EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  registration
statement of Tredegar Industries,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report, dated January
17, 1996,  on our audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements of Tredegar
Industries,  Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and for the
years  ended  December  31,  1995,  1994 and 1993,  which  report is included in
Tredegar  Industries,  Inc's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  year  ended
December 31, 1995.



                                                /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                                                    Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Richmond, Virginia
September 27, 1996