Exhibit 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 12, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Equistar Chemicals, LP, which appears in the Millennium Chemicals Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K and Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2000. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP Houston, Texas January 22, 2002