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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
The
Board of Directors and Stockholders,
FMC Corporation:
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of FMC Corporation of our report dated January 19, 2000 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
FMC Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in stockholders' equity for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which report is incorporated by reference in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of FMC Corporation.
/s/
KPMG LLP
Chicago,
Illinois
November 20, 2000
Consent of KPMG LLP
