SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 ___            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
/ X /           OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996

                                                         OR

 ___            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
/   /           OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ------------------- to ------------------------- 

                         Commission file number 1-10258

                            Tredegar Industries, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           Virginia                                      54-1497771
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                     Identification No.)

1100 Boulders Parkway
Richmond, Virginia                                          23225
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (804) 330-1000

     Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes       X      No
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     The number of shares of Common Stock, no par value,  outstanding as of July
31, 1996: 12,205,998



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.



                           Tredegar Industries, Inc.
                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                 (In Thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)


                                                            June 30,    Dec. 31,
                                                              1996        1995
                                                           ---------    --------
                                                                  

Assets
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                              $ 85,027     $  2,145
    Accounts and notes receivable                            60,952       71,673
    Inventories                                              17,196       33,148
    Income taxes recoverable                                   --          2,179
    Deferred income taxes                                    15,968       14,882
    Prepaid expenses and other                                2,119        2,375
                                                           --------     --------
       Total current assets                                 181,262      126,402
                                                           --------     --------
Property, plant and equipment, at cost                      260,138      326,526
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization              167,022      204,074
                                                           --------     --------
       Net property, plant and equipment                     93,116      122,452
                                                           --------     --------
Other assets and deferred charges                            37,811       35,186
Goodwill and other intangibles                               20,162       30,012
                                                           ========     ========
       Total assets                                        $332,351     $314,052
                                                           ========     ========

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                                       $ 30,952     $ 31,105
    Accrued expenses                                         32,238       38,648
    Income taxes payable                                      4,915         --
                                                           --------     --------
       Total current liabilities                             68,105       69,753
Long-term debt                                               35,000       35,000
Deferred income taxes                                        19,326       22,218
Other noncurrent liabilities                                 15,787       16,560
                                                           --------     --------
       Total liabilities                                    138,218      143,531
                                                           --------     --------
Shareholders' equity:
    Common stock, no par value                              113,100      112,908
    Foreign currency translation adjustment                     310          445
    Retained earnings                                        80,723       57,168
                                                           --------     --------
       Total shareholders' equity                           194,133      170,521
                                                           --------     --------
       Total liabilities and shareholders' equity          $332,351     $314,052
                                                           ========     ========

              See accompanying notes to financial statements.







                            Tredegar Industries, Inc.
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                                 (In Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                     Second Quarter              Six Months
                                                     Ended June 30             Ended June 30
                                                 ---------------------    ----------------------
                                                     1996        1995         1996         1995
                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                            

Revenues:
    Net sales                                    $ 126,331   $ 149,682    $ 267,718    $ 300,765
    Other income (expense), net                        798        (248)         415         (349)
                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
       Total                                       127,129     149,434      268,133      300,416
                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------

Costs and expenses:
    Cost of goods sold                             100,488     124,330      214,222      252,335
    Selling, general and administrative              9,895      12,837       21,115       25,258
    Research and development                         2,591       1,797        5,020        3,767
    Interest expense                                   499         854        1,149        1,577
    Unusual items                                     --          --        (10,747)         650
                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
       Total                                       113,473     139,818      230,759      283,587
                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
Income before income taxes                          13,656       9,616       37,374       16,829
Income taxes                                         4,983       3,542       12,354        6,310
                                                 ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
Net income                                       $   8,673   $   6,074    $  25,020    $  10,519
                                                 =========   =========    =========    =========

Earnings per common and dilutive common
    equivalent share                             $     .66   $     .45    $    1.92    $     .78
                                                 =========   =========    =========    =========

Shares used to compute earnings per
    common and dilutive common equivalent
    share                                           13,124      13,445       13,020       13,604
                                                 =========   =========    =========    =========


                          See accompanying notes to financial statements 






                            Tredegar Industries, Inc.
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                 (In Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                                              Six Months
                                                                            Ended June 30
                                                                      -----------------------
                                                                        1996              1995
                                                                      --------          --------
                                                                                  
