Exhibit 11 - Computations of Earnings Per Share
                   Tredegar Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                    (In Thousands, Except Per-Share Amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                Three Months
                                                               Ended March 31
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                                                              1996        1995
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Net income                                                  $16,347      $ 4,445
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Earnings per common and dilutive common
     equivalent share as reported (1)                       $  1.27      $  0.33
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PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Shares issuable upon the assumed exercise
     of outstanding stock options (2)                           690          230
Weighted average common shares outstanding
     during period                                           12,187       13,512
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Weighted average common and dilutive common
     equivalent shares                                       12,877       13,742
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Primary earnings per share (1)                              $  1.27      $  0.32
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FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Shares issuable upon the assumed exercise
     of outstanding stock options (3)                           690          312
Weighted average common shares outstanding
     during period                                           12,187       13,512
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Weighted average common and dilutive common    
    equivalent shares                                        12,877       13,824
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Fully diluted earnings per share (3)                        $  1.27      $  0.32
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Notes to Exhibit 11:
(1)      Shares  used  to  compute  earnings  per  common  and  dilutive  common
         equivalent share include common stock equivalents for the first quarter
         ended March 31, 1996.  Common stock equivalents were not dilutive by 3%
         or more during the first  quarter  ended March 31, 1995,  and therefore
         were excluded from the  computation of earnings per common and dilutive
         common  equivalent  share  reported in the  consolidated  statements of
         income for that period.
(2)      Computed using the average market price during the related period.
(3)      Computed  using the  higher of the  average  market  price  during  the
         related  period and the market price at the end of the related  period.
         Fully diluted earnings per common and dilutive common  equivalent share
         is not materially  different (dilutive by 3% or more) from earnings per
         common  and  dilutive   common   equivalent   share   reported  in  the
         consolidated statements of income.