Registration No. 33-________
                                                                           

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                           ___________________________

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                               __________________

                                 IMC GLOBAL INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                36-3492467
    (State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer 
   of incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

                 2100 Sanders Road
              Northbrook, Illinois                              60062
     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


        IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                 Marschall I. Smith
                Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
                                   IMC Global Inc.
                                  2100 Sanders Road
                             Northbrook, Illinois  60062
                                   (708) 272-9200
                 (Name, address and telephone number, including area
                             code, of agent for service)
                           __________________________

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                     Proposed      Proposed
                                     Maximum        Maximum
       Title of         Amount       Offering      Aggregate      Amount of
     Securities to      to be         Price        Offering     Registration
     be Registered    Registered    Per Share        Price           Fee

    Common Stock,      100,000     $38.0625(1)   $3,806,250(1)    $1,312.50
     $1 par value       shares


   (1)      Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of
            1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
            based on the average of the high and low prices for IMC Global
            Inc. Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated
            reporting system on December 9, 1994.

                        _________________________________

   <PAGE>

                                     PART I 

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

             The document or documents containing the information specified
   in Part I are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
   Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Form S-8 Registration
   Statement. 

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

   Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

             The following documents filed with the Commission by IMC Global
   Inc. (the "Company") are hereby incorporated herein by reference:

             1.   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
   June 30, 1994, which includes certified financial statements as of and for
   the year ended June 30, 1994.

             2.   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
   ended September 30, 1994.

             3.   The description of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred
   Share Purchase Rights associated therewith contained in the Company's
   Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12 of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, dated June 23, 1989, including any
   amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

             All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
   Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
   as amended, after the date of filing of this Registration Statement and
   prior to such time as the Company files a post-effective amendment to this
   Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby
   have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
   shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
   Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
   documents.

   Item 4.   Description of Securities.

             Not applicable.

   Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

             The legal matters in connection with the validity of issuance
   and due authorization of the Common Stock offered hereby have been passed
   upon by Marschall I. Smith, Esq., General Counsel for the Company.

             The statements of law and legal conclusions in the paragraphs
   under "Contingencies" in the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for
   the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, incorporated herein by reference were
   reviewed by Marschall I. Smith, Esq., General Counsel to the Company and
   are included upon the authority of such counsel.

   Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

             The Company has insurance to indemnify its directors and
   officers for those liabilities in respect of which such indemnification
   insurance is permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware.

             The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the
   fullest extent permitted by Delaware law a director shall not be liable to
   the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of duty as
   a director.

             Section 145 inclusive of the Delaware General Corporation Law
   (as amended through July 1, 1990) provide as follows:

             (a)  A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
   party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
   completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
   administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
   of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
   officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
   request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
   another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
   enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
   and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
   connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith
   and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
   interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or
   proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. 
   The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
   settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
   equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
   not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be
   in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
   respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
   believe that his conduct was unlawful.

             (b)  A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
   party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
   completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure
   a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a
   director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
   serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
   or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
   other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
   reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of
   such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
   reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
   corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of
   any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
   adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
   that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was
   brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
   liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
   fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the
   Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

             (c)  To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent
   of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense
   of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
   of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
   shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually
   and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

             (d)  Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this
   section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only
   as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
   indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in
   the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct
   set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.  Such determination
   shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum
   consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or
   proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
   obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent
   legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.

             (e)  Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer
   or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or
   investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in
   advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon
   receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to
   repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not
   entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this
   section.  Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by other
   employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if
   any, as the board of directors deems appropriate.

             (f)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by
   or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be
   deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
   indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
   bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
   otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
   another capacity while holding such office.

             (g)  A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain
   insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer,
   employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request
   of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
   corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
   any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
   capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
   corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability
   under this section.

             (h)  For purposes of this section, references to "the
   corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any
   constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent)
   absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had
   continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
   officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
   director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation as a
   director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
   joint venture trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
   under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation
   as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its
   separate existence had continued.

             (i)  For purposes of this section, references to "other
   enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines"
   shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any
   employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the
   corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or
   agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by,
   such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee
   benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in
   good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of
   the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be
   deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the
   corporation" as referred to in this section.

