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 18, 2001, on  our
audits  of  the  consolidated  financial statements of Tredegar  Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in
the  period  ended  December  31, 2000,  which report is  included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Richmond, Virginia
February 27, 2001