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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950130-01-000349
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010122
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010123

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OLIN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000074303
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800]
		IRS NUMBER:				131872319
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01070
		FILM NUMBER:		1513478

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		501 MERRITT 7
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 4500
		CITY:			NORWALK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06856
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037503000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		OLIN CORP
		STREET 2:		501 MERRITT 7 PO BOX 4500
		CITY:			NORWALK
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06851

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OLIN MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19691008
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                      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): January 22, 2001





                               OLIN CORPORATION



            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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          Virginia                      1-1070                              13-1872319
(State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer Identification No.)
        Incorporation)
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       P.O. Box 4500, 501 Merritt 7,                         06856-4500
           Norwalk, Connecticut                              (Zip Code)
 (Address of principal executive offices)

                                (203) 750-3000
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.           Exhibits.
                  ---------

    Exhibit No.                          Exhibit
    -----------                          -------
       99.1              Press Release, dated January 22, 2001.

Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure.
                  -------------------------

         In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following
information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Olin
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise this information.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a
copy of the registrant's press release dated January 22, 2001, announcing that
Olin and the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
District 9 agreed to a new labor contract at Olin's East Alton, Illinois
facility.

                                   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.

                                 OLIN CORPORATION

                                 By:    /s/ Johnnie M. Jackson, Jr.
                                        --------------------------------
                                        Name:  Johnnie M. Jackson, Jr.
                                        Title: Vice President, General
                                               Counsel and Secretary

Date:  January 23, 2001
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

       Exhibit No.                     Exhibit
       -----------                     -------
          99.1             Press Release, dated January 22, 2001.
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                                  EXHIBIT 99.1
                                  ------------

                                            Investor Contact:    Richard E. Koch
                                                                  (203) 750-3254
                                            Press Contact:  Thomas J. Fitzgerald
                                                                  (203) 750-3831
OLIN News
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Olin Corporation, P.O. Box 4500, 501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT  06856-4500

                                                                   FOR IMMEDIATE
                                                                         RELEASE

                  Olin and Union Agree on New Labor Contract
                  ------------------------------------------

     NORWALK, CT, January 22, 2001 - Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced
today that the company and the International Association of Machinists &
Aerospace Workers District 9 have agreed to a new labor contract for
approximately 2,700 Brass and Winchester division hourly paid employees at
Olin's East Alton, Illinois facility.

     Employees represented by the Machinists Union, along with those represented
by four other unions at East Alton which had earlier approved the contract, will
return to work beginning with the day shift on Tuesday, January 23.

     Headquartered in Norwalk, CT, Olin Corporation had 1999 sales of $1.3
billion and approximately 6,700 employees. The Olin East Alton facility is
headquarters for the company's Brass and Winchester divisions. It is also the
largest single plant location in the company with approximately 4,000 union and
non-union employees. In 1999, Brass and Winchester sales were approximately $1.0
billion. Olin Corporation is a leading North American producer of copper and
copper-based alloys, sporting ammunition and chlorine and caustic soda.

- ------------
Except for historical information contained herein, the information set forth in
this communication contains forward-looking statements that are based on
management's beliefs, certain assumptions made by management and current
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expectations, estimates and projections about the markets and economy in which
Olin and its respective divisions operate. Words such as "anticipates,"
"expects," "believes," "should," "plans," "will," "estimates," and variations of
such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Future Factors") which
are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what is expected or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements. Olin does not undertake any obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new
information or otherwise. Future Factors which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed include but are not limited to: general
economic and business and market conditions, lack of moderate growth in the U.S.
economy or even a slight recession in any period or year; competitive pricing
pressures; changes in Chlor Alkali's ECU prices from expected levels; Chlor
Alkali operating rates below anticipated levels; higher-than-expected raw
material costs; higher-than-expected transportation and/or logistics costs; a
protracted work stoppage in connection with collective bargaining negotiations
with labor unions; a downturn in any of the markets Olin serves such as
electronics, automotive, ammunition and housing; the supply/demand balance for
Olin's products, including the impact of excess industry capacity; efficacy of
new technologies; changes in U.S. laws and regulations; failure to achieve
targeted cost reduction programs; capital expenditures, such as cost overruns,
in excess of those scheduled; environmental costs in excess of those projected;
and the occurrence of unexpected manufacturing interruptions/outages.
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