             (j)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
   by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided
   when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be
   a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of
   the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

             Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
   Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
   controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company
   has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
   Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
   the Act and is therefore unenforceable.

             Delaware law provides for the indemnification of directors and
   officers of a corporation and empowers a corporation to purchase and
   maintain insurance for such purpose.  The Company has insurance to
   indemnify its directors and officers for those liabilities in respect of
   which such indemnification insurance is permitted under Delaware law.

   Item 7.   Exemption from Registration Claimed.

             Not Applicable.

   Item 8.   Exhibits.

             The following exhibits have been filed (except where otherwise
   indicated) as part of this Registration Statement:

                                               Incorporated Herein   Filed
  Exhibit No.    Description                   by Reference To      Herewith

    4(a)         IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock    Exhibit A to IMC
                 Option Plan for Non-Employee  Global Inc.'s
                 Directors (the "Plan")        Schedule 14A filed
                                               in connection with
                                               an annual meeting
                                               of stockholders
                                               held October 20,
                                               1994

    4(b)         Form of Nonstatutory Stock                            X
                 Option Agreement for use in
                 connection with the Plan

    4(c)         Restated Certificate of       Exhibit 3(a) to IMC
                 Incorporation of IMC Global   Global Inc.'s
                 Inc., as amended              Annual Report on
                                               Form 10-K for the
                                               year ended June 30,
                                               1990 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    4(d)         Rights Agreement dated June   Exhibit 10.35 to
                 21, 1989, with The First      IMC Global Inc.'s
                 National Bank of Chicago      Annual Report on
                 (including the Shareholder    Form 10-K for the
                 Rights Plan)                  year ended June 30,
                                               1989 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    5            Opinion of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith, Senior Vice
                 President, Secretary and
                 General Counsel

    23(a)        Consent of Ernst & Young                              X
                 LLP, independent auditors

    23(b)        Consent of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith relating to opinion
                 and statements of law and
                 legal conclusions referred
                 to under the "Interests of
                 Named Experts and Counsel"
                 (included in Exhibit 5)

    24           Power of Attorney relating                            X
                 to subsequent amendments
                 (included on the signature
                 page to this Registration
                 Statement)

   Item 9.   Undertakings.

             (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

             (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
   being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
        of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

                  (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
        arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or
        the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
        or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the
        information set forth in the Registration Statement;

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to
        the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
        Statement or any material change to such information in the
        Registration Statement;

   provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
   if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
   by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
   Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in
   the Registration Statement.

             (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
   the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment
   shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
   securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that
   time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

             (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
   amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
   the termination of the offering.

             (b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
   purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as
   amended, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
   13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
   that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
   deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities
   offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
   deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

             (c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
   the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors,
   officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
   foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
   in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
   indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
   therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
   against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
   expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
   the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
   proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
   connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
   unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
   controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
   question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
   expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
   such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
   Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
   meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
   this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
   thereunto duly authorized, in Northbrook, Illinois, on December 15, 1994.

                                      IMC GLOBAL INC.



                                      By:  ROBERT C. BRAUNEKER
                                           Robert C. Brauneker
                                           Executive Vice President

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
   Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
   the capacities and on the dates indicated.  Each person whose signature
   appears below constitutes and appoints Wendell F. Bueche and Marschall I.
   Smith, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
   agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
   and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
   sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
   Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
   and other documents in connection herewith, with the Securities and
   Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent,
   full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
   requisite and necessary to be done, as fully as he or she might or could
   do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-
   in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Signatures                      Title                Date



    WENDELL F. BUECHE           Chairman of the Board,   December 15, 1994
    Wendell F. Bueche           Chief Executive Officer
                                and Director (Principal
                                Executive Officer)

    JAMES D. SPEIR              President and Chief      December 15, 1994
    James D. Speir              Operating Officer and
                                Director

    ROBERT C. BRAUNEKER    
    Robert C. Brauneker         Executive Vice           December 15, 1994
                                President (Chief
                                Financial Officer)
                                (Principal Accounting
                                Officer)


    RAYMOND F. BENTELE                  Director         December 15, 1994
    Raymond F. Bentele


    FRANK W. CONSIDINE                  Director         December 15, 1994
    Frank W. Considine



    DR. JAMES M. DAVIDSON               Director         December 15, 1994
    Dr. James M. Davidson



    RICHARD A. LENON                    Director         December 15, 1994
    Richard A. Lenon


    THOMAS H. ROBERTS, JR.              Director         December 15, 1994
    Thomas H. Roberts, Jr.