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                                        $ 25,020          $ 10,519
    Adjustments for noncash items:
       Depreciation                                                     10,566            11,755
       Amortization of intangibles                                         226               290
       Deferred income taxes                                            (2,279)              707
       Accrued pension income and postretirement
           benefits                                                     (1,136)             (879)
       Pretax gain on the sale of Molded Products                      (19,893)               --
       Pretax loss on the sale of Brudi                                  9,146                --
    Changes in assets and  liabilities,  net of  
       effects from divestitures and acquisition:
       Accounts and notes receivable                                    (4,770)           (8,904)
       Inventories                                                       1,719             4,174
       Income taxes recoverable                                          2,179              (317)
       Prepaid expenses and other                                         (118)           (1,512)
       Accounts payable                                                  5,681             2,706
       Accrued expenses and income taxes payable                           689            (1,094)
    Other, net                                                             611              (361)
                                                                      --------          --------
       Net cash provided by operating activities                        27,641            17,084
                                                                      --------          --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
    Capital expenditures                                               (13,506)          (10,434)
    Acquisition (net of $358 cash acquired)                               --              (3,637)
    Investments                                                         (1,232)             (858)
    Property disposals                                                      45               559
    Proceeds from the sale of Molded Products
       and Brudi                                                        71,598                --
    Other, net                                                            (362)              518
                                                                      --------          --------
       Net cash provided by (used in) investing
           activities                                                   56,543           (13,852)
                                                                      --------          --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
    Dividends paid                                                      (1,465)           (1,046)
    Net decrease in borrowings                                            --               9,000
    Repurchases of Tredegar common stock                                  (583)          (14,974)
    Other, net                                                             746             1,054
                                                                      --------          --------
       Net cash used in financing activities                            (1,302)           (5,966)
                                                                      --------          --------
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                        82,882            (2,734)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                         2,145             9,036
                                                                      ========          ========
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                            $ 85,027          $  6,302
                                                                      ========          ========

              See accompanying notes to financial statements.






                            TREDEGAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
             NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

1.       In  the opinion of management,  the accompanying consolidated financial
         statements  of Tredegar Industries,  Inc. and Subsidiaries ("Tredegar")
         contain  all adjustments  necessary to present fairly,  in all material
         respects,  Tredegar's  consolidated  financial  position as of June 30,
         1996, and the consolidated  results of their  operations and their cash
         flows  for  the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996 and  1995.  All such
         adjustments  are  deemed  to  be of a normal  recurring  nature.  These
         financial   statements   should   be  read  in  conjunction   with  the
         consolidated  financial  statements   and  notes  thereto  included  in
         Tredegar's  Annual Report on  Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
         1995.  The  results of  operations  for the six months  ended  June 30,
         1996, are not necessarily indicative of the results to  be expected for
         the full year.

2.       On  March 29, 1996,  Tredegar sold all of the outstanding capital stock
         of  its injection molding subsidiary, Tredegar Molded Products Company,
         including  Polestar  Plastics  Manufacturing  Company (together "Molded
         Products"),   to  Precise  Technology,   Inc.   ("Precise")  for   cash
         consideration of $57.5 million ($54  million after transaction  costs).
         In  addition,  Tredegar  received  unregistered  cumulative  redeemable
         preferred  stock of  Precise with a face amount of $2.5 million,  which
         is  not  currently  marketable.  Dividends on the  preferred  stock are
         payable  quarterly at an annual rate of 7% beginning June 30, 1996. The
         preferred  stock  is  redeemable  in full on March 29, 2007, or earlier
         upon the occurrence  of certain  events.  Both dividends and redemption
         are subordinated to  other  outstanding  debt of Precise.  No value has
         been assigned by Tredegar to the preferred stock received from  Precise
         due  to  the uncertainty of redemption.  Consistent therewith, dividend
         income on such stock is not recognized by Tredegar until received.

         During  the  second  quarter of 1996,  Tredegar  completed  the sale of
         Brudi,   Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries   (together   "Brudi")  for  cash
         consideration  of  approximately  $18.1  million  ($17.6  million after
         transaction costs).

         Proceeds from the sale of Molded Products and Brudi will be invested in
         cash equivalents until other  opportunities,  in existing businesses or
         elsewhere, are identified.

