Exhibit 24.1







                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement of
Tredegar Industries, Inc. on Form S-8 (File Number 33-64647) of our report dated
June 5, 1998,  appearing in this Annual  Report on Form 11-K of the Savings Plan
for the Employees of Tredegar  Industries,  Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1997.



                                              PLOTT & WALTON, PC


June 15, 1998