    BILLIE B. TURNER                    Director         December 15, 1994
    Billie B. Turner

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

        IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors

                                               Incorporated Herein  Filed
  Exhibit No.    Description                    by Reference To     Herewith

    4(a)         IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock    Exhibit A to IMC
                 Option Plan for Non-Employee  Global Inc.'s
                 Directors                     Schedule 14A filed
                                               in connection with
                                               an annual meeting
                                               of stockholders
                                               held October 20,
                                               1994

    4(b)         Form of Nonstatutory Stock                            X
                 Option Agreement for use in
                 connection with the Plan

    4(c)         Restated Certificate of       Exhibit 3(a) to IMC
                 Incorporation of IMC Global   Global Inc.'s
                 Inc., as amended              Annual Report on
                                               Form 10-K for the
                                               year ended June 30,
                                               1990 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    4(d)         Rights Agreement dated June   Exhibit 10.35 to
                 21, 1989, with The First      IMC Global Inc.'s
                 National Bank of Chicago      Annual Report on
                 (including the Shareholder    Form 10-K for the
                 Rights Plan)                  year ended June 30,
                                               1989 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    5            Opinion of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith, Senior Vice
                 President, Secretary and
                 General Counsel

    23(a)        Consent of Ernst & Young                              X
                 LLP, independent auditors

    23(b)        Consent of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith relating to opinion
                 and statements of law and
                 legal conclusions referred
                 to under the "Interests of
                 Named Experts and Counsel"
                 (included in Exhibit 5)

    24           Power of Attorney relating                            X
                 to subsequent amendments
                 (included on the signature
                 page to this Registration
                 Statement)
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Registration No. 33-________
                                                                           

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                           ___________________________

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                               __________________

                                 IMC GLOBAL INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                36-3492467
    (State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer 
   of incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)

                 2100 Sanders Road
              Northbrook, Illinois                              60062
     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

        IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                 Marschall I. Smith
                Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
                                   IMC Global Inc.
                                  2100 Sanders Road
                             Northbrook, Illinois  60062
                                   (708) 272-9200
                 (Name, address and telephone number, including area
                             code, of agent for service)
                           __________________________

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                     Proposed      Proposed
                                     Maximum        Maximum
       Title of         Amount       Offering      Aggregate      Amount of
     Securities to      to be         Price        Offering     Registration
     be Registered    Registered    Per Share        Price           Fee

    Common Stock,      100,000     $38.0625(1)   $3,806,250(1)    $1,312.50
     $1 par value       shares

   (1)      Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of
            1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
            based on the average of the high and low prices for IMC Global
            Inc. Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated
            reporting system on December 9, 1994.

                        _________________________________
PART I 

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

             The document or documents containing the information specified
   in Part I are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
   Commission (the "Commission") as part of this Form S-8 Registration
   Statement. 

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

   Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

             The following documents filed with the Commission by IMC Global
   Inc. (the "Company") are hereby incorporated herein by reference:

             1.   The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
   June 30, 1994, which includes certified financial statements as of and for
   the year ended June 30, 1994.

             2.   The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
   ended September 30, 1994.

             3.   The description of the Company's Common Stock and Preferred
   Share Purchase Rights associated therewith contained in the Company's
   Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12 of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, dated June 23, 1989, including any
   amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

             All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to
   Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
   as amended, after the date of filing of this Registration Statement and
   prior to such time as the Company files a post-effective amendment to this
   Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby
   have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
   shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
   Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
   documents.

   Item 4.   Description of Securities.

             Not applicable.

   Item 5.   Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

             The legal matters in connection with the validity of issuance
   and due authorization of the Common Stock offered hereby have been passed
   upon by Marschall I. Smith, Esq., General Counsel for the Company.

             The statements of law and legal conclusions in the paragraphs
   under "Contingencies" in the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for
   the fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, incorporated herein by reference were
   reviewed by Marschall I. Smith, Esq., General Counsel to the Company and
   are included upon the authority of such counsel.