         Tredegar recognized a gain of $19.9 million ($13.7 million after income
         taxes) on the sale of Molded Products in the first quarter of 1996. The
         gain was  partially  offset by a  first-quarter  charge of $9.1 million
         ($5.7  million  after income tax  benefits)  related to the loss on the
         divestiture  of Brudi.  The Brudi  charge  includes a $1  million  loss
         accrued  for  payments  remaining  under a  noncompetition  and secrecy
         agreement entered into when Tredegar acquired Brudi on April 1, 1991.

         Additional  information  on the sales and operating  results for Molded
         Products  and  Brudi is  provided  in Note 3 on page 6 and the  segment
         tables on page 10.





3.       Historical  and pro  forma net  income  and  earnings  per  common  and
         dilutive common equivalent share,  adjusted for unusual items affecting
         the comparability of operating results and the pro forma effects of the
         divestitures  of Molded  Products and Brudi (see Note 2 on page 5), are
         presented below:



                                                                             (In Thousands Except Per-Share
                                                                                     Amounts)

                                                                                                                              Last
                                                                                                                             Twelve
                                                             Second Quarter              Six Months           Year Ended     Months
                                                             Ended June 30              Ended June 30           Dec. 31,      Ended
                                                         --------------------       --------------------      ---------     -------
                                                           1996        1995           1996        1995          1995        6/30/96
                                                         -------     --------       --------    --------      ---------     -------
                                                                                                          

 Historical net income as reported                       $ 8,673      $ 6,074       $ 25,020    $ 10,519      $  24,053     $38,554
 After-tax effects of unusual items:
     Combined net gain on the divestitures of
        Molded Products and Brudi                           --           --           (8,059)       --              --       (8,059)
     Gain on sale of Regal Cinema shares                    --           --             --          --             (451)       (451)
     APPX Software restructuring charge                     --           --             --         1,560          1,560        --
     Recovery in connection with a Film Products
        product liability lawsuit                           --           --             --        (1,068)        (1,068)       --
                                                         -------      -------       --------    --------      ---------     -------
 Historical net income as adjusted for unusual items ..    8,673        6,074         16,961      11,011         24,094      30,044
 Pro forma adjustments:
     Combined after-tax operating (profit) loss of
        Molded Products and Brudi                             22       (1,043)          (715)     (1,060)        (1,696)     (1,351)
     Reduction of Tredegar's after-tax cost for certain
        benefit plans due to the curtailment of
        participation by Molded Products employees          --            133            161         266            531         426
     After-tax interest income on assumed investment
        in cash equivalents of after-tax divestiture
        proceeds at an annual rate ranging from 5.40%
        to 5.95%                                             153          624            724       1,249          2,478       1,953
                                                         -------      -------       --------    --------      ---------     -------
 Pro forma net income as adjusted for unusual items
     and the pro forma effects of the divestitures of
     Molded Products and Brudi                           $ 8,848      $ 5,788       $ 17,131    $ 11,466      $  25,407     $31,072
                                                         =======      =======       ========    ========      =========     =======

 Earnings per common and dilutive common
     equivalent share (adjusted for 3-for-2 stock split
     effective January 1, 1996):
     As reported                                          $  .66    $     .45       $   1.92    $    .78      $    1.80     $2.96
     As adjusted for unusual items                           .66          .45           1.30         .81           1.80      2.30
     Pro forma as adjusted for unusual items and the
        pro forma effects of the divestitures of
        Molded Products and Brudi                            .67          .43           1.32         .84           1.90      2.38



         The pro forma  operating  results  presented above assume that Tredegar
         sold Molded  Products and Brudi at the  beginning of the periods  shown
         (except no pro forma  adjustments  are applicable to Molded Products in
         the  second  quarter  of 1996 since it was sold prior to that time) and
         invested related  after-tax  proceeds of approximately  $48 million and
         $21 million, respectively, in cash equivalents. The pro forma financial
         information  is unaudited  and does not purport to be indicative of the
         future results or financial  position of Tredegar or the net income and
         financial  position  that would  actually  have been  attained  had the
         divestitures occurred on the dates or for the period indicated.






