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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated
January 29, 1998 included in Caraustar Industries, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997, and to all references to our firm included in or made a
part of this registration statement.
 
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Atlanta, Georgia
November 3, 1998
