PricewaterhouseCoopers

Chartered Accountants

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Suite 2800

Montreal, Quebec

Canada  H3B 2G4

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Alcan Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), of our report dated February 9, 2003 (except as to Note 30 and Note 31 which are as of August 14, 2003) relating to the financial statements and our comments by auditors on Canada-United States Reporting Difference dated February 9, 2003 (except as to Note 30 and Note 31 which are as of August 14, 2003), which appear in Alcan Inc.'s Form 10-K/A dated September 11, 2003. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement and related prospectus.

September 15, 2003

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP