
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Net (loss)/income to common shareholders                                     $(37,978)   $ 59,563    $ 55,234
                                                                                           ========    ========    ========
              Weighted average number of common shares outstanding                           37,166      36,601      34,683
              Add common stock equivalents of stock option plan                                 170         157         238
              Add common stock equivalents of leveraged Series C preferred shares             4,545       4,612       4,644
              Add common stock equivalents of reverted allocated Series C
                preferred shares                                                                723         587         441
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Fully diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding             42,604      41,957      40,006
                                                                                           ========    ========    ========
              Net (loss)/income before cumulative effect of accounting changes             $  (0.89)   $   1.59    $   1.38
              Cumulative effect of accounting changes                                             -       (0.17)          -
                                                                                           --------    --------    --------
              Net (loss)/income to common shareholders                                     $  (0.89)   $   1.42    $   1.38
                                                                                           ========    ========    ========
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XXX BEGIN PAGE 28 HERE XXX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FINANCIAL SUMMARY           CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts                 1993           1992            1991            1990            1989
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                        <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>       
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
  Revenues                  Contracting Services           $  728,572     $  793,093      $  775,591      $  764,890      $  727,059
                            Industrial Gases                  826,242        746,394         697,569         661,970         584,145
                            Investments                       116,930        133,287         141,741         138,549         184,294
                            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            1,671,744      1,672,774       1,614,901       1,565,409       1,495,498
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Income from Operations    Contracting Services                8,035         75,698          70,231          55,265          38,419
                            Industrial Gases                  112,628        107,505         106,968         102,589          87,452
                            Investments                        14,916          2,236          10,214          14,747          20,268
                            Corporate                        (17,834)       (19,159)        (19,880)        (19,684)        (18,918)
                            Special (Charge)/Credit     (91,600)<FN1>              -               -     10,788<FN3>               -
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                               26,145        166,280         167,533         163,705         127,221
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  (Loss)/Income before Income Taxes                           (2,235)        145,500         136,965         122,849          87,036
  Net (Loss)/Income                                     (34,013)<FN1>    63,963<FN2>          61,076     55,135<FN3>          34,297
  Net (Loss)/Income to Common Shareholders              (39,846)<FN1>    58,367<FN2>          53,408     47,604<FN3>          26,883
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FINANCIAL POSITION
  Assets                    Contracting Services           $  402,225     $  385,455      $  350,855      $  358,735      $  310,750
                            Industrial Gases                1,109,051        971,796         843,239         803,496         738,780
                            Investments                       358,969        328,074         284,777         270,051         309,132
                            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            1,870,245      1,685,325       1,478,871       1,432,282       1,358,662
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Debt                      Current                            68,698         65,657          46,378          46,085          36,194
                            Long-Term                         607,579        410,998         259,550         394,739         465,790
                            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              676,277        476,655         305,928         440,824         501,984
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Shareholders' Investment  Preferred                          33,080         27,187          20,570          15,198           9,599
                            Common                            643,532        688,294         645,591         497,465         374,549
                            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              676,612        715,481         666,161         512,663         384,148
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Debt to Capitalization <FN4> - %                              50.0%          40.0%           31.5%           46.2%           56.6%
  Debt to Capitalization Adjusted for the ESOP Debt <FN5> - %   42.4%          30.7%           19.4%           33.4%           42.5%





____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Per Common Share
  Net (Loss)/Income - Primary                          $  (1.07)<FN1>   $  1.59<FN2>         $  1.54    $  1.58<FN3>         $   .94
  Net (Loss)/Income - Fully Diluted                        (.89)<FN1>      1.42<FN2>            1.38       1.41<FN3>             .86
  Dividends                                                       .48            .48             .44             .40             .40
  Common Shareholders' Investment                               17.19          18.74           17.79           15.32           13.05
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Common Stock Price                      Range             32-21 7/8  37 1/8-25 7/8   36 3/4-23 7/8   29 1/4-20 3/4   22 3/8-17 1/8
                                          Year-End             30 3/8         29 5/8          32 3/8          26 7/8          21 5/8
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Other
  Capital Expenditures      Contracting Services           $   24,925     $   56,427      $   29,267      $   24,630      $   21,793
                            Industrial Gases                  189,041        156,813          93,536          91,180          92,558
                            Investments                        16,960         24,315          24,214          12,599           4,302
                            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              230,926        237,555         147,017         128,409         118,653
  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Depreciation and          Contracting Services               20,899         14,704          11,095          11,176           9,719
  Depletion                 Industrial Gases                   73,306         67,457          60,836          57,783          51,384
                            Investments                         6,495          9,390          10,694           8,213          11,730
                            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                              100,700         91,551          82,625          77,172          72,833
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Net Other Non-Cash Charges
    to Income from Operations                                  85,932         43,370          17,115          23,347          19,375
  Cash Flow from Operations <FN6>                        212,777<FN1>        301,201         267,273    264,224<FN3>         219,429
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>Results in 1993 are after a special charge of $91,600 ($68,400 after-tax), which is equivalent to a net loss per common share
     of $1.84 ($1.60 on a fully diluted basis), to provide for costs to more efficiently align capabilities to customer needs, and
     for non-operational regulatory and legal costs.
<FN2>In 1992, CBI adopted Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 - Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits
     Other Than Pensions and No. 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes. The cumulative effect of adopting these two accounting          
     standards decreased net income by $7,170, which is equivalent to net loss per common share of $0.20 ($0.17 on a fully diluted
     basis).
<FN3>Results in 1990 include a special credit from the sale of an equity interest in Australian Submarine Corporation of $10,788
     ($6,580 after-tax), which is equivalent to net income per common share of $0.23 ($0.19 on a fully diluted basis).
<FN4>Capitalization equals debt plus shareholders' investment.
<FN5>Adjusted to reflect ESOP debt as additional shareholders' investment consistent with the requirement of the ESOP Trust to
     allocate its holdings of the Series C preferred and common shares to eligible employees.
<FN6>Cash flow from operations equals income from operations plus depreciation and depletion, and net other non-cash charges to
     income from operations.
 
  The financial statements should be read in conjunction with this summary.




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FINANCIAL REVIEW        CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
______________________________________________________________________________
The following discussion and analysis of operating performance and financial
condition should be read in conjunction with the financial statements.
______________________________________________________________________________
OPERATING PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

1993 was a challenging year for CBI. After posting five consecutive years of
improving financial performance, CBI was confronted with a number of
non-controllable, market-based, developments which resulted in the company
recording lower overall operating results in 1993. The following table
highlights CBI's key operating return measures over the most recent three
years:

Millions of Dollars, except per share amounts  1993<FN1>  1992<FN2>      1991
______________________________________________________________________________
Revenues                                        $1,671.7   $1,672.8  $1,614.9
Gross Profit from Operations                       353.6      380.7     369.1
Gross Profit from Operations - %                   21.2%      22.8%     22.9%
Income from Operations                             117.7      166.3     167.5
Income from Operations - %                          7.0%       9.9%     10.4%
Net Income                                          34.4       64.0      61.1
Net Income per Common Share - Primary                .77       1.59      1.54
Net Income per Common Share - Fully Diluted          .71       1.42      1.38
Cash Flow from Operations <FN3>                    262.4      301.2     267.3
______________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>Income from operations, net income, earnings per share data and cash flow
     from operations in 1993 are before the special charge discussed in Note
     16.
<FN2>Net income and earnings per share data in 1992 is after the cumulative
     effect of accounting changes discussed in Notes 11 and 12.
<FN3>Cash flow from operations equals income from operations plus depreciation
     and depletion, and net other non-cash charges to income from operations.

   Consolidated revenues have been essentially flat over the past two years,
growing at a modest compound average annual rate of 1.7%. Revenues in 1993
aggregated $1.672 billion, which is basically equal to the amount of revenues
reported in 1992, and reflect the fact that increases generated by Liquid
Carbonic's operations and from acquisitions of new businesses were largely
offset by a lower level of core contracting work put in place by Chicago
Bridge & Iron during 1993. In addition, the sale of the assets of Integrated
Drilling and Exploration (Indrex) resulted in a reduction of 1993 revenues by
$20 million compared to 1992. In 1992, consolidated revenues advanced by 3.6%,
compared to 1991.
   Gross profit from operations declined in absolute dollars and as a percent
of revenues in 1993, from the $380.7 million (22.8% of revenues) reported in
1992 to $353.6 million (21.2% of revenues) in 1993, primarily as a result of
cyclical market conditions which negatively impacted Chicago Bridge & Iron
throughout the later half of 1992 and the first half of 1993, as well as lower
1993 U.S. carbon dioxide prices and depressed economic conditions in Canada
which reduced the overall gross profit returns posted by the company's
Industrial Gases business. 1992 gross profit dollars advanced $11.6 million,
or 3.1%, on higher revenues while the 1992 gross profit margin of 22.8% of
revenues was about equal to that earned in 1991.
   Over the past two years, CBI has confidently invested in research, new
product development and employee training, and has aggressively sought,
through reengineering and quality initiatives, to intelligently improve
existing processes to deliver products and services in the most practical and 
efficient manner consistent with customer needs. Selling and administrative
expenses grew by 10.0% in 1993 and 6.4% in 1992, primarily reflecting the

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OPERATING PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW (Continued)

 effects of the inclusion of new businesses acquired over the past two years,
but also including the additional investments associated with new product and
application development activities. Absent these impacts, the company
estimates that selling and administrative expenses would have decreased by
approximately 1.0% in 1993 and increased by 4.9% in 1992. As a percent of
revenues, selling and administrative expenses totaled 14.1% in 1993, 12.8% in
1992 and 12.5% in 1991.
   Largely due to the lower contributions provided by Chicago Bridge & Iron,
which resulted from both the decline in new business taken during the twelve
month period ending June 1993 and the absence of significant contract
settlement recoveries such as were recorded in 1992, consolidated operating
income declined by $48.5 million, or 29.2%, to $117.7 million in 1993. In
1992, operating income declined by $1.3 million, as the reserves established
in connection with the sale of Indrex more than offset the gains posted by
Chicago Bridge & Iron, Liquid Carbonic and Statia Terminals.
   Although 1993's operating performance did not meet expectations, a number
of strategic actions were implemented to position CBI for better performance
in 1994 and beyond. Through the selective acquisition of several new
businesses, CBI has expanded its capabilities to meet a broader range of
customer requirements and preferences in a variety of new product and service
categories, in both existing and new markets. Additionally, with a strong
emphasis placed on research and development activities, and an aggressive
investment program in new and updated plant facilities, CBI has significantly
enhanced its ability to achieve profitable growth. Finally, by combining
investments made in people, training and process improvements, CBI has
established the framework to deliver benchmark quality products and services
which will lead to superior shareholder returns from successfully challenging
the complex and uncertain risks of the marketplace in the mid-1990s.

