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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): July 31, 2003 (July 31, 2003)

                            GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           Delaware                      1-9753                58-1563799
       (State or Other                (Commission             (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)        File Number)        Identification Number)

 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 595, Atlanta, GA             30346
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (770) 395-4500

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release Dated July 31, 2003

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure (Information Being Furnished Under Item 12).

      In accordance  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  Release No.
33-8216, the following information, which is intended to be furnished under Item
12, "Results of Operations and Financial  Condition," is instead being furnished
under Item 9, "Regulation FD Disclosure."  This information  shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as
amended (the "Exchange  Act"),  or incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

      On July  31,  2003,  Georgia  Gulf  Corporation  issued  a  press  release
announcing  expectations  regarding  certain financial and operating results for
the second quarter of 2003. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1
hereto and is incorporated into Item 9 of this Form 8-K by reference.



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                                    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.

Dated: July 31, 2003

                                          Georgia Gulf Corporation

                                          By: /s/ JOEL I. BEERMAN
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                                          Name:  Joel I. Beerman
                                          Title: Vice President, General Counsel
                                                 and Secretary

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1  Press Release dated July 31, 2003