4.       The components of inventories are as follows:

                                                    (In Thousands)
                                              June 30            Dec. 31
                                               1996               1995
                                           --------------     --------------
           Finished goods                        $ 2,108            $ 4,619
           Work-in-process                         1,242              4,217
           Raw materials                           7,416             17,946
           Stores, supplies and other              6,430              6,366
                                           ==============     ==============
               Total                             $17,196            $33,148
                                           ==============     ==============

         The decline in inventory during the period is due primarily to the sale
         of Molded Products and Brudi (see Note 2 on page 5).

5.       Interest payments (net of amount  capitalized) for the six months ended
         June  30,  1996  and  1995  were  $1.2   million   and  $1.6   million,
         respectively.  Income tax payments  (net) for the six months ended June
         30, 1996 and 1995 were $7.4 million and $7.5 million, respectively.







Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations.

                              Results of Operations

              Second Quarter 1996 Compared with Second Quarter 1995

         Net income for the second  quarter of 1996 was $8.7 million or 66 cents
per share,  up from $6.1 million or 45 cents per share in the second  quarter of
1995.  The  improved  results were driven  primarily by higher  volume of diaper
backsheet,  agricultural and masking films in Film Products and higher volume in
Aluminum Extrusions.

         Second-quarter  net sales  decreased by 15.6% in 1996 due  primarily to
the  divestitures  of  Molded  Products  and  Brudi  and  lower  selling  prices
(reflecting lower plastic resin and aluminum costs),  partially offset by higher
volume  of  diaper  backsheet,  agricultural  and  masking  films  and  aluminum
extrusions.

         The gross profit margin during the second  quarter of 1996 increased to
20.5% from 16.9% in 1995 due  primarily  to higher  volume of diaper  backsheet,
agricultural and masking films,  improved operating results in Argentina,  lower
plastic resin costs and the effects of divestitures, partially offset by startup
costs associated with nonwoven film laminate (cloth-like) backsheet production.

         Selling,  general and administrative expenses decreased by $2.9 million
or  22.9%  due to the  divestitures  of  Molded  Products  and  Brudi  and  cost
reductions at APPX  Software.  Research and  development  expenses  increased by
$794,000 or 44.2% due to higher  spending  at  Molecumetics  and higher  product
development spending at Film Products.

         Interest income,  which is included in other income in the consolidated
statements of income,  increased to $740,000 in 1996 from $63,000 in 1995 due to
the investment in cash  equivalents  of divestiture  proceeds and cash generated
from operations.  Interest expense declined due to higher  capitalized  interest
from an increase in capital  expenditures,  lower revolving credit facility fees
and lower average debt outstanding.

         The effective tax rate declined slightly to 36.5% in the second quarter
of 1996  from  36.8% in the  second  quarter  of 1995 due  primarily  to a lower
effective  state income tax rate from  proportionally  higher domestic income in
states with lower tax rates, proportionally higher foreign income that is exempt
from state income taxes, and higher tax-exempt interest income.

                  Six Months 1996 Compared with Six Months 1995

         Net income  for the first six  months of 1996 was $25  million or $1.92
per share,  up from $10.5  million or 78 cents per share in the first six months
of 1995.  Unusual items  recognized  in the first quarter of 1996  affecting the
comparability of operating results for the sixth-month  period include a gain of
$19.9 million ($13.7 million after income taxes) on the sale of Molded Products,
partially  offset by a charge of $9.1  million  ($5.7  million  after income tax
benefits)  related to the loss on the divestiture of Brudi (see Note 2 on page 5
and Note 3 on page 6).  Unusual  items  recognized  in the first quarter of 1995
affecting the  comparability of operating results during the first six months of
1995 include a charge of $2.4 million  ($1.6  million after income tax benefits)
for the  restructuring  of APPX  Software and a recovery of $1.75  million ($1.1
million after income  taxes)  related to a final  judgment in connection  with a
Film Products product liability lawsuit.

         Net income excluding unusual items for the first six months of 1996 was
$17 million or $1.30 per share, up from $11 million or 81 cents per share in the
first six months of 1995. The improved  results were driven  primarily by higher
volume of diaper  backsheet  and  agricultural  films in Film  Products and cost
reductions and quality improvements in Aluminum Extrusions.

