EXHIBIT 23.1



CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Tredegar Industries, Inc. 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 and File No. 33-12985) of our
report  dated  January  14,  1997 on our  audits of the  consolidated  financial
statements of Tredegar  Industries,  Inc., and  subsidiaries  as of December 31,
1996 and 1995,  and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1996,  which report appears on page 34 of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders
of Tredegar Industries, Inc.


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



Richmond, Virginia
March 3, 1997