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FORM 4     U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission        OMB APPROVAL
_______           Washington, D.C.  20549          _________________________

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               STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

  Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
      Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
          or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


1.  Name and Address of Reporting       2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or
    Person                                  Trading Symbol

     Jack E. Golsen                         LSB Industries, Inc. (LSBD)

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     (Last)    (First)  (Middle)        3.  IRS or Social Security
                                            No. of Reporting Person
     16 South Pennsylvania                   (Voluntary)
      Post Office Box 754
    ____________________________________          ###-##-####
          (Street)

     Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101
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     (City)         (State)     (Zip)

4.  Statement for Month/Year: August 1999

5.  If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year):

6.  Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)

     X Director   X 10% Owner    X Officer (give title below)
    ___          ___            ___
    ___ Other (specify below)

                    Chairman of the Board and President
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7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing
    (Check applicable line)

     X Form filed by One Reporting Person
    ___

    ___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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      Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed Of, or
                            Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of       2. Transaction   3.  Transaction     4.  Securities Acquired
   Security          Date              Code                (A) or Disposed of
  (Instr. 3)         Month/            (Instr. 8)          (D) (Instr. 3, 4, 5)
                     Day/          ________________        ____________________
                     Year)            Code     V           Amount   (A)   Price
                                                                     or
                                                                    (D)

  Common Stock
  Common Stock
  Common Stock     8/31/99             P                   123,500   A    $0.986
  Common Stock


   5.  Amount of         6.  Ownership Form:      7.  Nature of
       Securities            Direct (D) or            Indirect
       Beneficially          Indirect (I)             Beneficial
       Owned at End          (Instr. 4)               Ownership
       of Month                                       (Instr. 4)
       (Instr. 3 & 4)

          109,028                 D
        1,052,250                 I                    By Spouse
        1,301,899(2)              I                    By SBL(1)
           10,000                 I                    By MG Trust(3)
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If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each                    Page 1 of 2
          class of securities beneficially                     SEC 1474 (7/96)
          owned directly or indirectly
                         (Print or Type Response)


FORM 4 (continued)    Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired,
                          Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
          (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1.  Title of    2. Conversion  3. Transaction  4. Transaction  5. Number of
    Derivative     or Exercise    Date            Code            Derivative
    Security       Price of       (Month/Day/     (Instr. 8)      Securities
    (Instr. 3)     Derivative      Year)          Code     V      Acquired (A)
                   Security                                       or Disposed
                                                                  of (D) (Inst.
                                                                  (Instr. 3,4,5)
                                                                  (A)      (D)
Convertible Note        (4)
Preferred "B"           (5)
Preferred "B"           (5)
Preferred "C"         $11.55
Incentive Stock       $4.5375
   Option
Incentive Stock       $1.375      7/8/99          A       V      265,000
   Option


6. Date Exercisable      7. Title and Amount of          8. Price of
   and Expiration           Underlying Securities           Derivative
   Date                     (Instr. 3 and 4)                Security
   (Month/Day/Year)                      Amount             (Instr. 5)
   Date      Expir-                        or
   Exer-     ation                      Number of
   cisable   Date           Title       Shares

     (4)     (4)          Common Stock      4,000
     (5)     (5)          Common Stock    133,333
     (5)     (5)          Common Stock    533,333
     (6)     (6)          Common Stock     39,177
     (7)   11/19/01       Common Stock    100,000
     (7)    7/08/04       Common Stock    265,000


9.  Number of       10.  Ownership Form      11.  Nature of Indirect
    Derivative           of Derivative            Beneficial Owner-
    Securities           Security:                ship (Instr. 4)
    Beneficially         Direct (D) or
    Owned at End         Indirect (I)
    of Month             (Instr. 4)
    (Instr. 4)

      (4)                        D
     4,000                       D
    16,000(2)                    I                    By SBL(1)
     9,050                       I                    By SBL(1)
      (7)                        D
      (7)                        D
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Explanation of Responses:

(1)  SBL Corporation ("SBL") is wholly owned by Sylvia Golsen (40%
     owner), Barry Golsen (son and 20% owner), Steven Golsen (son
     and 20% owner), and Linda Rappaport (daughter and 20% owner).
     The number of shares beneficially owned by SBL includes shares
     owned of record by Golsen Petroleum Corporation, the wholly
     owned subsidiary of SBL.

(2)  The number of shares includes, as applicable, 60,600 shares of
     Common Stock or 4,000 shares of Preferred "B" owned of record
     by Golsen Petroleum Corporation, the wholly-owned subsidiary
     of SBL.

(3)  Shares owned of record by the MG Trust, of which Jack Golsen
     is the sole trustee.

(4)  Jack Golsen holds a note from the Company payable on demand
     and convertible, at the option of the holder, at the rate of
     $2.00 for each share of Common Stock.  The principal amount of
     the note is $8,000.

(5)  Each share of the Company's Series "B" 12% Cumulative Pre-
     ferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into
     33.3333 shares of the Company's Common Stock.  Each share is
     convertible as long as such is outstanding.

(6)  Each share of the Company's $3.25 Convertible Exchangeable
     Class C Preferred Stock, Series 2 is convertible at the option
     of the holder into 4.329 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
     Each share is convertible as long as such is outstanding.

(7)  Incentive Stock Option ("ISO") granted by the Company to Jack
     E. Golsen under the Company's Incentive Stock Option Plans.
     Each ISO is for a term of five years from the date of grant.
     Each ISO vests at the end of year one through year four in the
     following amounts: 20%, 20%, 30% and 30%.  The option is fully
     vested at the end of year four.  The ISO for 100,000 shares of
     Common Stock exercisable at $4.5375, with an expiration date
     of November 19, 2001, was granted on November 19, 1996.  The ISO
     for 265,000 shares of Common Stock exercisable at $1.375, with
     an expiration date of July 8, 2004, was granted on July 8, 1999.
     Mr. Golsen has acquired no shares under such ISOs, and as of the
     date hereof, the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying
     the ISO held by Mr. Golsen is 365,000.


**Intentional misstatements
  or omissions of facts
  constitute Federal Criminal
  Violations.
                                  /s/ Jack E. Golsen         September 9, 1999
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  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and      **Signature of Reporting Person         Date
  15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).            Jack E. Golsen

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
      If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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