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, 1998, except for the information  presented in Note 19,
for  which the date is  February  6,  1998,  on our  audits of the  consolidated
financial  statements  of  Tredegar  Industries,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of
December  31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the three years in the period  ended
December 31, 1997,  which report appears on page 34 of the 1997 Annual Report to
Shareholders of Tredegar Industries, Inc.

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


COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



Richmond, Virginia
March 10, 1998