SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP, S-4/A, EX-23.3, 2000-09-20

SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP
S-4/A, EX-23.3, 2000-09-20
PAPERBOARD MILLS

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                      Consent of Independent Accountants



We hereby consent to the use in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus constituting part
of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Smurfit-Stone Container
Corporation of our report dated March 26, 1998 relating to the financial
statements of Stone Container Corporation, which appears in such Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. We also consent to the use of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears in such Proxy Statement/Prospectus. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
September 19, 2000