EXHIBIT 23.1

          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-100101) of Chase Corporation and its
subsidiaries of our report dated October 18, 2004 relating to the financial
statements, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
November 22, 2004