Exhibit 23


                       Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Union Carbide Corporation


We consent to the incorporation by reference in each of the Registration
Statements of Union Carbide Corporation on Form S-3 (Nos. 33-26185, 333-59635
and 333-77305), and on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-22125, 33-53573, 33-58931, 333-38493,
333-38495 and 333-74079) of our reports dated January 22, 2001, except as to
note 17, which is as of February 6, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of Union Carbide Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and
1999, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity
and cash flows and related schedule for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2000, appearing in the Report on Form 10-K of Union
Carbide Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2000.


                                                /s/ KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
March 7, 2001