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CONTRACTING SERVICES

As anticipated in our 1992 Annual Report, Chicago Bridge & Iron realized a
lower level of operating income in 1993. The following table presents a
summary of revenues, gross profit, operating income, average assets, operating
returns, new business taken and year-end backlog over the past three years:

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
______________________________________________________________________________
Revenues                                          $728.6     $793.1    $775.6
Gross Profit from Operations                        87.0      141.6     130.2
Gross Profit from Operations - %                   11.9%      17.9%     16.8%
Income from Operations                               8.0       75.7      70.2
Income from Operations - %                          1.1%       9.5%      9.1%
Average Assets Employed                            393.8      368.2     354.8
Rate of Return on Average Assets Employed - %       2.0%      20.6%     19.8%
New Business Taken                                 839.6      703.5     803.1
Backlog at Year-End                                424.9      325.2     438.5
______________________________________________________________________________

   Revenues in 1993 declined by $64.5 million, or 8.1%, as a direct result of
the low level of new business awarded during the twelve month period ending
June 1993, when orders totaled $549.0 million compared to $724.4 million for
the preceding twelve months. In 1992, revenues advanced modestly to $793.1
million. This deterioration in 1993 market opportunities, which was driven by
an uncertain global economic climate, evolving but non-specific environmental
regulations in the United States and international funding constraints, 
reflected the reluctance of customers to make investment decisions,
particularly as related to larger projects. During the last half of 1993,
customer inquiries moved from the discussion stage to the commitment stage. As

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CONTRACTING SERVICES (Continued)

a result, Chicago Bridge & Iron recorded $551.9 million of new business in
that six month period, an order flow which will lead to increased revenues in
1994. The table on the following page highlights the annual amount of new
business taken by major product line over the past three years. An estimated
57% of the orders in 1993, and 55% over the three year period, were from the
hydrocarbon sector.
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Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
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Tanks and Spheres                                   $328       $320      $279
Pressure Vessels                                     118         67        96
Repairs and Turnarounds                              120         78       189
General Contracting                                   52         59        58
Specialty Structures                                 138        151       181
Heat Treating and Inspection                          84         29         -
                                                    ----       ----      ----
                                                    $840       $704      $803
______________________________________________________________________________

   During the past two years, Contracting Services expanded its capabilities
and added to its revenue base by making three strategic new business
acquisitions. In March 1992, MQS, which provides non-destructive examination
and testing services, was acquired. Cooperheat, which performs post-weld heat
treating and refractory bake-outs as field services, and sells associated
equipment, became part of CBI on December 31, 1992. And more recently, in May
1993, Ershigs, a firm which specializes in the design, manufacture and
construction of fiberglass reinforced plastic and dual-laminate vessels, tanks
and other structures for corrosion-resistant applications, joined the company.
These new businesses have extended Chicago Bridge & Iron's ability to service
existing domestic customers through its 67 U.S. offices, and to become
associated with a number of new clients and to provide significant
opportunities to leverage its new strengths in international markets. In 1993,
Contracting Services executed work in 31 overseas countries from its 25
international offices.
   Chicago Bridge & Iron's earned revenues for 1993, 1992 and 1991, by product
line, are summarized in the table to the right (below), which also includes
the contributions of the new businesses from their respective dates of
acquisition. An estimated 40% of the revenues were generated in international
markets in 1993, with an average of 41% being from outside the U.S. over the
three year period. 
   With the lower level of work executed, particularly on metal plate vessels
and special purpose structures, a less than favorable pricing environment for
standard products in the United States throughout most of 1993 and the first
quarter decision to close a fabrication facility in Cordova, Alabama,
Contracting Services operating income contribution, margins and return on
average assets employed declined as anticipated. Although the new businesses
acquired collectively added to Chicago Bridge & Iron's performance in 1993,
and to a lesser extent in 1992, their contribution was not sufficient to
offset the decline in Contracting Services core business, the absence of the
significant settlement recoveries which increased revenues and earnings in
1992, and the continuing upward pressure on costs. In 1992, operating income
advanced by 7.8%, operating margins advanced to 9.5% and the rate of return on
average assets employed reached 20.6%, all due primarily to the higher margins
associated with the completion of two complex, highly-engineered, projects
which were awarded in late 1990 and early 1991, and the receipt of the
aforementioned contract settlements on work executed in the late 1980s. The
following table presents revenues by product line over the past three years:

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CONTRACTING SERVICES (Continued)

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
______________________________________________________________________________
Tanks and Spheres                                   $268       $321      $234
Pressure Vessels                                      54         74        96
Repairs and Turnarounds                              127         79       213
General Contracting                                   50         75        52
Specialty Structures                                 146        215       181
Heat Treating and Inspection                          84         29         -
                                                    ----       ----      ----
                                                    $729       $793      $776
______________________________________________________________________________

   Chicago Bridge & Iron expects to generate an improved level of
profitability in 1994. However, there continues to exist a number of
uncertainties, particularly in the U.S., which may influence the pace of
customer demand, particularly in the first half of 1994. Nevertheless, the
pragmatic steps taken by Chicago Bridge & Iron to enhance processes, to
improve safety, to respond to customer demands for the most efficient contract
execution and to offer innovative solutions to address customer requirements
in adapting to U.S. mandated environmental requirements, have well positioned
the Contracting Services business. CBI's dedication to providing quality and
cost-effective service has received excellent market acceptance and has also
been recognized by several major customers through partnering and teaming
arrangements, under which Chicago Bridge & Iron has been selected as the
supplier of choice. 

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INDUSTRIAL GASES

Liquid Carbonic continued to increase its revenue and operating income
contributions to CBI in 1993, reflecting both the diversification and
stability of its various businesses. These gains were registered in the face
of some difficult conditions in North America and evidence the outstanding
manner in which Liquid Carbonic has capitalized on well-balanced global
opportunities in the emerging free markets to expand its product offerings and
to extend its geographic presence. The returns provided by Liquid Carbonic
from 1991 to 1993 include:

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
______________________________________________________________________________
Revenues                                          $826.2     $746.4    $697.6
Gross Profit from Operations                       247.3      231.1     221.0
Gross Profit from Operations - %                   29.9%      31.0%     31.7%
Income from Operations                             112.6      107.5     107.0
Income from Operations - %                         13.6%     14.4 %     15.3%
Average Assets Employed                          1,040.4      907.5     823.4
Rate of Return on Average Assets Employed - %      10.8%      11.8%     13.0%
______________________________________________________________________________

   Over the past two years, Industrial Gases revenues have increased at a
compound annual rate of 8.8%, with 1993 revenues advancing by 10.7%  following
the 7.0% increase in 1992 revenues over those reported in 1991. These gains
reflect the success of Liquid Carbonic's focused strategy to increase the
volume of carbon dioxide, atmospheric and specialty gases sold. This growth
has been facilitated through the reinvestment in targeted new production
capacity and the broadening of product applications which add value to a
growing base of customers. The revenue gains in 1993 also reflect geographic
expansion, some of which resulted from Liquid Carbonic's acquisition of two
Polish atmospheric gas companies in April 1993. Finally, the acquisitions of
strong calcium carbonate businesses in Brazil in 1992 and in Mexico at the end

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INDUSTRIAL GASES (Continued)

of 1993, a product line involving the use of carbon dioxide, provide a new
opportunity to participate in the market to supply a key ingredient used in
the manufacture of a broad range of consumer and industrial products, such as
pulp and paper, paint, plastics and personal hygiene products. The following
table presents revenues by product line over the past three years:   

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
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Carbon Dioxide                                      $385       $363      $346
Atmospheric Gases                                    169        160       152
Specialty Gases                                      142        133       125
Other Products                                       130         90        75
                                                    ----       ----      ----
                                                    $826       $746      $698
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Geographically, revenues have grown most dramatically in international
markets, in part reflecting the positive effects of acquisitions. In the
United States, where carbon dioxide prices have been weak, revenue growth has
been primarily driven by higher volumes of products sold, particularly in the
process plant group which produces carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Continuing
difficult economic conditions within Canada, which have persisted over the
past two years, have resulted in reduced revenue contributions and a reduction
in operating income of approximately $5 million from this market from 1992 to
1993, following a nearly similar decline in 1992. The following table presents
revenues by geographic area:

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
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United States                                       $379       $365      $350
Canada                                               114        111       115
Latin America                                        275        220       193
Eurasia                                               58         50        40
                                                    ----       ----      ----
                                                    $826       $746      $698
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   Fourth quarter and annual 1993 revenues and operating income also benefited
from financial systems improvements which permitted changing the year-end of
Liquid Carbonic's international operations from November to December. The
change in year-end resulted in approximately $24.1 million in additional
revenues and, after reflecting certain adjustments, $3.5 million in additional
operating income for the quarter and the year as a whole. After deducting
related charges for interest, income taxes and minority interest, the change
contributed $0.02 to CBI's fourth quarter and annual 1993 earnings per share. 
   Liquid Carbonic is pursuing a number of other growth strategies, linking
its expanding technical know-how and industrial gas leadership position with
the construction capabilities of Chicago Bridge & Iron. In 1992, the city of
Houston, Texas and in 1993, the city of Seattle, Washington awarded Liquid
Carbonic contracts to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel their
municipal bus transportation systems. Contracts have also been signed with
other customers, including other municipal bus systems. Additionally, Liquid
Carbonic is also refining a process to more efficiently manufacture various
products made with plastics, including automobile gas tanks, through the
fluorination of resins. Both of these new product development initiatives have
significant long-term potential and have encouraged the company to invest
significantly in front-end development and marketing. These initiatives, plus
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INDUSTRIAL GASES (Continued)

income of $3.2 million in 1993 as compared to 1992.
   Operating income provided by Liquid Carbonic increased at a compound annual
rate of  2.6% over the past two years. This rate of increase, which is below
the pace of revenue gains, and the lower operating margins and returns on the
average assets employed posted over the past two years, were dampened by the
market challenges in the U.S. and Canada over the past several years, the
significant commitment to new product and applications research and
development activities, and the major capital investments being reemployed to
position Liquid Carbonic for the 21st century. Earnings in the international
markets have, however, been strong, particularly in Brazil, which represented
over one-third of Liquid Carbonic's 1993 operating income. With a number of
new production facilities coming on-line in 1994, Liquid Carbonic is hopeful
for another year of record performance in 1994.

