1 Exhibit 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-93028) pertaining to the Furon Company Employees' Profit-Sharing- Retirement Plan of our report dated September 4, 1996, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Furon Company Employees' Profit- Sharing-Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended April 30, 1996. ERNST & YOUNG LLP Orange County, California October 15, 1996