EXHIBIT 23



                        Independent Auditors' Consent





To the Program Administrators of The Savings and Investment
Program for Employees of Union Carbide Corporation and
Participating Subsidiary Companies:



We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (No. 33-58931) of Union Carbide Corporation of our report, dated
June 21,2000, relating to the statement of net assets available for benefits
of The Savings and Investment Program for Employees of Union Carbide
Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies as of December 31, 1999
and 1998, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the year ended December 31, 1999, and all related schedules,
included in this annual report on Form 11-K.








                                                /S/ KPMG LLP

June 21, 2000
Stamford, Connecticut







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