CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

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, File No. 33-12985 and File
No.  33-63487)  of our  report  dated  January  12,  1999,  on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements of Tredegar Industries,  Inc. and subsidiaries
as of  December  31, 1998 and 1997 and for each of the three years in the period
ended  December 31, 1998,  which report is included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K.

                                   /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

January 29, 1999
Richmond, Virginia