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INVESTMENTS

With the disposition of the net operating assets and business of Indrex
completed as of the  end of 1992, the Investments segment now includes only
the results of operations from Statia Terminals (Statia) and the performance
of other financial investments. The revenues and income from operations
provided by this business segment to CBI over the past three years were:

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
______________________________________________________________________________
Revenues                                          $116.9     $133.3    $141.7
Income from Operations                              14.9        2.2      10.2
______________________________________________________________________________

   Statia continued to record higher revenues and operating income in 1993.
Over the prior two years, Statia's revenues have grown at an annual compound
rate of 5.2% and operating income has advanced by an annual average rate of
19.7%. This growth has been driven by more fully utilizing its 1.6 million
barrel special products terminal in Brownsville, Texas, and more importantly,
by maximizing usage of the 6.3 million barrels of storage capacity at its
Caribbean terminal located on the island of St. Eustatius, Netherlands
Antilles. Statia has also been successful in positioning itself as the premier
Caribbean provider of bunkering and blending services.
   In August 1992, Statia further leveraged its capabilities by becoming an
equity investor in and general manager of a terminaling operation located at
Point Tupper, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. On October 20, 1993, Statia
purchased the other outstanding interests in, and became the 100% owner of,
this 7.6 million barrel storage facility, which is strategically located to
service global oil producing and trading customers which market their products
in the northeastern part of North America. Approximately 30% of the total
storage capacity was in use at the end of 1993. The remaining storage is
scheduled to be reactivated by mid-1994. 
   In November 1993, Statia entered into an agreement with an independent
third-party to lease and operate five million barrels of new storage capacity,
together with a related single-point mooring buoy, on the island of St.
Eustatius. These additional facilities, which are scheduled to be on-line by
the end of the first quarter of 1995, will permit Statia to service a new
long-term contract with a major oil producer, and to discharge and re-load
shipments from very large crude oil carriers. This expansion of Statia's core
capabilities will position it for significant additional growth in revenues
and earnings in 1995 and beyond.
   Comparisons of the Investments segment operating income in 1993 to 1992
were favorably impacted by the sale of Indrex, which was effective as of
December 31, 1992. Total segment revenues, in contrast, were lower by
approximately $20 million in 1993 due to the lack of revenues from Indrex's 

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INVESTMENTS (Continued)

operations in 1993. Operating income results in 1993 were, however,
unfavorably affected by losses in Petroterminal de Panama, the owner of the
trans-Panamanian pipeline which carries Alaskan crude oil to the Caribbean
coast of Panama for shipment to the U.S. gulf coast. The pipeline, in which
CBI has a 21% equity interest, experienced a significantly lower level of
throughput during 1993.
   Returns from other financial investments, net of currency adjustments, have
met expectations in light of the modest levels of investable cash balances,
lower interest rates and movement in foreign exchange rates over the past
three years.

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OTHER                   

In the fourth quarter of 1993, CBI recorded a special charge of $91.6 million
($68.4 million after-tax), which is equivalent to a net loss per common share
of $1.84 ($1.60 on a fully diluted basis), to provide for costs, identified
through its reengineering and quality management programs, to more efficiently
align capabilities to customer needs, and also for non-operational regulatory
and legal costs. Included within the special charge were non-cash provisions
totaling $42.0 million for write-downs of excess, non-performing, assets and
for increases in certain liability reserves. The remaining $49.6 million of
the special charge includes provisions for costs associated with certain
workforce realignments and reductions, and selected regulatory and legal
issues over the next several years. The actions and reserves provided for by
the special charge will adjust the company's expense structure and enhance
CBI's future operating performance.

XXX BEGIN PAGE 32 HERE XXX
 
   Interest expense in 1993 increased by  36.6%, or $7.6 million, to $28.4
million, reflecting higher debt levels and the lengthening of debt maturities
to obtain the benefit of favorable long-term interest rates. In March 1993,
the company sold $75 million of ten year 6 5/8% notes, and in July 1993, sold
an additional $75 million of 6 1/4% notes due in the year 2000. The proceeds
of these public offerings were used to reduce commercial paper and other
borrowings under the company's three-year extendible revolving credit
facility. In 1992, interest costs declined by 32.0% to $20.8 million from
$30.6 million in 1991. This reduction reflected lower variable interest rates
and an increase in the amount of capitalized interest arising from the record
level of capital expenditures in 1992.
   1993's consolidated effective tax rate is not meaningful due to the special
charge. Excluding the effect of the special charge, which was tax benefited
with a tax rate of 25.3%, the effective 1993 tax rate was 49.0% as compared to
43.1% in 1992 and 44.0% in 1991. The higher 1993 rate on pre-tax operating
earnings was primarily due to the significantly lower level of domestic
earnings. CBI's effective tax rates exceeded the U.S. statutory rate
principally due to the higher tax rates applicable to pre-tax earnings
generated from non-U.S. sources. Additionally, as indicated in the fourth
table in Note 11, CBI's effective tax rates were also higher than the
statutory rate due to the U.S. tax code requirement to allocate a portion of
domestic interest and other expenses against income from foreign sources.
   1993's and 1992's consolidated effective tax rates were impacted by the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 - Accounting
for Income Taxes, which requires that the tax benefits from dividends used for
ESOP debt service be reported as a reduction in the charge for dividends on
preferred shares in 1993 and 1992 as compared to the prior, non-restated,
practice of reflecting such tax benefits as a reduction of the provision for
income taxes. More than offsetting the effect of this required change in
accounting in 1992 was the favorable impact of lower effective tax rates 

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OTHER (Continued)

applicable to non-U.S. pre-tax income.
   Minority interest in income amounted to $11.2 million in 1993, $11.7
million in 1992 and $15.6 million in 1991. These charges represent the portion
of after-tax earnings applicable to the minority ownership positions in
consolidated subsidiaries which are more than 50% but not 100% owned by CBI.
The charge for minority interest in income declined by $3.9 million in 1992 as
a result of CBI acquiring additional ownership interest in certain Latin
American subsidiaries of Liquid Carbonic.
   In the fourth quarter of 1992, CBI adopted, retroactively to the first
quarter of 1992, the accounting requirements of Financial Accounting Standards
Board Statements No. 106 - Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits
Other Than Pensions and No. 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes. The cumulative
effect of adopting these two accounting pronouncements decreased 1992 net
income by $7.2 million ($0.20 per common share).

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FINANCIAL CONDITION
LIQUIDITY

CBI's major objective, to enhance shareholder wealth, is partially achieved
through financial management which optimizes the company's cost of capital and
maximizes cash returns from business activities. The following table is a
condensed summary of that activity and shows cash flows taken from the
Statements of Cash Flows on page 36, capital expenditures, year-end balances
of debt, shareholders' investment and capitalization ratios:

Millions of Dollars                                 1993       1992      1991
______________________________________________________________________________
Operating Cash Flows                              $106.2     $162.6   $ 183.6
Capital Investment Cash Flows                    (250.3)    (306.5)   (134.1)
Financing and Shareholder Cash Flows               129.5      140.8    (55.3)
______________________________________________________________________________
(Decrease) in Cash and Temporary Cash Investments (14.6)      (3.1)     (5.8)
______________________________________________________________________________
Capital Expenditures                               230.9      237.6     147.0
Debt <FN1>                                         676.3      476.7     305.9
Shareholders' Investment                           676.6      715.5     666.2
Debt to Capitalization - %                         50.0%      40.0%     31.5%
Debt to Capitalization Adjusted 
   for the ESOP Debt <FN2> - %                     42.4%      30.7%     19.4%
______________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>Includes notes payable plus current and non-current long-term debt.
<FN2>Adjusted to reflect ESOP debt as additional shareholders' investment
     consistent with the requirement of the ESOP Trust to allocate its
     holdings of the Series C preferred and common shares to eligible
     employees.

   The combined balances of cash and temporary cash, most of which is in the
company's non-U.S. operations, stood at $23.2 million at the end of 1993 as
compared to $37.8 million and $40.9 million at the ends of 1992 and 1991,
respectively. Working capital amounted to $126.2  million at December 31, 1993
as compared to $108.7 million at December 31, 1992 and $119.6 million at the
end of 1991. The increase in 1993's working capital arose primarily from a
reduction in accrued income taxes and an increase in accounts receivable.
   Operating cash flows shown in the preceding table represent the combined
after-interest, after-tax cash generated from operating activities together
with the effect of changes in working capital. The expenditures made to expand
capacity and improve efficiencies, which are included in capital investment
cash flows, have aggregated $615.5 million over the past three years, with
71.4% of this spending being devoted to Industrial Gases. Approximately 54% of

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LIQUIDITY (Continued)

total CBI capital spending during this three year period has been invested to
increase capacity and the remaining 46% was dedicated to sustaining the level
of business activity.
   The financing and shareholder cash flows include the net cash flows of
managing CBI's capital structure in response to growing requirements and to
providing shareholders with dividends on their investment in the company.
Dividends to common stock shareholders amounted to $17.9 million in 1993, a
year which marked the eighty-first consecutive year in which CBI has paid cash
dividends to common shareholders, a record uninterrupted since the company
began paying dividends in 1913.
   Long-term debt increased by $196.6 million in 1993 to $607.6 million,
following an increase of $151.4 million in 1992. The increases in debt have
resulted from CBI's active program of reinvestment and the business
acquisitions made over the past two years. The ratio of debt to capitalization
(debt plus shareholders' investment) was 50.0% at the end of 1993 as compared
to 40.0% at December 31, 1992 and 31.5% at the end of 1991. The measurement of
CBI's financial leverage is complicated by the accounting required for the
debt incurred by the ESOP in 1988 to purchase the Series C preferred and
common stock. Under generally accepted accounting principles, CBI was required
to simultaneously record the $125 million of Senior ESOP Notes as additional
long-term debt and as a reduction of shareholders' investment. With the ESOP
debt considered as equity, which will occur as the common and preferred shares
held by the ESOP Trust are allocated to eligible employees, debt as a percent
of capitalization was 42.4% at December 31, 1993 as compared to 30.7% and
19.4% at the ends of 1992 and 1991, respectively. In January 1994, the company
sold its interest in certain leasehold improvements, buildings and land
associated with a sophisticated test facility for the U.S. Navy in Memphis,
Tennessee, and utilized the $28.1 million in proceeds to retire debt and
reduce, slightly, the effective capitalization ratio.

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CAPITAL RESOURCES

CBI has adequate resources to permit the financing of its operations. In
addition to a strong financial position and cash flow from operations, there
was available at December 31, 1993, $157.0 million of unused bank overdraft
and borrowing privileges, and a $300.0 million unsecured three-year extendible
revolving credit agreement which is used to support commercial paper and other
similar borrowings.





















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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF INCOME          CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts; Years ended December 31               1993                1992              1991
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                                                                                 <C>                 <C>               <C>     
REVENUES                      Contracting Services                                $  728,572          $  793,093        $  775,591
                              Industrial Gases                                       826,242             746,394           697,569
                              Investments                                            116,930             133,287           141,741
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                   1,671,744           1,672,774         1,614,901
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
COST OF SERVICES AND
PRODUCTS SOLD                 Contracting Services                                   641,575             651,515           645,390
                              Industrial Gases                                       578,959             515,257           476,602
                              Investments                                             97,604             125,339           123,798
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                                                                                   1,318,138           1,292,111         1,245,790
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GROSS PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS                                                         353,606             380,663           369,111
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SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE    Contracting Services                                    78,962              65,880            59,970
EXPENSE                       Industrial Gases                                       134,655             123,632           113,999
                              Investments                                              4,410               5,712             7,729
                              Corporate                                               17,834              19,159            19,880
  
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                                                                                     235,861             214,383           201,578
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SPECIAL CHARGE (NOTE 16)                                                              91,600                   -                 -
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                                                26,145             166,280           167,533
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                              Interest Expense                                      (28,380)            (20,780)          (30,568)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              (Loss)/Income before Income Taxes, Minority Interest
                                and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes          (2,235)             145,500           136,965
                              Provision for Income Taxes (Note 11)                  (20,600)            (62,700)          (60,300)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              (Loss)/Income before Minority Interest and
                                Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes             (22,835)              82,800            76,665
                              Minority Interest in Income                           (11,178)            (11,667)          (15,589)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              (Loss)/Income before Cumulative Effect
                                of Accounting Changes                               (34,013)              71,133            61,076

                              Cumulative Effect of Changes in Accounting
                                for Income Taxes (Note 11) and Other
                                Postretirement Benefits (Note 12)                          -             (7,170)                 -
                              
