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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


                              Consent of KPMG LLP


The Board of Directors
FMC Corporation


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
FMC Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2001 appearing in
and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FMC
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
September 20, 2001

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