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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.02
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
   
We consent to the use in this Amendent No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-17961 of Aristech Chemical Corporation of our report dated January 29, 1996
(except for Note 19, as to which the date is November 19, 1996) (which expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to changes
in accounting methods for income taxes, depreciation and postretirement benefits
other than pensions), appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this
Registration Statement, and of our report dated January 29, 1996 relating to the
financial statement schedule appearing elsewhere in this Registration Statement.
    
 
   
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
    
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   
January 21, 1997