EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements of Millennium Chemicals Inc. on Form S-8 (No. 333-13143) pertaining
to the Millennium Chemicals Inc. Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, (No.
333-13147) pertaining to the Quantum Chemical Retirement Savings and Investment
Plan for Hourly Represented Employees, (No. 333-13717) pertaining to the
Millennium Chemicals Inc. Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, and (No. 333-53139)
pertaining to the Salary and Bonus Deferral Plan, of our report on the Equistar
Chemicals, LP financial statements dated February 26, 1999 which appears on
page F-5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
 
Houston, Texas
March 29, 1999