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EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Union Carbide Corporation:

        We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 13, 2002 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Union Carbide Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2001, in the following Registration Statements of Union Carbide Corporation:

Form S-3:

Nos.   33-26185
333-77305
  
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Midland, Michigan
March 19, 2002		    

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