Exhibit 23.17

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of Hercules Incorporated on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-37279,
33-21668, 33-21667, 33-47664, 33-51178, 33-52621, 33-66136, 33-62314, 33-65352,
333-38795, 333-38797 and 333-68863) and on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-63423
and 333-29225) of our report dated November 12, 2002, relating to our audits of
the consolidated financial statements of Hercules Investments Sarl and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and December 31, 2000 and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, which report is included in
this Form 10-K/A.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 11, 2002