EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors of
UCAR International Inc.

    We consent to incorporation by reference and inclusion in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of UCAR International Inc. of our report dated
February 15, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements of UCAR
International Inc. and Subsidiaries, which report appears in the UCAR
International Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
June 22, 2001