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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1
to the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-3 of our reports  dated March 5, 2004
relating  to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  financial  statement
schedules of Kronos Worldwide,  Inc., which appear in Kronos  Worldwide,  Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent
to the  reference to us under the heading  "Experts" in such  Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement.

                                                  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Dallas, Texas
February 17, 2005


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