Exhibit 23.8 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Hercules Incorporated of our report dated October 22, 2001 relating to the financial statements of FiberVisions A/S, which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers Skive, Denmark October 29, 2001