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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the
OMNOVA Solutions Retirement Savings Plan of our report (a) dated January 13,
2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of OMNOVA Solutions
Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended November 30,
1999 and (b) dated April 28, 2000, with respect to the financial statements of
the GenCorp/Omnova Solutions Joint Retirement Savings Plan included in the
Plan's Annual Report (Form 11-K), for the year ended October 31, 1999, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
Akron, Ohio
November 30, 2000
