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                                   EXHIBIT 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-02075), pertaining to the Furon Company 1995 Stock Incentive Plan and
related Prospectus and 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 16, 1998,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Furon
Company included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31,
1998.




                                                           /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Orange County, California
April 9, 1998