<ARTICLE>5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC. INCLUDED IN ITS
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2000, AMENDED TO
SHOW YEAR-TO-DATE DATA INSTEAD OF QUARTERLY DATA IN THE APPROPRIATE LINE ITEMS,
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.

<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000

                            
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>              DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                 JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                   JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                          11
<SECURITIES>                     0
<RECEIVABLES>                  125
<ALLOWANCES>                     4
<INVENTORY>                    205
<CURRENT-ASSETS>               398
<PP&E>                       1,061
<DEPRECIATION>                 671
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 898
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>          245
<BONDS>                        718
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>            0
<PREFERRED>                      0
<COMMON>                         0
<OTHER-SE>                    (307)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>   898
<SALES>                        394
<TOTAL-REVENUES>               394
<CGS>                          281
<TOTAL-COSTS>                  281
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                10
<LOSS-PROVISION>                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>              39
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 18
<INCOME-TAX>                     4
<INCOME-CONTINUING>             14
<DISCONTINUED>                   0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                 13
<CHANGES>                        0
<NET-INCOME>                     0
<EPS-BASIC>                   0.00
<EPS-DILUTED>                 0.00


<FN>
(1) Amended for year-to-date versus quarterly.