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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-105999) of our report dated January 29, 2003, except as to Note 1 ("Restatement") for which the date is October 24, 2003, relating to the financial statements of Pechiney which appear in exhibit 99.1 to Alcan Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 25, 2003.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit
Paris, France
November 25, 2003