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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                    INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
on Form S-4 filing of PCI Chemicals Canada Inc. of our report dated September 5,
1997 with respect to the combined balance sheets of ICI Forest Products -- North
America as of December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, and the related combined
statements of operations, head office account and changes in financial position
for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 1996, which
report appears in the Form 8-K of Pioneer Americas Acquisition Corp. dated
November 5, 1997.
 
KPMG
Chartered Accountants
 
Montreal, Canada
November 26, 1997