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                              Net (Loss)/Income                                     (34,013)              63,963            61,076
                              Dividends on Preferred Shares, net of tax
                                benefits of $2,099 in 1993 and $2,255 in 1992        (5,833)             (5,596)           (7,668)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NET (LOSS)/INCOME TO  
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS                                                              $  (39,846)          $   58,367        $   53,408
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PER COMMON SHARE -            Net (Loss)/Income before Cumulative Effect of
PRIMARY (NOTE 1)                Accounting Changes                               $    (1.07)          $     1.79        $     1.54
                              Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes                      -               (.20)                 -
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Net (Loss)/Income to Common Shareholders           $    (1.07)          $     1.59        $     1.54
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PER COMMON SHARE -            Net (Loss)/Income before Cumulative Effect of
FULLY DILUTED (NOTE 1)          Accounting Changes                               $     (.89)          $     1.59        $     1.38
                              Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes                      -               (.17)                 -
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Net (Loss)/Income to Common Shareholders           $     (.89)          $     1.42        $     1.38
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BALANCE SHEETS                CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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                              Thousands of Dollars; Years ended December 31             1993                1992              1991
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<S>                                                                               <C>                 <C>               <C>       
CURRENT ASSETS                Cash                                                $    6,224          $    5,291        $    8,672
                              Temporary Cash Investments at cost, which
                                approximates market                                   17,005              32,498            32,236
                              Accounts Receivable less allowances of $11,500
                                in 1993, $8,000 in 1992 and $8,600 in 1991           283,952             236,333           242,867
                              Contracts in Progress with Earned Revenues
                                exceeding related Progress Billings (Note 1)          61,823              67,140            90,003
                              Inventories (Note 2)
                                Raw Material and Supplies                             32,683              28,373            26,602
                                Work in Process                                        3,922               5,579             4,796
                                Finished Goods                                        27,039              27,670            26,231
                                                                                      ------              ------            ------
                                                                                      63,644              61,622            57,629
                              Other Current Assets                                    38,626              31,276            25,910
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                                                                                     471,274             434,160           457,317
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OTHER ASSETS                  Notes Receivable                                        33,057              45,308            17,764
                              Real Estate Properties                                  26,721              30,420            28,454
                              Equity in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates     65,506              73,561            70,362
                              Intangible Assets (Note 1)                              78,278              54,468            23,604
                              Other Non-Current Assets                                64,444              73,815            59,442
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     268,006             277,572           199,626
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT        Land and Improvements                                   67,700              63,542            60,730
(NOTE 3)                      Building and Improvements                              187,203             160,394           135,357
                              Plant Machinery and Terminals                          848,710             704,723           607,326
                              Field and Office Equipment                             596,239             631,459           548,008
                                                                                   ---------           ---------         ---------
                                                                                   1,699,852           1,560,118         1,351,421
                              Accumulated Depreciation                             (568,887)           (586,525)         (529,493)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                   1,130,965             973,593           821,928
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TOTAL ASSETS                                                                      $1,870,245          $1,685,325        $1,478,871
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CURRENT LIABILITIES           Notes Payable (Note 4)                              $   43,472          $   45,618        $   30,027
                              Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt (Note 5)           25,226              20,039            16,351
                              Accounts Payable                                        66,558              86,286            64,587
                              Dividends Payable                                        2,790               2,866             2,892
                              Accrued Liabilities                                    137,871             106,079            97,494
                              Contracts in Progress with Progress Billings
                                exceeding related Earned Revenues (Note 1)            52,198              34,741            88,431
                              Income Taxes Payable                                    16,955              29,829            37,893
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     345,070             325,458           337,675
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LONG-TERM DEBT AND            Long-Term Debt (Note 5)                                607,579             410,998           259,550
OTHER LIABILITIES             Other Non-Current Liabilities                          130,494             105,307            56,682
                              Deferred Income Taxes                                   42,867              77,138           109,544
                              Minority Interest in Subsidiaries                       67,623              50,943            49,259
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SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT      Preferred Stock (Note 8)
                                Authorized 20,000,000 Shares, $1.00 par value,
                                  issued serially, Series C, 3,713,519 shares
                                   issued in 1993, 3,795,279 shares issued
                                   in 1992 and 3,838,819 shares issued in 1991       120,318             122,967           124,378
                                Unallocated ESOP Shares (Note 10)                    (3,654)             (7,309)          (10,963)
                                Unamortized ESOP Debt (Note 10)                     (83,584)            (88,471)          (92,845)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                      33,080              27,187            20,570
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Common Stock (Note 9)
                                Authorized 120,000,000 Shares, $2.50 par value,
                                  39,783,614 shares issued in 1993, 1992 and 1991     99,459              99,459            99,459
                                Additional Paid-in Capital                           214,320             214,320           214,320
                                Retained Earnings                                    427,828             479,614           432,879
                                Unamortized Restricted Stock Awards (Note 9)         (8,498)             (8,477)           (6,438)
                                Unallocated ESOP Shares (Note 10)                      (931)             (1,862)           (2,793)
                                Unamortized ESOP Debt (Note 10)                     (18,609)            (19,697)          (20,671)
                                Cost of Reacquired Common Stock (Note 9)            (45,353)            (57,095)          (64,448)
                                Cumulative Translation Adjustment                   (24,684)            (17,968)           (6,717)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     643,532             688,294           645,591
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Total Shareholders' Investment                         676,612             715,481           666,161
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT                                                          $1,870,245          $1,685,325        $1,478,871
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS      CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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                              Thousands of Dollars; Years ended December 31             1993                1992              1991
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<S>                                                                               <C>                  <C>               <C>      
CASH FLOWS FROM               Net (Loss)/Income                                   $ (34,013)           $  63,963         $  61,076
OPERATING ACTIVITIES          Special Charge, net of tax benefit (Note 16)            68,400                   -                 -
                              Cumulative Effect of Accounting 
                                Changes (Notes 11 and 12)                                  -               7,170                 -
                              Depreciation and Depletion                             100,700              91,551            82,625
                                                                                     -------             -------           -------
                                                                                     135,087             162,684           143,701
                              (Increase)/Decrease in Accounts Receivable            (20,527)             (3,783)             9,929
                              Decrease/(Increase) in Contracts in Progress, net       20,892            (30,827)            13,217
                              (Decrease)/Increase in Accounts Payable,
                                Accrued Liabilities and Income Taxes Payable, net   (55,762)              15,101          (18,881)
                              Increase/(Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes             2,604            (10,393)             2,580
                              Decrease in Undistributed Earnings of
                                Unconsolidated Affiliates                              3,144               1,387             6,081
                              Other, net                                              20,752              28,475            27,039
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                                                                                     106,190             162,644           183,666
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CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL       Purchase of Property and Equipment                   (230,926)           (237,555)         (147,017)
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES         Cost of Business Acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (29,996)            (42,313)                 -
                              Disposition of Property and Equipment                   16,551              10,679            12,237
                              (Increase) in Other Assets, net                       (14,139)            (48,849)           (3,657)
                              Other, net                                               8,211              11,523             4,314
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                   (250,299)           (306,515)         (134,123)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING     Issuance of Debt                                       198,341             280,041            14,644
AND SHAREHOLDER ACTIVITIES    Repayment of Debt                                     (43,629)           (117,044)         (149,540)
                                                                                   ---------           ---------         ---------
                                                                                     154,712             162,997         (134,896)
                              Sale of Common Stock                                     3,236               4,230           104,054
                              Purchase of Common Stock                               (1,979)               (137)             (336)
                              Dividends Paid                                        (26,420)            (26,338)          (24,144)
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                                                                                     129,549             140,752          (55,322)
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(DECREASE) IN CASH AND
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS                                                        $ (14,560)          $  (3,119)        $  (5,779)
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                              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS' INVESTMENT        CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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                                Thousands of Dollars; Years ended December 31           1993                1992              1991
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<S>                                                                                 <C>                 <C>               <C>     
COMMON STOCK                  Balance at Beginning of Year                          $ 99,459            $ 99,459          $ 60,558
                              Proceeds from Shares Sold                                    -                   -             5,750
                              Transfer from Additional Paid-in Capital due to
                                Three-for-Two Stock Split                                  -                   -            33,151
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Balance at End of Year                                  99,459              99,459            99,459
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ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL    Balance at Beginning of Year                           214,320             214,320           151,793
                              Proceeds from Shares Sold                                    -                   -            95,709
                              Transfer to Common Stock due to Three-for-Two 
                                Stock Split and Fractional Share Payments                  -                   -          (33,182)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Balance at End of Year                                 214,320             214,320           214,320
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RETAINED EARNINGS             Balance at Beginning of Year                           479,614             432,879           389,931
                              Net (Loss)/Income to Common Shareholders              (39,846)              58,367            53,408
                              Dividends on Common Shares, net of tax benefits
                                of $176 in 1993 and $188 in 1992                    (17,647)            (17,378)          (15,222)
                              Proceeds from Shares Sold under Stock Plans                488                 874               641
                              Restricted Stock Awards Granted                            993               2,078               560
                              Exchange of Series C Preferred Shares for
                                Common Shares                                            139                  67               175
                              Excess of Market Value over Cost of Allocated
                                ESOP Shares                                            2,807               2,727             3,386
                              Excess of Market Value over Cost of Shares Issued
                                in Business Acquisition                                1,280                   -                 -
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                              Balance at End of Year                                 427,828             479,614           432,879
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UNAMORTIZED RESTRICTED        Balance at Beginning of Year                           (8,477)             (6,438)           (6,408)
STOCK AWARDS                  Restricted Stock Awards Granted, net of forfeitures    (2,894)             (4,934)           (2,401)
                              Restricted Stock Awards Amortization                     2,873               2,895             2,371
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Balance at End of Year                                 (8,498)             (8,477)           (6,438)
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UNALLOCATED ESOP SHARES       Balance at Beginning of Year                           (1,862)             (2,793)           (3,724)
                              Allocation of ESOP Shares                                  931                 931               931
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                              Balance at End of Year                                   (931)             (1,862)           (2,793)





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UNAMORTIZED ESOP DEBT         Balance at Beginning of Year                          (19,697)            (20,671)          (21,550)
                              Amortization of ESOP Debt                                1,088                 974               879
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Balance at End of Year                                (18,609)            (19,697)          (20,671)
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COST OF REACQUIRED            Balance at Beginning of Year                          (57,095)            (64,448)          (69,802)
COMMON STOCK                  Cost of Reacquired Shares                              (1,979)               (137)             (336)
                              Proceeds from Shares Sold under Stock Plans              2,748               3,356             1,954
                              Exchange of Series C Preferred Shares for
                                Common Shares                                          2,404               1,278             1,895
                              Restricted Stock Awards Granted, net of forfeitures      1,901               2,856             1,841
                              Cost of Shares Issued in Business Acquisition            6,668                   -                 -
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Balance at End of Year                                (45,353)            (57,095)          (64,448)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CUMULATIVE TRANSLATION        Balance at Beginning of Year                          (17,968)             (6,717)           (3,333)
ADJUSTMENT                    Translation Adjustment                                 (6,716)            (11,251)           (3,384)
                              ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              Balance at End of Year                                (24,684)            (17,968)           (6,717)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
COMMON SHAREHOLDERS'
INVESTMENT                                                                          $643,532            $688,294          $645,591
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NOTES                   CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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                        Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

CONSOLIDATION    The consolidated financial statements include CBI Industries,
Inc. and its subsidiaries (CBI).  Significant intercompany balances and
transactions are eliminated. Investments in non-majority owned affiliates are
accounted for by the equity method. Effective in 1993, the Industrial Gases
international subsidiaries changed their year-end from November to December.

