EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND


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. 33-29582, File No. 33-31047, File No. 33-47800 and File No. 33-
50276) of our report dated January 17, 1994 (except for the information
presented in Note 2, for which the date is February 4, 1994), on our audits
of the consolidated financial statements of Tredegar Industries, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1993, which report appears on page 27
of the 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders of Tredegar Industries, Inc. and
our report dated January 17, 1994 on the financial statement schedules, which
report appears on page S-2 of this Form 10-K.



                                   COOPERS & LYBRAND


Richmond, Virginia
March 11, 1994