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                                   EXHIBIT 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement, as
amended (Form S-8 No. 33-54031), pertaining to the Furon Company 1982 Stock
Incentive Plan and related Prospectus and in the Registration Statement, as
amended (Form S-8 No. 2-93028), pertaining to the Furon Company Employees'
Profit-Sharing/Retirement Plan and related Prospectus and in the Registration
Statement, as amended (Form S-8 No. 33-55535), pertaining to the Furon Company
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related Prospectus and in the Registration
Statement, as amended (Form S-8 No.  33-53987), pertaining to the Furon Company
1993 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Compensation Plan and related Prospectus of
our report dated March 10, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Furon Company included in the Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended February 1, 1997.




                                                           ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Orange County, California
March 27, 1997





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