         Net sales for the first six months of 1996  decreased by 11% due to the
divestitures of Molded  Products and Brudi and lower selling prices  (reflecting
lower plastic resin and aluminum  costs),  partially  offset by higher volume of
diaper backsheet and agricultural  films. Volume in Aluminum Extrusions was flat
for the first six months of 1996 compared with the prior year.

         The gross profit margin  during the first six months of 1996  increased
to 20% from 16.1% in 1995 due primarily to higher volume of diaper backsheet and
agricultural  films,  improved  operating results in Argentina and lower plastic
resin costs,  partially  offset by startup costs  associated  with nonwoven film
laminate  (cloth-like)   backsheet  production.   Cost  reductions  and  quality
improvements in Aluminum Extrusions also contributed to the increase.

         Selling,  general and administrative expenses decreased by $4.1 million
or  16.4%  due to the  divestitures  of  Molded  Products  and  Brudi  and  cost
reductions  at  APPX  Software,   partially  offset  by  selling,   general  and
administrative  expenses from the films business  acquired in Argentina in March
1995.  Research and development  expenses increased by $1.3 million or 33.3% due
to higher spending at Molecumetics  and higher product  development  spending at
Film Products.

         Interest income,  which is included in other income in the consolidated
statements of income, increased to $832,000 in 1996 from $159,000 in 1995 due to
the investment in cash  equivalents  of divestiture  proceeds and cash generated
from operations.  Interest expense declined due to higher  capitalized  interest
from an increase in capital  expenditures,  lower revolving credit facility fees
and lower average debt outstanding.

         The effective tax rate  excluding  unusual items declined to 36.3% from
37% due primarily to a lower effective state income tax rate from proportionally
higher  domestic  income in states with lower tax rates,  proportionally  higher
foreign  income that is exempt  from state  income  taxes and higher  tax-exempt
interest income.








                                 Segment Results

         The following tables present  Tredegar's net sales and operating profit
by segment for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995.



                              Net Sales by Segment
                                 (In Thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                      Second Quarter           Six Months
                                       Ended June 30          Ended June 30
                                    -------------------   -------------------
                                        1996       1995       1996       1995
                                    --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                         

   Plastics:
       Film Products and Fiberlux   $ 63,724   $ 61,561   $123,181   $122,468
       Molded Products                  --       23,339     21,131     45,066
   Metal Products:
       Aluminum Extrusions            56,298     56,275    109,214    115,822
       Brudi                           5,868      8,014     13,380     16,538
   Technology                            441        493        812        871
                                    --------   --------   --------   --------
   Total net sales                  $126,331   $149,682   $267,718   $300,765
                                    ========   ========   ========   ========




                              Operating Profit by Segment
                                     (In Thousands)
                                      (Unaudited)

                                       Second Quarter          Six Months
                                       Ended June 30          Ended June 30
                                   --------------------   ---------------------
                                     1996       1995        1996        1995
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
                                                          

 Plastics:
     Film Products and Fiberlux   $ 10,512    $  8,066    $ 21,557    $ 16,963
     Molded Products                  --         1,322       1,011       1,720
     Unusual items (a)                --          --        19,893       1,750
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
                                    10,512       9,388      42,461      20,433
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
 Metal Products:
     Aluminum Extrusions             6,270       5,112      11,246       8,739
     Brudi                               8         389         231          87
     Unusual items (b)                --          --        (9,146)       --
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
                                     6,278       5,501       2,331       8,826
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
 Technology:
     Ongoing operations             (1,540)     (1,383)     (2,785)     (3,038)
     Unusual items (c)                --          --          --        (2,400)
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
                                    (1,540)     (1,383)     (2,785)     (5,438)
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total operating profit         15,250      13,506      42,007      23,821
 Interest income                       740          63         832         159
 Interest expense                      499         854       1,149       1,577
 Corporate expenses, net             1,835       3,099       4,316       5,574
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
 Income before income taxes         13,656       9,616      37,374      16,829
 Income taxes                        4,983       3,542      12,354       6,310
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
 Net income (d)                   $  8,673    $  6,074    $ 25,020    $ 10,519
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========







