Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Lyondell Chemical Company of the following reports,
which appear in Lyondell Chemical Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

  . Our report dated March 12, 2001 on our audits of the consolidated financial
    statements of Lyondell Chemical Company as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and
    for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000.

  . Our report dated March 12, 2001 on our audits of the consolidated financial
    statements of Equistar Chemicals, LP as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and
    for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2000.

  . Our report dated February 15, 2001 on our audits of the financial statements
    of LYONDELL-CITGO Refining LP as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 for each of
    the two years in the period ended December 31, 2000.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas
January 10, 2002