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<DESCRIPTION>EX-23  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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                                   Exhibit 23

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-69042, 333-93093) of A. Schulman, Inc. of our
report dated October 14, 2002, relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated October 14, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule,
which appears in this Form 10-K

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
November 27, 2002


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