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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.01




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


    We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements 
of Alumax Inc. on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-83006, 33-83008, 33-83010 and
33-86338) of our report dated January 27, 1997, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Alumax
Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the years ended December 31,
1996, 1995, 1994, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



                                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Atlanta, Georgia
February 10, 1997