Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
UCAR International Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report  incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.  Our report
on the  consolidated  financial  statements  refers to a change in the method of
determining LIFO inventories in 1996.



                                         /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
April 29, 1997