UNITED STATES
                       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):
                      October 19, 2005 (October 19, 2005)

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



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


           115 Perimeter Center Place, Suite 460, 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 8.01 Other Events.
           
     The  following  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 October  19,  2005,  Georgia  Gulf  Corporation  issued a press  release
describing  the  resumption of  operations at its plants  affected by Hurricanes
Katrina  and Rita.  A copy of the press  release is  furnished  as Exhibit  99.1
hereto and is incorporated into Item 8.01 of this Form 8-K by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release Dated October 19, 2005




                                    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: October 19, 2005                      

                                               Georgia Gulf Corporation

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




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1     Press Release dated October 19, 2005