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                                                                   Exhibit 24.1

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                  Each of the undersigned officers and directors of The Geon
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which proposes to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (or such other form or forms as may be applicable) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Consolidation, dated as of May 7,
2000, by and between the Company and M. A. Hanna Company, hereby constitutes and
appoints Thomas A. Waltermire, W. David Wilson and Gregory L. Rutman, and each
of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for and in his name, place, and stead, to sign
in any and all capacities and file (1) such registration statement, (2) any and
all amendments, post-effective amendments, supplements, and exhibits thereto,
and (3) any and all applications and other documents pertaining to such
securities or such registration, with full power and authority to do and perform
any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may
deem necessary or advisable to be done or performed in connection with any or
all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do
if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying, confirming, and approving
all acts of any such attorney or substitute.

                  This Power of Attorney has been signed in the respective
capacities and on the respective dates indicated below.

/s/ Thomas A. Waltermire                /s/ W. David Wilson
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THOMAS A. WALTERMIRE,                   W. DAVID WILSON,
Chairman of the Board,                  Vice President and
President and Chief                     Chief Financial Officer
Executive Officer and
Director

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/s/ GREGORY P. SMITH                              /s/ JAMES K. BAKER
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GREGORY P. SMITH,                                 JAMES K. BAKER,
Controller                                        Director

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/s/ GALE DUFF-BLOOM                               /s/ J. DOUGLAS CAMPBELL
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GALE DUFF-BLOOM,                                  J. DOUGLAS CAMPBELL,
Director                                          Director

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/s/ D. LARRY MOORE                                /s/ R. GEOFFREY P. STYLES
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D. LARRY MOORE,                                   R. GEOFFREY P. STYLES,
Director                                          Director

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/s/ FARAH M. WALTERS
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FARAH M. WALTERS,
Director

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