EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                     CONSENT OF CS FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
 
    We hereby consent to the inclusion as an exhibit to this Registration
Statement of our letter dated September 22, 1994, to the Board of Directors of
Borden, Inc. and to the references made to such letter and to the firm in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement. In giving such
consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
 
                                          CS FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
 
                                          By     /s/ CS FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
                                             ...................................
 
New York, New York
November 15, 1994