Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Lyondell Chemical Company of the following reports,
which appear in Lyondell Chemical Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001.  We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

.. Our report dated March 8, 2002 on our audits of the consolidated financial
  statements of Lyondell Chemical Company as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and
  for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001.

.. Our report dated March 8, 2002 on our audits of the consolidated financial
  statements of Equistar Chemicals, LP as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for
  each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001.

.. Our report dated February 4, 2002 on our audits of the financial statements of
  LYONDELL-CITGO Refining LP as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for each of
  the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Houston, Texas
May 14, 2002