EXHIBIT 11 - Computations of Earnings Per Share
                   Tredegar Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                    (In thousands, except per-share amounts)


                                                              Third Quarter              Nine Months
                                                              Ended Sept. 30            Ended Sept. 30
                                                          -----------------------   -----------------------
                                                             1996        1995          1996        1995
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Net income                                                   $10,735  $    6,626    $   35,755  $   17,145
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Earnings per common and dilutive common
     equivalent share as reported (1)                     $      .82  $      .50    $     2.74  $     1.27
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PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Shares issuable upon the assumed exercise
     of outstanding stock options (2)                            909         530           846         400
Weighted average common shares outstanding
     during period                                            12,203      12,672        12,201      13,085
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Weighted average common and dilutive common
     equivalent shares                                        13,112      13,202        13,047      13,485
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Primary earnings per share (1)                            $      .82  $      .50    $     2.74  $     1.27
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FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Shares issuable upon the assumed exercise
     of outstanding stock options (3)                            938         576           937         600
Weighted average common shares outstanding
     during period                                            12,203      12,672        12,201      13,085
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Weighted average common and dilutive common
     equivalent shares                                        13,141      13,248        13,138      13,685
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Fully diluted earnings per share (3)                      $      .82  $      .50    $     2.72  $     1.25
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Notes to Exhibit 11:
(1)      Shares  used  to  compute  earnings  per  common  and  dilutive  common
         equivalent  share in the  consolidated  statements  of  income  include
         common stock equivalents.
(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.