PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Alcan Inc. (the "Registration Statement"), of our report dated January 29, 2003, except as to Note 1 ("Restatement") for which the date is October 24, 2003, relating to the financial statements which appear in Pechiney's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002 as amended. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit

Paris, France

November 25, 2003