Notes to Segment Tables:
(a)      Includes a pretax gain  recognized  in the first quarter of 1996 on the
         sale of Molded Products and a recovery  recognized in the first quarter
         of 1995 related to a final judgment in connection  with a Film Products
         product liability lawsuit (see Note 2 on page 5 and Note 3 on page 6).
(b)      Represents a pretax charge  recognized in the first quarter of 1996 for
         the loss on the  divestiture  of Brudi (see Note 2 on page 5 and Note 3
         on page 6).
(c)      Represents a pretax charge for the restructuring  of APPX Software (see
         Note 3 on page 6).
(d)      See Note 3 on  page 6 for  historical  and pro  forma  net  income  and
         earnings per  common and dilutive common  equivalent share adjusted for
         unusual items  affecting the comparability of operating results and the
         pro forma effects of the divestitures of Molded Products and Brudi.

         Sales in Film Products for the second  quarter of 1996  increased  over
the prior  year due to  higher  volume of  diaper  backsheet,  agricultural  and
masking  films,  while sales for the first six months of 1996  increased  due to
higher volume of diaper backsheet and agricultural  films and the acquisition of
a films  business in  Argentina in March 1995.  The positive  impact on sales of
higher volume for the second  quarter and first six months of 1996 was partially
offset by lower  selling  prices,  which  reflected  lower  plastic resin costs.
Operating  profit  increased  in Film  Products  for the second  quarter and six
months due to higher  volume in the areas  noted  above and  improved  operating
results in Argentina, partially offset by startup costs associated with nonwoven
film laminate (cloth-like)  backsheet production.  Operating profits in Fiberlux
also improved.

         Sales in Aluminum  Extrusions  increased  during the second  quarter of
1996 due to higher volume (up 7.6%),  partially  offset by lower selling  prices
reflecting lower aluminum costs. Sales in Aluminum  Extrusions for the first six
months of 1996  decreased due to lower selling  prices,  which  reflected  lower
aluminum costs.  Volume in Aluminum  Extrusions for the first six months of 1996
was flat  compared to the prior year.  Operating  profit in Aluminum  Extrusions
during  the  second  quarter  of 1996  increased  by 22.7% or $1.2  million  due
primarily to higher volume,  while operating  profit during the first six months
of 1996 increased by 28.7% or $2.5 million due primarily to cost  reductions and
quality improvements.

         Ongoing  Technology  segment  losses  increased by $157,000  during the
second  quarter  of 1996 due to higher  research  and  development  spending  at
Molecumetics. Ongoing Technology segment losses for the first six months of 1996
declined by $253,000 due to the restructuring of APPX Software, partially offset
by higher  spending at  Molecumetics.  Additionally,  the results for the second
quarter and first six months of 1995  include a $329,000  writedown of a medical
technology investment.

                         Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Tredegar's  total assets  increased to $332.4 million at June 30, 1996,
from $314.1  million at December 31, 1995,  due to cash generated from operating
activities  in excess of capital  expenditures  and dividends  ($12.7  million),
capital  expenditures in excess of depreciation  ($2.9 million),  an increase in
prepaid  pension  expense  (included  in other  assets) for the  curtailment  of
participation by Molded Products  employees in one of Tredegar's defined benefit
plans ($1.8  million)  and other  items ($2  million),  partially  offset by the
divestitures  of Molded  Products and Brudi for combined cash  consideration  of
$71.6 million (net of transaction  costs),  which was $1.1 million less than the
book value of their  assets at December  31,  1995.  Accounts  payable,  accrued
expenses,  deferred income taxes and other noncurrent  liabilities declined from
December 31, 1995 to June 30, 1996 due to the  divestitures  of Molded  Products
and Brudi. Income taxes payable of $4.9 million resulted from timing differences
between income tax accruals and payments during the year.

         Debt at June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995 consisted of a $35 million,
7.2% note  maturing  in June  2003.  The first  annual  principal  payment of $5
million  is due  June  1997,  and  has  been  classified  as  long-term  debt in
accordance with  Tredegar's  ability to refinance such obligation on a long-term
basis.  At June 30, 1996,  Tredegar had cash and cash  equivalents  in excess of
debt of $50  million,  compared  to net debt  (debt in  excess  of cash and cash
equivalents) of $32.9 million at December 31, 1995.

         Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  in  excess  of  capital
expenditures and dividends increased to $12.7 million in the first six months of
1996 from $5.6 million in 1995 due to improved  operating results and the timing
of income tax payments, partially offset by higher capital expenditures. For the
six months ended June 30, 1996,  capital  expenditures of $13.5 million exceeded
depreciation  and  prior-period  capital  expenditures  by $2.9 million and $3.1
million,  respectively,  due to capital additions for new nonwoven film laminate
capacity,  expansion of permeable  film  capacity in Europe and Brazil,  and the
initial  phases of a  modernization  program  to  upgrade  certain  areas of the
aluminum extrusions facility in Newnan,  Georgia.  Approximately $4.2 million is
expected to be spent on the Newnan program in 1996 and 1997,  most of which will
occur in 1996.

         The $12.7 million of excess cash generated  during the first six months
of 1996  combined  with the $2.1  million cash and cash  equivalents  balance at
December 31, 1995,  the proceeds  from the  divestiture  of Molded  Products and
Brudi  ($71.6  million  after  transaction  costs)  and cash  used  for  certain
technology  investments and other items ($1.4  million),  resulted in a cash and
cash equivalents balance of $85 million at June 30, 1996.







PART II -         OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

                  Tredegar's  Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 21,
                  1996.  The following  sets forth the vote results with respect
                  to each of the matters voted upon at the meeting:

     (a)          Election of Directors

                                                    No. of          No. of Votes
                    Nominee                       Votes "For"        "Withheld"
                    Phyllis Cothran               11,371,193           159,591
                    Richard W. Goodrum            11,385,478           145,306
                    Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr.        11,386,635           144,149

                  There were no broker non-votes with respect to the election of
                  directors.

     (b)          Approval of Auditors

                  Approval of  the  designation  of  Coopers  &  Lybrand  L.L.P.
                  as the auditors for Tredegar for 1996:

                     No. of Votes            No. of Votes          No. of
                        "For"                 "Against"         Abstentions
                      11,465,363                30,167             35,254

                  There were no broker non-votes with respect to the approval of
                  auditors.

     (c)          Approval of Tredegar Industries, Inc. 1996 Incentive Plan
                  
                     No. of Votes            No. of Votes          No. of
                        "For"                 "Against"         Abstentions
                      9,549,370               1,827,969           153,445

                  There were no broker non-votes with respect to the approval of
                  the 1996 Incentive Plan.





Item 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a)          Exhibit No.

                  3        Amended By-laws

                 10        Stock Purchase Agreement,  and the amendment thereto,
                           by and between  Tredegar  Industries,  Inc. and  Long
                           Reach  Holdings,  Inc.  made  as  of  March 27, 1996.
                           Schedules and  exhibits  omitted;  Registrant  agrees
                           to furnish a copy of any schedule or exhibit  to  the
                           Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.)

                  11       Statement re computation of earnings per share

                  27       Financial Data Schedule

     (b)          Reports  on Form  8-K.  As  reported  in the Form 10-Q for the
                  quarter ended March 31, 1996,  Registrant  filed a Form 8-K on
                  April  11,  1996  with  respect  to  the  sale  of  all of the
                  outstanding capital stock of Tredegar Molded Products Company.











                                                     SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                          Tredegar Industries, Inc.
                                          (Registrant)



Date:       August 12, 1996                 /s/ N. A. Scher
            ------------------------      --------------------------------------
                                          Norman A. Scher
                                          Executive Vice President,
                                          Treasurer and Chief Financial
                                          Officer (Principal Financial
                                          Officer)

Date:       August 12, 1996                /s/ D. Andrew Edwards
            ------------------------      --------------------------------------
                                          D. Andrew Edwards
                                          Corporate Controller
                                          (Principal Accounting Officer)








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.     Description

        3      Amended By-laws

       10      Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  and the  amendment  thereto,  by and
               between Tredegar Industries,  Inc. and Long Reach Holdings,  Inc.
               made as of March  27,  1996.  (Schedules  and  exhibits  omitted;
               Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of any schedule or exhibit to
               the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   upon  request.)

       11      Statement re computation of earnings per share

       27      Financial Data Schedule