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                                                                 Exhibit 24
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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     Each of the undersigned officers and directors of Trans-Resources, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby constitute and appoint Arie 
Genger and Lester W. Youner, and each of them, as the undersigned's true and 
lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power to each of them to act without the 
other, to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, individually 
and in the capacity stated below, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company 
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and any and all amendments thereto, 
which amendments may make such changes in such Form 10-K as either such 
attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate.

        Each of the undersigned does further hereby ratify and confirm all that 
either said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done pursuant to the power 
granted hereby.

Dated: March 28, 1997

                                   Arie Genger
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                                   Arie Genger
                                   Director,
                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                   (principal executive officer)

                                   Lester W. Youner 
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                                   Lester W. Youner
                                   Vice President, Secretary
                                   Treasurer and 
                                   Chief Financial Officer 
                                   (principal financial and 
                                   accounting officer)

                                   Thomas G. Hardv
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                                   Thomas G. Hardy
                                   Director

                                   Martin A. Coleman
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                                   Martin A. Coleman
                                   Director

                                   Sash A. Spencer
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                                   Sash A. Spencer
                                   Director