CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements of Ethyl Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-44990,
33-50368, 33-50366 and 33-31899) of our report dated February 21, 1995,
on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Ethyl
Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and for
the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, appearing on page 46
of the Ethyl Corporation 1994 Annual Report to Shareholders, which
report is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Richmond, Virginia
March 30, 1995