1

         
                                                                   Exhibit 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated February 20, 1998
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Pen Holdings, Inc. which
appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the application of such report to
the Financial Statement Schedule for the three years ended December 31, 1997
listed under Item 21 of this Registration Statement when such schedule is read
in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements referred to in our
report. The audits referred to in such report also included this schedule. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts," "Summary
Consolidated Condensed Historical Financial Data" and "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified such "Summary Condensed
Historical Financial Data" or "Selected Consolidated Financial Data."




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
August 4, 1998