Exhibit 23.5

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-13143, 333-13717, 333-53139, 333-55878,
333-76674 and 333-88652) of Millennium Chemicals Inc. of our report dated
January 25, 2002 relating to the Millennium Chemicals Inc. consolidated
financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the
year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the incorporation by reference
of our report dated January 25, 2002 relating to the supplemental financial
information and the financial statement schedule, which appears in such
Form 10-K/A.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, New Jersey
November 25, 2002