FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/02/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCHULMAN A INC [SHLM] (Last) (First) (Middle) 666 THIRD AVENUE,, 26TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Remarks 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 186,454 (1) (2) I (1) (2) By Parche, LLC (1) (2) Common Stock 978,916 (1) (2) I (1) (2) By Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RAMIUS CAPITAL GROUP LLC 666 THIRD AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Starboard Value & Opportunity Master Fund Ltd C/O CITCO FUND SERVICES LTD. WEST BAY ROAD GRAND CAYMAN, E9 E9	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Admiral Advisors, LLC 666 THIRD AVENUE 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
C4S & CO LLC 666 THIRD AVENUE 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
Parche, LLC 666 THIRD AVENUE 26TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks
SOLOMON JEFFREY M X1Â	Â	Â	Â	See Remarks

Signatures

Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., By: C4S & Co., L.L.C., its Managing Member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member		11/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Parche, LLC, By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory		11/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, By: Admiral Advisors, LLC, its managing member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory		11/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Admiral Advisors, LLC, By: Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., its sole member, By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, authorized signatory		11/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
C4S & Co., L.L.C., By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, its managing member		11/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jeffrey M. Solomon, individually and as attorney-in-fact for Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark and Thomas W. Strauss		11/09/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares owned directly by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC. As the managing member of Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC, Admiral Advisors, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC. As the sole member of Admiral Advisors, LLC, Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC. As the managing member of Ramius Capital Group, L.L.C., C4S & Co., L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC.
(2)	(Continuation of Footnote 1) As the managing members of C4S & Co., L.L.C., each of Peter A. Cohen, Morgan B. Stark, Jeffrey M. Solomon and Thomas W. Strauss may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Parche, LLC and Starboard Value & Opportunity Fund, LLC. Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares. Except for Messrs. Cohen, Stark, Solomon and Strauss who have disclaimed beneficial ownership above, each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
  Remarks: Each Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. Also see Exhibit 24.1, Power of Attorney. Exhibit 24.1 - Power Of Attorney

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