Exhibit 23.1


The Board of Directors
UCAR International Inc.

We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in each  of the  Registration
Statements  of  UCAR  International  Inc.  on  Form  S-3  (Nos.   333-26097  and
333-82417),  and on Form S-8  (Nos.  33-95546,  33-95548,  33-95550,  333-02560,
333-02598,  333-36653,  333-82393,  333-82411 and 333-46680) of our report dated
February  15,  2001,  relating  to  the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  UCAR
International  Inc. and  subsidiaries  as of December 31, 1999 and 2000, and the
related  consolidated  statements of operations,  stockholders' equity (deficit)
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2000,  which report  appears in the December 31, 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K
of UCAR International Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
March 16, 2001