SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549



                            ______________________

                                  FORM 8-K



                               CURRENT REPORT



                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                               Date of Report
                       (Date of earliest event reported)
                                June 14, 2000



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



    New York                     1-1463                       13-1421730
(State or other         (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                                           Identification No.)
incorporation)





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



                        Registrant's telephone number,
                      including area code 203-794-2000



         Total number of sequentially numbered pages in this filing,
                         including exhibits thereto:    5






Item 5.  OTHER EVENTS.


         See Union Carbide Corporation's press release dated
         June 14, 2000 accompanying this report as Exhibit 99.



Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (C)  Exhibits.

              99.  Press release, June 14, 2000.






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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.









Date:  June 14, 2000



                                        UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION





                                          /s/J. Macdonald
                                          J. Macdonald
                                          Assistant Secretary







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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibits

99.  Press release, dated June 14, 2000.










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