EXHIBIT 23.2

                      CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February
13, 1996 except for the restatement for discontinued operations as described in
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for which the date is February
13, 1997 (which includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's change
in method of accounting for impairment of long-lived assets in 1995) on our
audit of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
of Sun Company, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and for the year
then ended, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the
following registration statements:

     Sun Company, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
     (Registration No. 33-9931);

     Sun Company, Inc. Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan Form S-8
     Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-30941);

     Sun Company, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
     (Registration No. 33-10055);

     Sun Company, Inc. & Subsidiaries Stock Supplement Plan Form S-8
     Registration Statement (Registration No. 2-53283);

     Sun Company, Inc. Executive Long-Term Stock Investment Plan Form S-8
     Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-44059);

     Sun Company, Inc. Employee Option Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
     (Registration No. 33-49275);

     Sun Company, Inc. Form S-3 Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-
     53717);

     Sun Company, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan Form S-3 Registration
     Statement (Registration No. 33-39834); and

     Sun Company, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan Form S-3 Registration
     Statement (Registration No. 33-52615).


s/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
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Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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Philadelphia, PA  19103
March 6, 1998