EXHIBIT 23



            Independent Auditors' Report and Consent


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Crompton Corporation:

Under date of January 31, 2002, we reported on the consolidated
balance sheets of Crompton Corporation and  subsidiaries (the
Company) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2001, which are incorporated by reference in this
Form 10-K for the year 2001.  In connection with our audits of
the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also
audited the related consolidated financial statement schedule
included in this Form 10-K for the year 2001.  This financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement schedule based on our audit.

In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material
respects, the information set forth therein.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements (Nos. 33-21246, 33-42280, 33-67600, 333-62429, 333-
87035, 333-60422, 333-71030 and 333-71032) on Form S-8 of
Crompton Corporation of our report, dated January 31, 2002, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Crompton
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000,
and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2001, which report is
incorporated by reference in the December 31, 2001 Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Crompton Corporation.



/s/KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
March 27, 2002