Exhibit 23.1




                     Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors of
Union Carbide Corporation



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form  S-8  of  Union  Carbide  Corporation  of  our  reports  on  Union  Carbide
Corporation  included and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Union Carbide Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1997.




                                          /s/ KPMG LLP



Stamford, Connecticut
March 8, 1999