SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                         Washington, DC  20549




                               FORM 8-K




                            CURRENT REPORT




                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                           February 17, 1995




                            IMC GLOBAL INC.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



   Delaware                      1-9759                 36-3492467
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission          (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)           File Number)     Identification No.)

   2100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, IL                           60062
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (708) 272-9200
















Item 5.  Other Events 

    The following is the text of a press release electing an
additional director to the Board.

    NORTHBROOK, IL., February 17, 1995 -- IMC Global Inc. (NYSE
symbol:  IGL) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected
David B. Mathis, 56, to the Company's Board.  His election, which
increases the Board's size to nine, is effective immediately. 

    Mathis is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Kemper Corporation. 

    "David Mathis is a welcome addition to IMC Global's Board of
Directors," said Wendell F. Bueche, chairman and chief executive
officer.  "His sound judgment, international business experience and
financial services expertise will further strengthen both the Board
and the Company." 

    Mathis joined the Kemper organization in 1956 as a Kemper Scholar
and in 1960 became a full-time employee in the Company's San
Francisco office.  He was appointed assistant manager of European
operations for Kemper Reinsurance Company in 1970 and in 1978 was
elected President of Kemper International Insurance Company.

    In 1979, Mathis was named Vice President and Manager of Kemper's
national/international department.  He was elected President and
Chief Executive Officer of Kemper Reinsurance Company in 1982 and was
named Chairman in 1985.  Mathis was elected to the Board of Kemper
Corporation in January 1989 and was elected Executive Vice President
of the insurance services group in May of that year.  He was elected
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, effective February 1, 1992. 

    Mathis is on the Board of Trustees at Lake Forest College and is
an Advisory Board member of the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management of Northwestern University.  He also serves on the Board
of Directors of Evanston Hospital Corporation and the Board of
Trustees of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  He holds a bachelor's
degree from Lake Forest College. 

    IMC Global is one of the world's leading producers of crop
nutrients for agriculture.  It mines and processes potash in the
United States and Canada, and is a joint-venture partner in
IMC-Agrico Company, the nation's largest producer, marketer and
distributor of phosphate crop nutrients.  The Company also produces
sulphur and oil through other joint-venture operations.





















                           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 thereto duly
authorized. 

                                  IMC GLOBAL INC.



                                  By                            
                                     ___________________________
                                     Marschall I. Smith   
                                     Senior Vice President, Secretary
                                     and General Counsel          


January 17, 1995