   Item 6.   Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

             The Company has insurance to indemnify its directors and
   officers for those liabilities in respect of which such indemnification
   insurance is permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware.

             The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that to the
   fullest extent permitted by Delaware law a director shall not be liable to
   the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of duty as
   a director.

             Section 145 inclusive of the Delaware General Corporation Law
   (as amended through July 1, 1990) provide as follows:

             (a)  A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
   party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
   completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
   administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
   of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
   officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
   request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
   another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
   enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
   and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
   connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith
   and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
   interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or
   proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. 
   The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order,
   settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
   equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
   not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be
   in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
   respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
   believe that his conduct was unlawful.

             (b)  A corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a
   party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
   completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure
   a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a
   director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
   serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
   or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
   other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
   reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of
   such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
   reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
   corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of
   any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
   adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
   that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was
   brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
   liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
   fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the
   Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

             (c)  To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent
   of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense
   of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
   of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he
   shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually
   and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

             (d)  Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this
   section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only
   as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
   indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in
   the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct
   set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.  Such determination
   shall be made (1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum
   consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or
   proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
   obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent
   legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.

             (e)  Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer
   or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or
   investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in
   advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon
   receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to
   repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not
   entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this
   section.  Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by other
   employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if
   any, as the board of directors deems appropriate.

             (f)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by
   or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be
   deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
   indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
   bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
   otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
   another capacity while holding such office.

             (g)  A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain
   insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer,
   employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request
   of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
   corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
   any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such
   capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
   corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability
   under this section.

             (h)  For purposes of this section, references to "the
   corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any
   constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent)
   absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had
   continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
   officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
   director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation as a
   director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
   joint venture trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
   under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation
   as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its
   separate existence had continued.

             (i)  For purposes of this section, references to "other
   enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines"
   shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any
   employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the
   corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or
   agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by,
   such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee
   benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in
   good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of
   the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be
   deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the
   corporation" as referred to in this section.

             (j)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided
   by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided
   when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be
   a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of
   the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

             Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
   Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
   controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company
   has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
   Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
   the Act and is therefore unenforceable.

             Delaware law provides for the indemnification of directors and
   officers of a corporation and empowers a corporation to purchase and
   maintain insurance for such purpose.  The Company has insurance to
   indemnify its directors and officers for those liabilities in respect of
   which such indemnification insurance is permitted under Delaware law.

   Item 7.   Exemption from Registration Claimed.

             Not Applicable.

   Item 8.   Exhibits.

             The following exhibits have been filed (except where otherwise
   indicated) as part of this Registration Statement:

                                               Incorporated Herein   Filed
  Exhibit No.    Description                   by Reference To      Herewith

    4(a)         IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock    Exhibit A to IMC
                 Option Plan for Non-Employee  Global Inc.'s
                 Directors (the "Plan")        Schedule 14A filed
                                               in connection with
                                               an annual meeting
                                               of stockholders
                                               held October 20,
                                               1994

    4(b)         Form of Nonstatutory Stock                            X
                 Option Agreement for use in
                 connection with the Plan

    4(c)         Restated Certificate of       Exhibit 3(a) to IMC
                 Incorporation of IMC Global   Global Inc.'s
                 Inc., as amended              Annual Report on
                                               Form 10-K for the
                                               year ended June 30,
                                               1990 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    4(d)         Rights Agreement dated June   Exhibit 10.35 to
                 21, 1989, with The First      IMC Global Inc.'s
                 National Bank of Chicago      Annual Report on
                 (including the Shareholder    Form 10-K for the
                 Rights Plan)                  year ended June 30,
                                               1989 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    5            Opinion of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith, Senior Vice
                 President, Secretary and
                 General Counsel

    23(a)        Consent of Ernst & Young                              X
                 LLP, independent auditors

    23(b)        Consent of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith relating to opinion
                 and statements of law and
                 legal conclusions referred
                 to under the "Interests of
                 Named Experts and Counsel"
                 (included in Exhibit 5)

    24           Power of Attorney relating                            X
                 to subsequent amendments
                 (included on the signature
                 page to this Registration
                 Statement)

   Item 9.   Undertakings.

             (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

             (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
   being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3)
        of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

                  (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
        arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or
        the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
        or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the
        information set forth in the Registration Statement;

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to
        the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
        Statement or any material change to such information in the
        Registration Statement;

   provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
   if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
   by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
   Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in
   the Registration Statement.

             (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
   the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment
   shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the
   securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that
   time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

             (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
   amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
   the termination of the offering.

             (b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
   purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as
   amended, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
   13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
   that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
   deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities
   offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
   deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

             (c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
   the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors,
   officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
   foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that
   in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
   indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
   therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
   against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
   expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of
   the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
   proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
   connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
   unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
   controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
   question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
   expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
   such issue.
SIGNATURES

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
   Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
   meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
   this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
   thereunto duly authorized, in Northbrook, Illinois, on December 15, 1994.

                                      IMC GLOBAL INC.

                                      By:  ROBERT C. BRAUNEKER
                                           Robert C. Brauneker
                                           Executive Vice President

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
   Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
   the capacities and on the dates indicated.  Each person whose signature
   appears below constitutes and appoints Wendell F. Bueche and Marschall I.
   Smith, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
   agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her
   and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
   sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
   Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
   and other documents in connection herewith, with the Securities and
   Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent,
   full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
   requisite and necessary to be done, as fully as he or she might or could
   do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-
   in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Signatures                      Title                Date

    WENDELL F. BUECHE           Chairman of the Board,   December 15, 1994
    Wendell F. Bueche           Chief Executive Officer
                                and Director (Principal
                                Executive Officer)

    JAMES D. SPEIR              President and Chief      December 15, 1994
    James D. Speir              Operating Officer and
                                Director

    ROBERT C. BRAUNEKER    
    Robert C. Brauneker         Executive Vice           December 15, 1994
                                President (Chief
                                Financial Officer)
                                (Principal Accounting
                                Officer)

    RAYMOND F. BENTELE                  Director         December 15, 1994
    Raymond F. Bentele

    FRANK W. CONSIDINE                  Director         December 15, 1994
    Frank W. Considine

    DR. JAMES M. DAVIDSON               Director         December 15, 1994
    Dr. James M. Davidson

    RICHARD A. LENON                    Director         December 15, 1994
    Richard A. Lenon

    THOMAS H. ROBERTS, JR.              Director         December 15, 1994
    Thomas H. Roberts, Jr.

    BILLIE B. TURNER                    Director         December 15, 1994
    Billie B. Turner
EXHIBIT INDEX

        IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors

                                               Incorporated Herein  Filed
  Exhibit No.    Description                    by Reference To     Herewith

    4(a)         IMC Global Inc. 1994 Stock    Exhibit A to IMC
                 Option Plan for Non-Employee  Global Inc.'s
                 Directors                     Schedule 14A filed
                                               in connection with
                                               an annual meeting
                                               of stockholders
                                               held October 20,
                                               1994

    4(b)         Form of Nonstatutory Stock                            X
                 Option Agreement for use in
                 connection with the Plan

    4(c)         Restated Certificate of       Exhibit 3(a) to IMC
                 Incorporation of IMC Global   Global Inc.'s
                 Inc., as amended              Annual Report on
                                               Form 10-K for the
                                               year ended June 30,
                                               1990 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    4(d)         Rights Agreement dated June   Exhibit 10.35 to
                 21, 1989, with The First      IMC Global Inc.'s
                 National Bank of Chicago      Annual Report on
                 (including the Shareholder    Form 10-K for the
                 Rights Plan)                  year ended June 30,
                                               1989 (Commission
                                               File No. 1-9759)

    5            Opinion of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith, Senior Vice
                 President, Secretary and
                 General Counsel

    23(a)        Consent of Ernst & Young                              X
                 LLP, independent auditors

    23(b)        Consent of Marschall I.                               X
                 Smith relating to opinion
                 and statements of law and
                 legal conclusions referred
                 to under the "Interests of
                 Named Experts and Counsel"
                 (included in Exhibit 5)

    24           Power of Attorney relating                            X
                 to subsequent amendments
                 (included on the signature
                 page to this Registration
                 Statement)