Exhibit 23.5 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Board of Directors Gilman Investment Company We have issued our report dated April 15, 1999, except Notes A-2 and J, as to which the date is December 9, 1999, and Notes J-1, as to which the date is July 31, 2000, accompanying the combined statements of net assets of the Gilman Pulp and Paper Group as of December 31, 1997 and 1998, and the related combined statements of revenue and expenses, changes in net assets and cash flows for the years then ended. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Durango Corporation on Form F-4 of the aforementioned reports, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts." /s/ Grant Thornton LLP ---------------------- GRANT THORNTON LLP New York, New York July 26, 2001