REVENUE RECOGNITION    Revenues from Contracting Services are recognized on
the percentage of completion method. Earned revenue is based on the percentage
that incurred costs to date bear to total estimated costs after giving effect
to the most recent estimates of total cost. The cumulative impact of revisions
in total cost estimates during the progress of work is reflected in the year
in which these changes become known. Earned revenue reflects the original
contract price adjusted for agreed upon claim and change order revenue, if
any. Losses expected to be incurred on jobs in process, after consideration of
estimated minimum recoveries from claims and change orders, are charged to
income as soon as such losses are known. Progress billings in accounts
receivable are currently due and exclude retentions until such amounts are due
in accordance with contract terms. Revenues and related costs are recognized
by Industrial Gases and Investments subsidiaries when products are shipped or
services are rendered to the customer.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS    The excess of cost over the fair value of tangible net
assets of acquired businesses is amortized on a straight-line basis over the
periods of expected benefit which do not exceed 40 years.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND EXCHANGE    The primary effects of foreign
currency translation adjustments in non-highly inflationary countries are
recorded as a separate component of shareholders' investment. Foreign currency
translation adjustments in highly inflationary countries and other exchange
losses are included in the determination of income and were $10,944 in 1993,
$7,169 in 1992 and $6,003 in 1991. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT    Expenditures for research and development
activities, which are charged to income as incurred, amounted to $13,694 in
1993, $11,726 in 1992 and $10,070 in 1991.

NET (LOSS)/INCOME PER COMMON SHARE    Primary earnings per common share are
computed by dividing net (loss)/income to common shareholders by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during each year (37,166,000 in
1993,  36,601,000 in 1992 and 34,683,000 in 1991). Fully diluted earnings per
common share are computed by dividing net (loss)/income, adjusted for the
additional after-tax company contribution to the ESOP that would be required
under the assumption that the Series C preferred stock had been converted to
common stock, by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent
shares outstanding plus the additional common shares resulting from the
assumed conversion of the leveraged Series C preferred shares (42,604,000 in
1993, 41,957,000 in 1992 and 40,006,000 in 1991).

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2. INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (average and first-in, first-out)
or market. Approximately 80% of 1993, 76% of 1992 and 81% of 1991 inventories
were valued under the average cost method.



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3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated on a straight-line
basis over the estimated useful lives: land improvements, 10 to 30 years;
building and improvements, 8 to 40 years; plant machinery and terminals, 2 to
20 years; and field and office equipment, 3 to 25 years.
   Repair and maintenance costs, amounting to $61,596 in 1993, $53,630 in
1992,  and $57,611 in 1991 are charged to expense as incurred. Renewals and
betterments which substantially extend the useful life of an asset are
capitalized and depreciated. Certain facilities used under capital leases are
recorded as property and equipment, and are depreciated.

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4. NOTES PAYABLE

The following is a summary of notes payable, principally borrowed outside the
U.S.:
                                                    1993       1992      1991
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Weighted average interest rate 
   at December 31 - %                               7.0%      11.4%     12.1%
Maximum month-end borrowings during the year     $53,285    $53,130   $33,565
Average month-end borrowings during the year     $45,465    $36,767   $28,961
Weighted average interest rate 
   during the year - %                              6.2%      10.0%     12.2%
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   At December 31, 1993, CBI had $156,989 of unused bank overdraft borrowing
privileges available at prevailing interest rates. In addition, as discussed
in Note 5, CBI has a $300,000 unsecured three-year extendible revolving credit
agreement. Certain of these credit arrangements require payment of commitment
fees. While informal arrangements exist as to the level of compensating bank
balances required, withdrawal of such balances is not legally restricted. 

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5. LONG-TERM DEBT

The components of long-term debt are:
                                                    1993       1992      1991
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Commercial Paper and Other Similar
   Borrowings with weighted average 
   year-end interest rates of 3.6% in 1993
   and 4.1% in 1992                             $240,758   $232,615  $      -
6 1/4% Notes due 2000, net of
   unamoritized discount of $280                  74,720          -         -
6 5/8% Notes due 2003, net of
   unamoritized discount of $535                  74,465          -         -
Senior ESOP Notes with year-end interest rates
   of 8.354% in 1993, and 8.43% in 1992 and
   1991, maturing in 1994 through 2002           103,042    111,124   117,500
12 1/8% Notes, net of unamortized
   discount of $183 in 1991                            -          -    79,817
Variable Rate Secured Notes with weighted
   average year-end interest rates of 4.8%
   in 1993,  6.3% in 1992 and 9.1% in
   1991, maturing in 1994 through 2001            60,384      5,891     8,329
Variable Rate Unsecured Notes with
   weighted average year-end interest rates
   of 4.6% in 1993, 7.2% in 1992 and

   9.1% in 1991, maturing in 1994
   through 1998                                   72,518     67,651    43,532

Fixed Rate Secured Notes with weighted
   average year-end interest rates of 8.0%
   in 1993, 8.8% in 1992 and 10.1% in
   1991, maturing in 1994 through 1996               793      2,159     6,400
Fixed Rate Unsecured Notes with weighted
   average year-end interest rates of 8.9%
   in 1993, 10.0% in 1992 and 9.5% in
   1991, maturing in 1994 through 1997             3,876      8,904    14,977
Capital Lease Obligations with weighted
   average year-end interest rates of 13.2%
   in 1993, 13.7% in 1992 and 13.4% in
   1991, payable through 1996                        809        947     1,178
Other                                              1,440      1,746     4,168
______________________________________________________________________________
                                                 632,805    431,037   275,901
Less: current maturities                        (25,226)   (20,039)  (16,351)
______________________________________________________________________________
                                                $607,579   $410,998  $259,550
______________________________________________________________________________

Commercial paper and other similar borrowings, which would normally be
classified as current debt, have been classified as long-term debt since this
debt is supported by unused commitments under an existing $300,000 unsecured
three-year extendible revolving credit agreement. The agreement has a present
termination date of December 31, 1996, which is extendible annually for one
additional year by mutual consent. Amounts borrowed under the agreement may be
prepaid under certain options and a commitment fee is payable on any unused
portion. 
   On December 15, 1992, CBI redeemed all of the outstanding 12 1/8% Notes. In
1991, CBI entered into an interest rate swap agreement, based on a notional
amount of $80 million, whereby CBI makes quarterly interest payments at an
annual rate of 9.59% through December 15, 1998 in exchange for the right to
receive interest payments semi-annually at 12 1/8% through December 15, 1992
and at floating rates (3.375% at December 31, 1993) quarterly through December
15, 1998.
   The unsecured credit and Senior ESOP Note agreements contain restrictive
covenants regarding working capital, debt to total capitalization and
shareholders' investment. The company was in compliance with all covenants at
December 31, 1993. 
   Minimum annual principal payments of long-term debt during the years ending
in 1994 through 1998 are $25,226, $26,892, $271,093, $24,960 and $48,319,
respectively. In 1993 and 1992 capitalized interest was $5,935 and $6,117,
respectively. Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized, were
$27,835 in 1993, $20,170 in 1992 and  $31,311 in 1991.

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6. LEASES               

Certain facilities and equipment are rented under operating leases that expire
at various dates through 2009.  Rental expense on operating leases was $36,785
in 1993, $38,249 in 1992 and $37,405 in 1991. Future rental commitments during
the years ending in 1994 through 1998 and thereafter are $29,008, $21,369,
$17,861, $16,357, $11,710 and $44,945, respectively. In November 1993, Statia
Terminals entered into an agreement with an independent third-party to lease
and operate five million barrels of new storage capacity, together with a
related single-point mooring buoy, on the island of St. Eustatius. These
facilities are scheduled to be on-line by the end of the first quarter 1995.
Capital leases, which are not significant, are included in property and
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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

CBI selectively enters into forward contracts in its management of foreign
currency balance sheet and transaction exposures. Gains or losses on forward
contracts designated to hedge a foreign currency transaction are included in
the measurement of income, while gains or losses on contracts which are
effective as net investment hedges are recognized in shareholders' investment.
At December 31, 1993, CBI had forward contracts, which mature in 1994, for
foreign currencies totaling $8,400.
   On October 30, 1987, CBI Na-Con, Inc. was working in the Marathon Petroleum
Company refinery in Texas City, Texas. While a lift was being made by a crane
supplied and operated by others, the crane became unstable, causing the
operator to drop the load on a hydrofluoric acid tank which released part of
its contents into the atmosphere. The community surrounding the refinery was
evacuated after the incident, and a substantial number of persons evacuated
sought medical attention. CBI Na-Con, Inc. has reached settlements with all
but 15 of the 4,300 (approximate) third-party plaintiffs who brought suit as a
result of the incident. CBI Na-Con, Inc. is also defending a lawsuit brought
by Marathon originally seeking contractual indemnity which has been amended to
seek reimbursement for Marathon's expenditures relating to the incident,
including property damage, emergency response costs, third-party claim
payments and legal fees. CBI filed suit against its insurers seeking insurance
coverage and other recourse as a result of the denial of coverage or
reservation of rights by the insurers for the incident based on certain
pollution exclusions in the policies. The trial court granted summary judgment
in favor of the insurers in April 1991. CBI appealed the trial court's
judgment, and the Texas Appellate Court reversed and remanded the case back to
the trial court in August 1993 to allow CBI to conduct discovery. The insurers
are seeking review by the Texas Supreme Court.
   A subsidiary of the company, Liquid Carbonic Industries Corporation (Liquid
Carbonic), has been or is currently involved in civil litigation and
governmental proceedings relating to antitrust matters. In this regard, since
April 1992, several lawsuits have been filed against Liquid Carbonic and
various competitors. These cases have been consolidated in the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division. The
lawsuits allege generally that, beginning not later than 1968 and continuing
through the present, defendants conspired to allocate customers, fix prices
and rig bids for carbon dioxide in the United States in violation of the
antitrust laws. On April 19, 1993, the court certified a class in the
consolidated cases consisting of direct purchasers of carbon dioxide from
defendants in the continental United States for the period from January 1,
1968, to and including October 26, 1992. Plaintiffs seek from defendants
unspecified treble damages, civil penalties, injunctive relief, costs and
attorneys' fees. In addition, a suit has been brought against Liquid Carbonic
and others under the antitrust laws of the State of Alabama based upon the
foregoing allegations. The company believes that the allegations made against
Liquid Carbonic in these lawsuits are without merit, and Liquid Carbonic
intends to defend itself vigorously. Liquid Carbonic and its subsidiaries also
from time to time furnish documents and witnesses in connection with
governmental investigations of alleged violations of the antitrust laws. While
the outcome of any particular lawsuit or governmental investigation cannot be
predicted with certainty, the company believes that these antitrust matters
will not have a materially adverse effect on its operations or financial
condition.
   In addition to the above lawsuits, CBI is a defendant in a number of
lawsuits arising from the conduct of its business. While it is impossible at
this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of any litigation
or matters referred to above, CBI's management believes that adequate
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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Continued)

can be determined at this time and that the ultimate outcome, after provisions
therefor, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of
CBI. The adequacy of reserves applicable to the potential costs of being
engaged in litigation and potential liabilities resulting from litigation are
reviewed as developments in the litigation warrant.
   CBI also is jointly and severally liable for some liabilities of
partnerships and joint ventures and has also given certain guarantees in
connection with the performance of contracts and repayment of obligations by
its subsidiaries and other ventures in which CBI has a financial interest.
CBI's management believes that the aggregate liability, if any, for these
matters will not be material to its financial position.

