EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 2-62214, 33-23952, 33-25455, 33-25454, 33-28396, 33-30599, 33-60428, 33-60426, 33-54335, 333-69883, 333-69617, 333-69605) and the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-38249) of Union Camp Corporation of our report dated February 5, 1999 appearing on page 33 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York March 31, 1999