Exhibit 23
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                       Consent of Independent Accountants

     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statement of Commonwealth  Industries,  Inc. on Form S-8 (File No.  33-90292) of
our reports dated June 25, 1999, on our audits of the financial  statements  and
supplemental schedules of the Commonwealth Industries,  Inc. Performance Sharing
Plan  for  Hourly  Employees   (formerly   Commonwealth   Aluminum   Corporation
Performance  Sharing  Plan  for  Collectively   Bargained   Employees)  and  the
Commonwealth  Industries,  Inc.  Savings Plan for Salaried  Employees  (formerly
Commonwealth  Aluminum  Corporation   Performance  Sharing  Plan  for  Salaried
Employees)  as of December 31, 1998 and 1997,  and for the years ended  December
31, 1998 and 1997,  which reports are  incorporated  by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 11-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Louisville, Kentucky
June 30, 1999