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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
| 1. | Registration Statement No. 333-155731 on Form S-3 of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.; |
| 2. | Registration Statement No. 333-162305 on Form S-8 pertaining to the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Second Amended and Restated 1999 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; |
| 3. | Registration Statement No. 333-160509 on Form S-8 pertaining to the OMNOVA Solutions Retirement Savings Plan; |
| 4. | Registration Statement No. 333-100558 on Form S-8 pertaining to the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Amended and Restated 1999 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; |
| 5. | Registration Statement No. 333-88145 on Form S-8 pertaining to the OMNOVA Solutions Inc. 1999 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan; |
| 6. | Registration Statement No. 333-34938 on Form S-8 pertaining to the OMNOVA Solutions Retirement Savings Plan; |
| 7. | Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-34938 on Form S-8 pertaining to the OMNOVA Solutions Retirement Savings Plan; |
of our report dated January 29, 2010, except for the effects of the change in method of computing earnings per share, which is described in Note F to the consolidated financial statements, as to which the date is October 4, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. and our report dated January 29, 2010, with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., both included in this Current Report (Form 8-K) of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. dated October 4, 2010.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Akron, Ohio
October 4, 2010