EXHIBIT 23.1

                     [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP LETTERHEAD]

July 7, 2003


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Alcan Inc., of our report dated February 9, 2003
relating to the financial statements and our comments by auditors on
Canada-United States Reporting Difference dated February 9, 2003, which appear
on page 40 of the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by
reference in Alcan Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2002. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts"
and "Summary Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data of Alcan" in such
Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants
Montreal, Canada