INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
The Board of Directors
UCAR International Inc.:
 
We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to the
references to our firm under the headings 'Selected Consolidated Financial Data'
and 'Experts' in the prospectus. Our report on the consolidated financial
statements refers to a change in the method of determining LIFO inventories in
1996.
 
                                          /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Stamford, Connecticut
March 10, 1997