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SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES 

BAYROL CHEMISHE 
FABRIK GMBH 
Swimming Pool and 
Spa Products 
100% Owned 

BIO-LAB, INC. 
Swimming Pool and 
Spa Products 
100% Owned 

CHEMISCHE WORKE
LOWI BETEILIGUNGS 
GMBH & CO. 
Specialty Chemicals 
100% Owned 

CHEMOL RT 
Chemical Trading 
Company 
78% Owned 

E/M CORPORATION 
Engineered Finishes and Coatings 
100% Owned 

FOUR SEASONS 
INDUSTRIAL 
SERVICES, INC. 
Environmental 
Remediation 
100% Owned

GREAT LAKES 
CHEMICAL (EUROPE),
LTD. 
Specialty Chemicals 
100% Owned 

GREAT LAKES 
CHEMICAL FRANCE 
S.A.
Specialty Chemicals 
100% Owned 

GREAT LAKES
CHEMICAL 
INTERNATIONAL, INC. 
Export Sales-FSC
100% Owned 

GREAT LAKES 
CHEMICAL ITALIA
S.R.L.
Specialty Chemicals 
100% Owned

GREAT LAKES FINE 
CHEMICALS, LTD. 
Manufacturer of Fine 
and Specialty Chemicals 
and Intermediates 
100% Owned 

KAO-QUAKER CO., LTD. 
Furfural Derivatives 
50% Owned 

OCTEL ASSOCIATES 
and
THE ASSOCIATED 
OCTEL COMPANY, 
LIMITED 
Fuel Additives and 
Specialty Chemicals
87.8% Owned 

OSCA, INC.
High-Density, Clear
Fluids 
100% Owned

WIL RESEARCH 
LABORATORIES, INC. 
Toxicological Testing 
100% Owned 

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION 


TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 

The stock transfer 
agent and registrar for 
Great Lakes' stock is 
Harris Trust Company
of New York.
Stockholders who wish 
to transfer their stock, 
or change the name in 
which the shares are 
registered, should 
contact:

Harris Trust 
  and Savings Bank 
Attn:
  Shareholder Services 
P.O. Box 755 
Chicago, Illinois 
60690-0755
(312) 461-2421

AUDITORS 

Ernst & Young LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana 

LISTINGS 

New York Stock
  Exchange 
New York, New York

Pacific Stock Exchange 
Los Angeles and San 
Francisco, California 

Ticker Symbol: GLK

ANNUAL MEETING 

The Annual Meeting of 
the Stockholders will be 
held at 11:00 a.m.,
Thursday, May 2, 1996,
at the Radisson Plaza &
Suite Hotel, 
Indianapolis, Indiana. 

FORM 10-K AND OTHER 
INFORMATION 

A complimentary copy of the 
company's 1995 Annual Report to
the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on Form 10-K is 
available upon request. for this, or 
for other information concerning 
the company, please contact:

William P. Blake 
Director, Investor Relations 

or 

Gregory J. Griffith 
Director, Public Affairs and 
Administration 

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation 
One Great Lakes Boulevard 
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906-0200
Phone: (317) 497-6100


The following trademarks of Kiwi Brands appear in this report:  Ty-D-Bol,
Dura-Bleach.

DIRECTORS 


WILLIAM H. CONGLETON  1,4,6
General Partner 
Palmer Partners 
Private investment partnership
Director since 1973

JOHN S. DAY 1,2,3,6
Vice President Emeritus 
of Purdue University 
Director since 1975

THOMAS M. FULTON 4,5
Chief Executive Officer 
and President 
of Landauer, Inc.
Director since 1995

MARTIN M. HALE 1,3,4,6
Chairman of the Board;
Executive Vice President 
Hellman Jordan 
Management Company
Investment management 
Boston, Massachusetts 
Director since 1978

LEO H. JOHNSTONE 1,2,5
Retired Vice Chairman
Phillips Petroleum Company
Director since 1982

LOUIS E. LATAIF 1,2 
Dean of the School 
of Management
Boston University 
Director since 1995 

RICHARD H. LEET 2,3,5
Retired Vice Chairman
and Director 
Amoco Corporation 
Director since 1994 

ROBERT B. MCDONALD 3,4,5,6
Chief Executive Officer 
and President 
Director since 1994 


1  Member of the Audit Committee 
2  Member of the Compensation and Incentive Committee
3  Member of the Executive Committee 
4  Member of the Finance Committee
5  Member of the Environmental, Safety and Health Committee
6  Member of the Succession Planning Committee 






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