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8. PREFERRED STOCK

The authorized preferred stock is 20,000,000 shares with a $1.00 par value.
The Board of Directors may authorize issuance of one or more series of
preferred stock without shareholder approval.

SERIES A   No shares have been issued; 800,000 shares are reserved as Series A 
Junior Participating Preferred Stock. On March 4, 1986, the Board of Directors
declared a dividend of one Series A preferred stock purchase right for each
share of outstanding common stock to the stockholders of record on March 18,
1986. These rights, which are attached to the common stock and expire March
18, 1996, entitle the registered holder to purchase from CBI a "unit"
consisting of one one-hundredth of a share of Series A preferred stock at
$50.00 per unit. The rights are not exercisable until certain events occur as
set forth in a rights agreement between CBI and the First Chicago Trust
Company of New York as Rights Agent. These rights are junior to any other
series of preferred stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution
of assets.

SERIES B   No shares are currently authorized or outstanding.

SERIES C   In April 1988, CBI sold to the ESOP, as further discussed in  Note
10,   3,945,000 shares of Convertible Voting Preferred Stock, Series C, at
$32.40 per share, totaling $127,818. The Series C preferred stock has a $2.27
annual dividend per share payable semi-annually  and is convertible into CBI
common stock, at the rate of one and one-half common shares    for each
preferred share, at the option of the holder or automatically in the event the
Series C preferred stock is no longer held by the Trustee for the ESOP.  The
Series C preferred stock   may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at CBI's
option, and has a liquidation value of $32.40 per share plus accrued and
unpaid dividends. The Series C preferred stock is entitled to vote  the number
of shares equal to the number of shares of common stock into which the Series
C preferred stock could be converted on the record date on all matters on
which the common stock is entitled to vote. Through December 31, 1993, 
231,481 shares of the Series C preferred stock have been acquired and retired
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9. COMMON STOCK

At December 31, 1993,  5,570,279 shares of authorized and unissued common
shares were reserved for the conversion of the Series C preferred shares. The
number of reacquired common shares was 2,273,761 at December 31, 1993,
2,905,146 at December 31, 1992 and 3,285,102 at December 31, 1991. The number
of outstanding common shares are:
                                                1993        1992         1991
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Balance at Beginning of Year              36,737,940  36,287,720   21,647,593
Shares Sold                                        -           -    2,300,000
Allocation of ESOP Shares                     70,264      70,264       69,320
Exchange of Series C Preferred Shares        122,636      65,308       84,133
Reacquired Shares                           (71,005)     (3,980)     (11,483)
Shares Sold under Stock Plans                140,129     171,028       89,631
Restricted Stock Awards,
   net of forfeitures                         99,625     147,600       65,550
Three-for-Two Stock Split                          -           -   12,042,976
Shares Issued in Business Acquisition        340,000           -            -
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Balance at End of Year                    37,439,589  36,737,940   36,287,720
______________________________________________________________________________

   In the second quarter of 1991, CBI completed a public offering of 2,300,000
pre-split shares of common stock and received net proceeds of $101,459. On May
15, 1991, CBI's Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split in the
form of a 50% stock dividend which was paid on June 21, 1991 to shareholders
of record on May 28, 1991.  

STOCK OPTION PLAN   Under this plan, as amended in 1990, key employees may be
granted the right to purchase common stock at not less than the market value
at the date of grant. The plan provides for granting tax-qualified incentive
stock options, non-qualified stock options or stock appreciation rights, up to
a maximum of 1,800,000 shares. Options generally may be exercised for ten
years after the date of grant and payment may be made in any combination of
cash and shares of CBI common stock. Options were granted for 220,300 common
shares (at $28.00 per share) in 1993, 216,350 common shares (at $33.75 per
share) in 1992 and 220,050 common shares (at $31.17 per share) in 1991.
Options on 207,950 shares have been exercised, options on 6,150 shares have
been cancelled and 452,850 shares were available for future grant as of 
December 31, 1993.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLANS   These plans provide that employees may
purchase, semi-annually, through regular payroll deductions, common shares at
85% of market value at the date of purchase. The current plans provide that up
to 1,150,000 of reacquired common shares or authorized and unissued common
shares may be purchased through January 16, 1997.  As of December 31, 1993,
574,652 shares remain available for future purchase.

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD PLAN   The number of common shares awarded under the
1989 Restricted Stock Award Plan was 110,200 in 1993, 157,150 in 1992 and
106,050 in 1991. Under the 1989 plan, up to 750,000 shares of common stock may
be granted to key employees. Shares are awarded in the name of the employee,
who has all rights of a shareholder, subject to certain restrictions or
forfeitures. Restrictions on 50% of the award generally expire five years from
the award date. As of  December 31, 1993, 252,050 shares remain available for
award under the 1989 plan and 867,175 shares remain subject to restrictions
under the 1989 and previous plans. The market value of shares awarded under
the plan is recorded as unamortized restricted stock awards and shown as a
separate component of shareholders' investment. This deferred charge is
amortized to costs and expenses ($2,873 in 1993, $2,895 in 1992 and $2,371 in
1991) over the periods in which participants perform services.

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10.  EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ESOP)

In 1987, CBI established an ESOP to provide most U.S. salaried employees an
additional opportunity to share in the ownership of CBI. Initial funding for
the ESOP consisted of a transfer of surplus assets, including 546,305
pre-split common shares and $23,909 of cash investments, arising from the
termination and restructuring of CBI's principal defined benefit pension
plans. In 1988, the ESOP received additional funding through a $125,000 loan. 
With the proceeds from the loan and funds from the pension reversion, the ESOP
purchased an additional 820,479 pre-split shares of CBI common stock and
3,945,000 shares of Series C preferred stock in 1988.
   The loan, which is reflected as long-term debt on CBI's balance sheet, was
initially offset by a like amount of unamortized ESOP debt in shareholders'
investment.  As company contributions plus the dividends on the shares held by
the ESOP are used to meet interest and principal payments on the loan over its
14-year term, shares acquired with the loan proceeds are allocated to eligible
employees.  Debt service requirements on the Senior ESOP Notes, which are
funded through dividends (of $9,332 in 1993, $9,543 in 1992 and $9,562 in
1991) on the shares held by the ESOP and company contributions (of  $7,646 in
1993, $6,454 in 1992 and $5,519 in 1991) amounted to  $16,978 in 1993, $15,997
in 1992 and $15,081 in 1991, and are reported as dividends on preferred and
common stock, and as costs and expenses included in the measurement of income
from operations. The unamortized ESOP debt offset in shareholders' investment
is reduced as shares are allocated.
   Shares received and purchased from the transfer of the surplus assets from
the terminated and restructured defined benefit pension plans are reflected as
unallocated ESOP shares. These shares are being allocated to eligible
employees over a period of eight years beginning in 1987. The value of the
shares allocated is reflected in the statements of income as a charge, based
upon the market value of the stock at each year-end, to costs and expenses
included in the measurement of income from operations and on the balance
sheets as a reduction of unallocated ESOP shares in the shareholders'
investment section. 
   The number of common shares allocated to eligible employees was 165,795 in
1993, 159,754 in 1992 and 154,474 in 1991. The number of Series C preferred
shares allocated was 357,703 in 1993, 342,238 in 1992 and 328,699 in 1991.

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11.  INCOME TAXES

In the fourth quarter of 1992, CBI adopted the provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 - Accounting for Income Taxes,
retroactive to the first quarter of 1992. The cumulative non-cash effect of
changing the method of accounting for income taxes as of January 1, 1992, from
the requirements previously followed under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 96, was to increase net income by $14,310. This increase
resulted primarily from the elimination of the requirement to provide deferred
income taxes on nonmonetary assets which are subject to indexation in certain
highly inflationary countries and the recognition of additional tax benefits.
This credit is reflected in the cumulative effect of accounting changes
reported on the statements of income. Additionally, under this accounting
standard, the tax benefits arising from dividends used for ESOP debt service
are reassigned from the provision for income taxes to the charge for dividends
on preferred shares, both of which are considered in measuring net income to
common shareholders.    




11.  INCOME TAXES (Continued)

   The sources of (loss)/income before income taxes, minority interest and
cumulative effect of accounting changes are:
                                                1993        1992         1991
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U.S. Sources<FN1>                         $(104,838)    $ 18,375     $  5,960
Non-U.S. Sources                             102,603     127,125      131,005
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                                          $  (2,235)    $145,500     $136,965
______________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>(Loss)/income before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of
     accounting changes from U.S. sources is after deducting corporate and
     business segment administrative headquarter's costs, and the majority of
     research and development expenditures and interest costs, which are
     incurred within the United States but which provide benefit and support
     to CBI's operations on a global basis; therefore, the reported U.S.
     sources of pre-tax (loss)/income are not indicative of the level of
     pre-tax (loss)/income earned solely from U.S. operations and are not
     comparable to the amounts reported from non-U.S. sources. The 1993 U.S.
     sources loss is primarily related to the special charge discussed in Note
     16.

The (provision for) income taxes consisted of:
                                                1993        1992         1991
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Current U.S. Taxes                          $  9,326   $ (8,111)    $ (8,215)
State Taxes<FN1>                               (878)     (2,571)      (2,896)
Deferred U.S. Taxes                           18,650     (1,919)        8,846
Non-U.S. Taxes                              (47,698)    (50,099)     (58,035)
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                                           $(20,600)   $(62,700)    $(60,300)
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<FN1>State taxes are high in relation to the U.S. source income because many
     states do not permit the filing of consolidated tax returns, resulting in
     losses in one business entity not being offset against profits in another
     business entity.

   At December 31, 1993, CBI had $1,074 of investment tax and other general
business credits that are available to utilize against 1993 and future U.S.
income tax liabilities through 2003, which were recognized as deferred tax
assets at December 31, 1993. The company has not recorded additional deferred
income taxes on $336,666 of indefinitely reinvested undistributed earnings of
non-U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates at December 31, 1993. Total income tax
payments were $49,803 in 1993, $57,506 in 1992 and $60,052 in 1991.

   The components of the deferred income tax (provision)/benefit, which also
represent the principal types of temporary differences that give rise to
significant portions of the deferred income tax liability, are:

                                                1993        1992         1991
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Depreciation Expense                        $(1,321)    $(2,063)      $ (769)
Non-U.S. Activity                                162         218        (286)
Contract Accounting                               35     (1,926)        1,071
Employee and Retiree Benefits                   (62)       1,047        (108)
Tax Benefit Leases                                 -           -        5,442
Special Charge                                21,317           -            -
Other, net                                   (1,481)         805        3,496
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                                             $18,650    $(1,919)      $ 8,846
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11.  INCOME TAXES (Continued)

   The principal temporary differences which are included in the deferred
income tax liability at December 31, 1993 include depreciation expense -
$105,481, non-U.S. activity - $(20,191), employee and retiree benefits -
$(23,624) and special charge - $(21,317). 

A reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. statutory rate and the (provision
for) income taxes follows:
                                                1993        1992         1991
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(Loss)/Income before Income Taxes, Minority
Interest and Cumulative Effect of
Accounting Changes                         $ (2,235)    $145,500     $136,965
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Tax Benefit/(Provision) at U.S.
   Statutory Rate                          $     782   $(49,470)    $(46,568)
State Income Taxes                             (878)     (2,571)      (2,896)
Equity Interest in Net Income of
   Unconsolidated Affiliates                   (169)       1,625        1,150
Non-U.S. Tax Rate Differential and
   Non-U.S. Losses without Tax Benefit       (9,066)     (7,531)     (12,388)
Extra Tax due to Allocation of U.S. Expenses
   to Non-U.S. Sources                       (2,982)     (2,307)      (2,979)
Special Charge                               (8,860)           -            -
Tax Benefits from Dividends used for ESOP
   Debt Service                                    -           -        2,850
Other, net                                       573     (2,446)          531
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(Provision for) Income Taxes               $(20,600)   $(62,700)    $(60,300)
______________________________________________________________________________
Effective Tax Rates                     (Note <FN1>)       43.1%        44.0%
______________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>The effective tax rate in 1993 is not meaningful due to the special
     charge. Excluding the effect of the special charge, which was tax
     benefited at an effective rate of 25.3%, the 1993 effective tax rate was
     49.0%.

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12.  PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS

CBI sponsors defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, and makes
contributions to union sponsored multi-employer pension plans. The principal
non-contributory defined benefit plan covers most U.S. salaried employees.
Benefits under the principal defined benefit plan are based on years of
service and compensation levels. 

Pension expense for the defined benefit plans include the following
components:

                                                1993        1992         1991
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Service Cost                                 $ 4,846     $ 4,150      $ 1,587
Interest Cost                                  8,044       6,947        6,456
Actual Return on Assets                     (10,221)     (4,192)      (8,606)
Net Amortization and Deferral                  3,684     (2,029)        4,074
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Net Defined Benefit Pension Plans Expense    $ 6,353     $ 4,876      $ 3,511
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12.  PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Continued)

The funded status of the defined benefit plans is:

                                                1993        1992         1991
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Market Value of Plan Assets                $  86,969    $ 73,443     $ 63,677
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Accumulated Benefit Obligation including
   Vested Benefits of $79,102 in 1993,
   $63,470 in 1992 and $55,719 in 1991      (80,603)    (64,857)     (56,953)
Additional Benefits Based on Projected
   Salary Levels                            (34,568)    (24,524)     (19,206)
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Projected Benefit Obligation               (115,171)    (89,381)     (76,159)
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Projected Benefit Obligation (Over)
   Plan Assets                              (28,202)    (15,938)     (12,482)
Unrecognized Loss                             29,102      14,785       10,840
Unrecognized Net Transition Asset            (6,967)     (7,987)      (9,416)
Unrecognized Prior Service Costs               8,294       8,144        8,484
Additional Minimum Liability                 (1,249)           -            -
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Pension Asset/(Liability)                  $     978    $  (996)    $ (2,574)
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   The principal defined benefit plan assets consist of long-term investments,
including equity and fixed income securities, and cash. The significant
assumptions used in determining pension expense and the related pension
obligations were: discount rate, 7.5% in 1993, and 8.5% in 1992 and 1991;
increase in compensation levels, 4.5% in 1993, and 5.0% in 1992 and 1991; and
long-term rate of return on plan assets, 9.0% in 1993, and 10.0% in 1992 and
1991. CBI funds pension costs as required. As discussed in Note 10, CBI also
maintains an ESOP which offsets certain benefit obligations of the principal
defined benefit pension plan. The total provisions for all pension plan
expense was $15,170 in 1993, $14,769 in 1992 and $14,102 in 1991. 
   In addition to pension benefits, CBI currently provides certain separate
life insurance and health care benefits for employees retiring under the
principal non-contributory defined benefit pension plan. Retiree health care
benefits are provided under an established formula which limits company costs
based on prior years of service of retired employees. This plan may be changed
or terminated by the company at any time for any reason with no liability to
current or future retirees. The costs of retiree life insurance and health
care benefits were $4,159 in 1991. In 1992, CBI adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 106 - Employers' Accounting for Postretirement
Benefits Other Than Pensions. The cumulative effect of adopting this new
accounting requirement as of January 1, 1992, which is included in the
cumulative effect of accounting changes reported on the statements of income,
amounted to a non-cash, after-tax, charge of $21,480 ($34,983 before income
tax benefit). The net other postretirement benefit expense was $3,211 in 1993
and $3,564 in 1992, which included components of service cost of $568 in 1993
and $991 in 1992; interest cost of $2,688 in 1993 (at 7.5%) and $2,617 in 1992
(at 8.5%); net of a return on plan assets of $45 in 1993 and $44 in 1992. 
   At December 31, 1993, the accrued liability for postretirement benefits
other than pensions equals $35,580, which reflects an accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation of $40,964, of which $15,118 is applicable
to retirees and $25,846 to active employees, net of plan assets of      
$1,169 and an unrecognized net loss of $4,215.





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13.  OPERATIONS BY BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA

CBI has three major business segments:

   Contracting Services is organized under Chicago Bridge & Iron Company as a
worldwide construction group that provides, through separate subsidiaries, a
broad range of services including design, engineering, fabrication, project
management, general contracting and specialty construction services, including
non-destructive inspection and post-weld heat treatment, primarily associated
with metal plate vessels as well as water and wastewater treatment structures.
   Industrial Gases is organized under Liquid Carbonic Industries Corporation.
Liquid Carbonic is the world's largest supplier of carbon dioxide in its
various forms, produces and markets other gases for industrial, medical and
specialty applications, and assembles and sells related equipment. Carbon
dioxide is used in the refrigeration, freezing, processing and preservation of
food, beverage carbonation, water treatment and chemical production. Other
gases are used in a variety of industrial, medical and specialty applications.
Liquid Carbonic currently has operations in the United States, Canada and 21
other countries.
   Investments include interests in Statia Terminals, N.V., which provides oil
and gas storage and blending facilities and bunkering services in the
Caribbean and Nova Scotia, Canada, and operates a special products terminal in
Brownsville, Texas; and other financial investments.
   Revenues, income from operations, assets, capital expenditures, and
depreciation and depletion by business segment are presented in the Financial
Summary. 
   CBI operates in the United States, Western Hemisphere (outside of the
United States) and Eastern Hemisphere. Transactions between companies in the
same or different geographic areas are recorded on the same basis as
transactions with unrelated customers. No customer accounted for more than 10%
of revenues. Export sales, to unrelated customers outside of the United
States, were less than 10% of revenues in each period reported. Transfers
between geographic areas are not material. 

Revenues, (loss)/income from operations and assets by geographic area are:

                                                         (Loss)/
                                                     Income from
                                         Revenues     Operations       Assets
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1993    United States<FN1>             $  808,679      $(92,200)   $  907,165
        Western Hemisphere                609,487         98,103      727,180
        Eastern Hemisphere                253,578         20,242      235,900
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                                       $1,671,744       $ 26,145   $1,870,245
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1992    United States<FN1>             $  832,021       $  6,146   $  868,071
        Western Hemisphere                548,094        116,293      611,994
        Eastern Hemisphere                292,659         43,841      205,260
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                                       $1,672,774       $166,280   $1,685,325
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1991    United States<FN1>             $  871,266       $  5,701   $  725,228
        Western Hemisphere                519,166        131,335      547,883
        Eastern Hemisphere                224,469         30,497      205,760
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                                       $1,614,901       $167,533   $1,478,871
______________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>(Loss)/income from operations in the United States is after deducting 
     corporate and business segment administrative headquarter's costs and
     the majority of research and development expenditures, both of which are
     incurred within the United States, but which provide benefit on a global
     basis; therefore, the reported level of U.S. operating income is not
     indicative of the level of income earned solely from U.S. operations and
     is not comparable to the amounts reported from non-U.S. sources. The 1993
     United States loss from operations is primarily related to the special
     charge discussed in Note 16.

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14.  Unconsolidated Affiliates
   
CBI owns a non-majority interest in a number of affiliated companies and
participates in several joint ventures which are accounted for by the equity
method. Certain of these affiliates are engaged in similar businesses and some
contract with CBI. These transactions have not been eliminated from the
following summarized financial data.

                                             1993           1992         1991
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Current Assets                          $ 117,753      $ 114,835    $ 110,303
Non-Current Assets                        359,146        392,546      354,632
Current Liabilities                      (52,558)       (83,535)     (63,558)
Non-Current Liabilities                 (250,556)      (240,755)    (224,844)
______________________________________________________________________________
Equity                                  $ 173,785      $ 183,091    $ 176,533
______________________________________________________________________________
CBI's Share of Equity                   $  48,410      $  66,596    $  62,722
______________________________________________________________________________
Revenues                                $ 225,600      $ 288,486    $ 264,274
Costs of Services and Products Sold     (173,098)      (210,267)    (172,046)
Other Expenses                           (50,550)       (44,625)     (49,884)
______________________________________________________________________________
Income before Income Taxes                  1,952         33,594       42,344
Provision for Income Taxes                  (308)       (12,020)     (17,045)
______________________________________________________________________________
Net Income                              $   1,644      $  21,574    $  25,299
______________________________________________________________________________
CBI's Share of Net Income               $   1,480      $   6,665    $   7,259
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15. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITION

In May 1993, Ershigs, Inc., an engineering, manufacturing and contractor
company, which specializes in fiberglass reinforced plastic and dual-laminate
vessels, tanks and other structures for corrosion-resistant applications was
acquired. During March 1992, CBI acquired the assets of MQS Inspection, Inc.,
which provides non-destructive examination and inspection services to its
clients in the utility, petroleum, petrochemical and other markets. The
outstanding stock of Cooperheat, Inc., which provides post-weld heat treating
and refractory bake-outs as field services and sells associated equipment, was
acquired on December 31, 1992. These acquisitions were recorded under the
purchase method of accounting. The company also acquired certain other
entities during the three years ended December 31, 1993. On February 17, 1993,
CBI sold the net operating assets of Indrex as discussed in the Financial
Review.

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16. SPECIAL CHARGE

In the fourth quarter of 1993, CBI recorded a special charge of $91,600
($68,400 after-tax), which is equivalent to net loss per common share of $1.84
($1.60 on a fully diluted basis), to provide for costs, identified through its
reengineering and quality programs, to more efficiently align capabilities to
customer needs, and for non-operational regulatory and legal costs. Included
within the special charge were non-cash provisions totaling $42,000 for the
write-downs of excess, non-performing, assets and for increases in certain
liability reserves. The remaining $49,600 of the special charge includes
provisions for costs associated with certain workforce realignments and
reductions, and selected regulatory and legal issues over the next several
years. The actions and reserves provided for by the special charge will adjust
the company's expense structure and enhance CBI's future operating
performance.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
CBI Industries, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CBI
Industries, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and Subsidiaries as of December 31,
1993, 1992 and 1991, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash
flows and common shareholders' investment for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1993. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company'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.
   In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CBI
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1993, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.
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   As discussed in Notes 11 and 12 to the financial statements, effective
January 1, 1992, the Company changed its methods of accounting for income
taxes and for postretirement benefits other than pensions.



