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                                                                  Exhibit 23.1
                                         to Registration Statement on Form S-4

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
RBX Corporation
Roanoke, Virginia

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement relating to $100 million of
12% Senior Secured Notes of RBX Corporation on Form S-4 of our report dated
March 17, 1998, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading of "Experts" in such
Prospectus.






/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Richmond, Virginia
April 8, 1998