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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE

Board of Directors
SIMCALA, Inc.

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of SIMCALA, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form S-1 of our report dated February 27, 1998, appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the references
to us under the headings "Summary Historical and Pro Forma Financial
Information," "Selected Historical Financial Information" and "Experts" in such
Prospectus.

Our audit of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report
also included the financial statement schedule of the Company as of and for the
year ended December 31, 1997, listed in Item 16. This financial statement
schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion based on our audit. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
May 28, 1998