OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.

Authorization and Designation to Sign and
File
Section 16 and Rule 144 Reporting Forms





	The undersigned,
Steven W. Percy, a director of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., an Ohio corporation,
does hereby authorize and designate James C. LeMay and Kristine C.
Syrvalin, or any of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, to sign and file on the undersigned s behalf (I) any and
all statements or reports under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended Section 16 with respect to the ownership of equity
securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., including, without limitation, all
Forms 3, 4, and 5 relating to equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
pursuant to the requirements of Section 16, and (ii) any and all notices
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Rule 144) with
respect to sales of shares of equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.,
including, without limitation, all notices of proposed sales on Form 144.
This authorization, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in writing,
shall be valid until the undersigned s reporting obligations under Section
16 and Rule 144 cease with respect to equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions
Inc.

	In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed this
Authorization and Designation this _13__ day of ______March____,
2002.



					/s/Steven W. Percy					                     Steven W.
Percy