EXHIBIT 23.1

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                                              PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
                                              CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
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To the Directors of
Alcan Inc.:

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 15, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appear in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in Alcan Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

25 February 2002