8-K

                             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):  August 30, 1999 (August
30, 1999)

                                     GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
                    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                         1-9753                58-1563799
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)                   Number)           Identification No.)

400 PERIMETER CENTER TERRACE, SUITE 595, ATLANTA, GEORGIA          30346
    (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (770) 395-4500


     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

On August 30, 1999, Georgia Gulf Corporation announced that it had signed an
agreement to purchase the vinyls business of CONDEA Vista Corporation for
$270 million, as more fully described in the press release filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this report and incorporated in this report by reference.

"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF
1995: A number of the matters discussed in the press release filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this report that are not historical or current facts deal with
potential future circumstances and developments. These forward-looking
statements are based on management's assumptions regarding business
conditions, and actual results may be materially different. Risks and
uncertainties inherent in these assumptions include, but are not limited to,
future global economic conditions, industry production capacity, and other
factors discussed in the Securities and Exchange Commission filings of
Georgia Gulf Corporation, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1998 and the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1999.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

         (A)      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.
                  NOT APPLICABLE

         (B)      PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
                  NOT APPLICABLE

         (C)      EXHIBITS.

                  EXHIBIT NO.               EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
                       99.1         Press Release dated August 30, 1999.


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                                  SIGNATURE

         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.

                                    GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION


Date:  August 30, 1999              By:  /s/ RICHARD B. MARCHESE
                                       --------------------------------------
                                         Richard B. Marchese
                                         Vice President Finance,
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer



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                                EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.              EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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  99.1                   Press Release dated August 30, 1999.




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EX-99.1

                                                                  EXHIBIT 99.1




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact:     Dick Marchese
                                                         Georgia Gulf Corp.
                                                         770-395-4587
                                                              or
                                                         Gail Petersen
                                                         CONDEA Vista Company
                                                         281-588-3219


GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION ACQUIRES CONDEA VISTA'S VINYLS BUSINESS

Atlanta, August 30, 1999 -- Georgia Gulf Corporation (NYSE: GGC) today

announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the vinyls

business of CONDEA Vista Company for $270 million, making Georgia Gulf one of

the leading producers of vinyl products in the United States.

          After the acquisition, Georgia Gulf Corporation will have an annual

capacity of approximately 3.1 billion pounds of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM),

2.6 billion pounds of vinyl resin, and 850 million pounds of flexible and

rigid vinyl compounds. Georgia Gulf will have operations at 12 locations

encompassing 23 plants and will employ about 1,500 people.

         Edward A. Schmitt, president and chief executive officer of Georgia

Gulf, said, "Acquiring the vinyls business from CONDEA Vista is a major step

in our strategy to become a more integrated

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manufacturer of chlorovinyl products. The combination of the two businesses

will present the opportunity to realize a number of synergies. We have

identified cost savings and increased productivity which will result in

improved profits of at least $20 million. However, we expect the acquisition

to be dilutive to earnings in the first year and then to be accretive in

subsequent years."

         CONDEA Vista Company has been looking for the right opportunity to

either build, merge or sell the vinyls business in order to focus on their

range of products that are offered by their worldwide organization, CONDEA.

         "We represent CONDEA in the U.S.," said CONDEA Vista President

William C. Knodel.  "And the basis of our business plan is to serve the needs

of the global surfactants market.  A regional vinyls business does not fit

that plan."

         Georgia Gulf will acquire from CONDEA Vista a VCM plant in Lake

Charles, Louisiana; a 50% joint venture interest in a VCM plant also in Lake

Charles; two vinyl resin plants located in Aberdeen, Mississippi and Oklahoma

City, Oklahoma; and three vinyl compound plants located in Aberdeen,

Mississippi; Jeffersontown, Kentucky; and Mansfield, Massachusetts.

         "While Georgia Gulf is already known as one of the low cost

producers in the vinyl industry, we will now have the advantage

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of a significantly larger asset and customer base," continued Schmitt.

"Through the growth of our chlorovinyl chain, we have strengthened our

ability to increase shareholder value as the vinyls business enters the next

cycle.

         This acquisition will allow us to serve both our existing and new

customers with a wider range of products and the flexibility of shipping from

multiple locations."

         Georgia Gulf will finance the acquisition with new debt combined

with the refinancing of certain existing credit facilities. Georgia Gulf

presently expects, subject to regulatory approval and other customary

conditions, to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of 1999.

         Chase Securities served as the financial advisor to Georgia Gulf on

the transaction and will also arrange the financing.

         Georgia Gulf Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta and listed on the

NYSE (GGC), is a major manufacturer and marketer of two highly integrated

lines, chlorovinyls and aromatics. Georgia Gulf's chlorovinyls products

include chlorine, caustic soda, sodium chlorate, vinyl chloride monomer and

polyvinyl chloride resins and compounds. Georgia Gulf's primary aromatic

chemical products include cumene, phenol and acetone.

         CONDEA Vista Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RWE-DEA of

Germany, is a producer of commodity and specialty chemicals

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including linear alkylbenzene, fatty alcohols, alcohol ethoxylates, aluminas

and solvents. Sold throughout North America, these products are used to

manufacture household detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and

synthetic gems as well as other consumer products.

         Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, CONDEA is the chemical division

of RWE-DEA, a leading European refiner and marketer of petroleum products, as

well as a producer of oil, natural gas and basic petrochemicals.

         This news release contains forward-looking statements subject to the

"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of

1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's assumptions

regarding business conditions, and actual results may be materially

different. Risks and uncertainties inherent in these assumptions include, but

are not limited to, future global economic conditions, industry production

capacity, and other factors discussed in the Securities and Exchange

Commission filings of Georgia Gulf Corporation, including the annual report

on form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the quarterly report on

form 10Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999.

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