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): MAY 1, 2002



                             UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   DELAWARE                          1-13888                       06-1385548
(State or Other              (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S. Employee
Jurisdiction of                                                  Identification
 Incorporation)                                                      Number)



    BRANDYWINE WEST, 1521 CONCORD PIKE, SUITE 301, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19803
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 302-778-8227




                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS.

                    The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the contents
of the press release of the Registrant dated May 1, 2002, filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.1.


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

           (c)      Exhibits.

                    99.1            Press Release of UCAR International Inc.
                                    dated May 1, 2002.









                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC.



Date: May 1, 2002                       By:  /s/ Corrado F. De Gasperis
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                 Corrado F. De Gasperis
                                                 Vice President, Chief Financial
                                                 Officer and Chief
                                                 Information Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     99.1  Press Release of UCAR International Inc. dated May 1, 2002.

EX-99

[UCAR LOGO]                                                         EXHIBIT 99.1

UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC.           BRANDYWINE WEST, 1521 CONCORD PIKE, SUITE 301,
                                  WILMINGTON, DE 19803

                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                 CONTACT: Elise A. Garofalo
                                                  Director of Investor Relations
                                                                    302-778-8227

          UCAR ANNOUNCES PRICING OF $150 MILLION OFFERING OF ADDITIONAL
                                  SENIOR NOTES


         Wilmington, DE - May 1, 2002 - UCAR International Inc. (NYSE:UCR) today
announced the pricing of its previously announced private offering of additional
Senior Notes due 2012. The aggregate principal amount of the additional Senior
Notes is $150 million. The issue price of the additional Senior Notes is 104.5
percent of principal amount plus accrued interest, with the first semi-annual
interest payment due August 15, 2002. The additional Senior Notes have an annual
coupon rate of 10.25 percent and, as a result of the price, the yield to
maturity on the additional Senior Notes is approximately 9.53 percent. The
Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for the repayment of
debt under its senior secured credit facilities. The closing of this offering is
expected to take place on Monday, May 6, 2002.

         The additional Senior Notes have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in
the United States absent such registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.

         This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the additional
Senior Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such state.

         UCAR INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE AND CARBON
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS IN THE STEEL, ALUMINUM, FUEL CELL POWER
GENERATION, ELECTRONICS, SEMICONDUCTOR AND TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRIES.

         NOTE: THIS NEWS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS DEFINED
IN THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. THESE INCLUDE
STATEMENTS ABOUT SUCH MATTERS AS THE EXPECTED CLOSING OF A PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND
THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FROM THE PRIVATE PLACEMENT . WE HAVE NO DUTY TO UPDATE
SUCH STATEMENTS. ACTUAL FUTURE EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES (INCLUDING FUTURE
RESULTS) COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN THESE STATEMENTS DUE TO
VARIOUS FACTORS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE POSSIBLE CHANGES IN CAPITAL MARKET
CONDITIONS OR IN THE BUSINESS, PROSPECTS, RESULTS OF OPERATION OR FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF UCAR INTERNATIONAL THAT RESULT IN TERMINATION OF THE OFFERING OR
CHANGES IN THE TERMS THEREOF AND OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, INCLUDING THOSE
DETAILED IN FILINGS BY UCAR INTERNATIONAL WITH THE SEC.