Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Tredegar  Corporation on Form S-3 (File No. 33-57268) and on Forms S-8 (File No.
33-31047,  File No. 33-50276,  File No. 33-64647,  File No. 333-12985,  File No.
333-63487  and File No.  333-88177) of our report dated January 20, 2000, on our
audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements of Tredegar  Corporation  and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for each of the three years in
the period  ended  December  31,  1999,  which  report is included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K.

 /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

March 16, 2000
Richmond, Virginia