                        /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.
                        _________________________
                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.



Chicago, Illinois,
February 17, 1994.

______________________________________________________________________________
MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
   
CBI is responsible for the financial statements and other information
presented in this report. The financial statements were prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles and necessarily include some
informed judgments and estimates in accounting for transactions and events.
Other financial information included in this report is consistent with these
financial statements.
   CBI maintains a system of internal controls designed to provide reasonable
assurance of the proper execution and recording of transactions. In addition,
emphasis is placed on the careful selection and training of personnel, an
organizational structure which provides for an appropriate division of
responsibility and authority, and the communication of written policies and
procedures. CBI has an internal audit program to examine and evaluate the
adequacy of controls and procedures and the resultant recording of
transactions and events.
   The Board of Directors, as a whole and through its Audit Committee,
monitors the financial and accounting operations of CBI, including the review
and discussion of financial statements and reports, the evaluation and
acceptance of budgets and the basis of the engagement and report of the
independent auditors. All members of the Audit Committee are outside
directors. The Audit Committee meets periodically with the independent
auditors, management personnel and the internal auditors to assure each is
discharging its responsibilities. The independent auditors and the internal
auditors have access to the Audit Committee without the presence of management
personnel.





















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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA            CBI Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
_________________________________________________________________________
  Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts
_________________________________________________________________________
QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS, COMMON STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS

The following table summarizes the unaudited quarterly operating
results for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Net (Loss)/Income
                                           (Loss)/         Net         per Common Share
                                       Income from     (Loss)/   ______________________
Quarter Ended                Revenues   Operations      Income   Primary  Fully Diluted
_______________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                        <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>            <C>    
1993   December 31<FN1>    $  437,604    $(56,281)   $(58,312)   $(1.61)        $(1.39)
       September 30           408,372       31,523      10,297       .24            .22
       June 30                427,842       29,524       8,418       .19            .17
       March 31               397,926       21,379       5,584       .11            .11
_______________________________________________________________________________________
                           $1,671,744     $ 26,145   $(34,013)   $(1.07)        $ (.89)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
1992   December 31         $  432,442     $ 29,957   $  17,599   $   .44        $   .39
       September 30           428,713       48,667      20,188       .51            .46
       June 30                414,030       49,254      19,756       .50            .44
       March 31<FN2>          397,589       38,402       6,420       .14            .13
_______________________________________________________________________________________
                           $1,672,774     $166,280   $  63,963    $ 1.59        $  1.42
_______________________________________________________________________________________
<FN1>Operating results in the fourth quarter and annual 1993 are after a special charge
     of $91,600 ($68,400 after-tax), which is equivalent to a net loss per common share
     of $1.84 ($1.60 on a fully diluted basis), to provide for costs to more efficiently
     align capabilities to customer needs, and for non-operational regulatory and
     legal costs.
<FN2>In the fourth quarter of 1992, CBI adopted, retroactively to the first quarter of
     1992, Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 - Employers' Accounting
     for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions and No. 109 - Accounting for Income
     Taxes. The cumulative effect of adopting these two accounting pronouncements
     decreased first quarter and annual 1992 net income by  $7,170, which is equivalent
     to a net loss per common share of $0.20 ($0.17 on a fully diluted basis).

</TABLE>


The following table presents the quarterly common shares outstanding,
range of closing common stock prices and dividends declared on common
shares for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992: 

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Common Shares    Range of Closing Common Stock Prices
                       Outstanding at    ____________________________________       Common
Quarter Ended             Quarter End       High         Low      Quarter End    Dividends
__________________________________________________________________________________________
<S>                        <C>           <C>         <C>              <C>           <C>   
1993   December 31         37,439,589    $32         $23 7/8          $30 3/8         $.12
       September 30        37,362,915     28 7/8      25 1/4           25 1/4          .12
       June 30             37,273,091     29 1/4      21 7/8           25              .12
       March 31            36,887,273     30 3/4      26 3/8           26 3/4          .12
__________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                      $.48
__________________________________________________________________________________________
1992   December 31         36,737,940    $32 5/8     $25 7/8          $29 5/8         $.12
       September 30        36,659,994     34 1/2      27               28 3/4          .12
       June 30             36,596,023     36 3/4      31 1/2           33 1/2          .12
       March 31            36,564,379     37 1/8      31 5/8           34 1/8          .12
__________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                      $.48
__________________________________________________________________________________________


</TABLE>















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                                                                 EXHIBIT 21


                        SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

   The following list indicates principal subsidiaries and affiliates of CBI
by business segment, consisting of Contracting Services, Investments and
Industrial Gases.

                                                            Jurisdiction in
                                                          which Incorporated
   Subsidiary or Affiliate                                   or Organized   
   -----------------------                                ------------------
CHI BRIDGE HOLDINGS, INC.                                 Delaware

   Contracting Services
   CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY                          Delaware
     CBI NA-CON, INC.                                     Texas
     CBI SERVICES, INC.                                   Delaware
     CBI WALKER, INC.                                     Delaware
     CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY                        Illinois
       ARABIAN CBI TANK MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.            Saudi Arabia
       CBI COMPANY LTD.                                   Delaware
       CBI CONSTRUCTORS PTY. LTD.                         Australia
       CBI CONSTRUCTORS S.A. (PTY.) LTD.                  South Africa
       CBI EASTERN ANSTALT                                Liechtenstein
         OASIS SUPPLY COMPANY ANSTALT                     Liechtenstein
       CBI HOLDINGS U.K. LIMITED                          United Kingdom
         CBI CONSTRUCTORS LIMITED                         United Kingdom
       CBI (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.                           Malaysia
       CBI OVERSEAS, INC.                                 Delaware
       CBI (PHILIPPINES) INC.                             Philippines
       CBI VENEZOLANA, S.A.                               Venezuela
       HORTON CBI, LIMITED                                Canada
         HORTON SERVICES, INC.                            Canada
       P.T. CBI INDONESIA *                               Indonesia
       TANKSTORE PTE. LTD. *                              Singapore
     CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY (DELAWARE)             Delaware
     CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY     Delaware
     COOPERHEAT, INC.                                     New Jersey
     ERSHIGS, INC.                                        Washington
     FIBRE MAKING PROCESSES, INC.                         Illinois
       FMP/RAUMA COMPANY                                  Alabama
     INDELCO INC.                                         Delaware
     MQS INSPECTION, INC.                                 Delaware

   Investments
   CBI INVESTMENTS, INC.                                  Delaware
     FAIRMAC REALTY CORP.                                 Delaware
     IBIS INVESTMENTS, INC.                               Delaware
     PETROTERMINAL DE PANAMA, S.A. *                      Panama
     STATIA TERMINALS N.V.                                Netherlands Antilles
       STATIA CHANDLERS, N.V.                             Netherlands Antilles
     STATIA TERMINALS SOUTHWEST, INC.                     Texas
     STATIA TERMINALS, INC.                               Delaware
       STATIA POINT TUPPER CORPORATION                    Delaware
         STATIA TERMINALS POINT TUPPER, INC.              Nova Scotia













                                                                 EXHIBIT 21
                                                                 (Continued)

                                                              Jurisdiction in
                                                            which Incorporated
   Subsidiary or Affiliate                                     or Organized   
   -----------------------                                  ------------------
Industrial Gases
L C INDUSTRIES, INC.                                        Delaware
   LIQUID CARBONIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION                   Delaware
     LIQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION                            Delaware
       AGRO-FOREST, S.A. *                                  Chile
       AGRO-LIQUID LIMITADA *                               Chile
       ARFIN, S.A.                                          Argentina
         JUAN B. PEZZA, S.A.                                Argentina
         FRIO INDUSTRIAS ARG. S.A.                          Argentina
       FRIENDSHIP OXYGEN, LTD. *                            Guyana
       GAZ INDUSTRIELS ASSOCIES, S.A. *                     Haiti
       GROUPO INDUSTRIAL LIQUID S.A. de C.V.                Mexico
         LIQUID QUIMICA MEXICANA, S.A.                      Mexico
       HIELOGAS, S.A. *                                     Uruguay
       JAMAICA OXYGEN & ACETYLENE, LTD. *                   Jamaica
       KARBOGAZ, A.S. *                                     Turkey
       KOREA LIQUID CARBONIC COMPANY, LTD. *                Korea
       LIQUID CARBONIC ARGENTINA S.A.I.C.                   Argentina
         CARBONATOS ANDINOS, S.A.                           Argentina
         CBI ARGENTINA, S.A.                                Argentina
         NOVADATA PARAGUAY, S.A.                            Paraguay
       LIQUID CARBONIC BARBADOS, LTD. *                     Barbados
       LIQUID CARBONIC BELIZE, LTD.                         Belize
       LIQUID CARBONIC DE BOLIVIA, S.A.                     Bolivia
       LIQUID CARBONIC DE CHILE, S.A.I.C.                   Chile
       LIQUID CARBONIC DE ESPANA, S.A.                      Spain
       LIQUID CARBONIC DE MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.              Mexico
         PRODUCTS ESPECIALES QUIMICOS, S.A.                 Mexico
       LIQUID CARBONIC DEL PERU, S.A.                       Peru
       LIQUID CARBONIC ENGINEERING SERVICES *               Trinidad
       LIQUID CARBONIC, INC.                                Canada
         BURROWS MEDICAL OXYGEN, LTD.                       Canada
         LIQUID CARBONIC INDUSTRIAS, S.A.                   Brazil
           CARBORIO INDUSTRIA E. COMERCIO, LTA.             Brazil
           LIQUID QUIMICA, S.A.                             Brazil
           QUIMICA INDUSTRIAL BARRA DO PIRAI S.A.           Brazil
             PULVER DO NORDESTE LTDA.                       Brazil
               EMPRESA DE MINERACAO MARUIM LTDA.            Brazil
       LIQUID CARBONIC POLSKA, SP.ZO.O                      Poland
       LIQUID CARBONIC THAILAND COMPANY, LTD.               Thailand
       LIQUID CARBONIC VENEZOLANA, S.A.                     Venezuela
         EQUIPOS LIQUID, S.A.                               Venezuela
         LIQUIDOX VENEZOLANA, S.A.                          Venezuela
       LIQUID CARBONIC WEST INDIES *                        Trinidad
         INDUSTRIAL GASES, LTD. *                           Trinidad
       LIQUID CARBONICO COLOMBIANA, S.A.                    Colombia
       MITSUI TOATSU LIQUID CARBONIC, INC. *                Japan
       ORGANOQUIMICA, S.A.                                  Colombia
       WALL CHEMICALS, INC.                                 Illinois
     LIQUID CARBONIC OF OKLAHOMA, INC.                      Oklahoma
       OKLAHOMA CO2 PARTNERSHIP *                           Oklahoma

* These companies are accounted for in the financial statements on the equity
method.

CBI has a number of subsidiaries and affiliates not listed above. Those not
listed, when considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, do not
constitute a significant subsidiary.












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