Exhibit 23.2






                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Valhi, Inc.'s (i)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 33-53633, 33-48146, 33-41507 and 33-21758)
and related Prospectus pertaining to the Valhi, Inc. 1987 Incentive Stock Option
- - Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, and (ii) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
33-41508) and related Prospectus pertaining to the Valhi, Inc. 1990 Non-Employee
Director Stock Option Plan, of our report dated January 31, 1997, relating to
the financial statements of The Amalgamated Sugar Company for each of the years
in the three year period ended December 31, 1996, which report is included in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Valhi, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1996.





                                                    KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Salt Lake City, Utah
March 20, 1997