EXHIBIT 23.2
 




                       Consent of Independent Accountants

   
We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration  Statement on Form
S-4 of Silgan  Holdings Inc. of our report dated  September 14, 1995 relating to
the  financial  statements  of the Food Metal &  Specialty  Division of American
National Can Company, as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1994, which appears in the Current Report
on form 8-K/A of Silgan Holdings Inc. dated October 16, 1995. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
    



/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

   
Chicago, Illinois
October 28, 1996