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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOTTWALD WILLIAM M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TREDEGAR CORP [TG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008 (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23217 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Tredegar Common Stock 12/31/2008   A   275 A $ 18.18 8,685 D   Tredegar Common Stock               6,197 I Footnote (1) Tredegar Common Stock               25,681 I Footnote (2) Tredegar Common Stock               1,953 I Footnote (3) Tredegar Common Stock               1,953 I Footnote (4) Tredegar Common Stock               6,433 I Footnote (5) Tredegar Common Stock               3,590 I Footnote (6) Tredegar Common Stock               25,399 I Footnote (7) Tredegar Common Stock               26,536 I Footnote (8) Tredegar Common Stock               19,820 I Footnote (9) Tredegar Common Stock               8,571 I Footnote (10) Tredegar Common Stock               4,935 I Footnote (11) Tredegar Common Stock               845,538 I Footnote (12) Tredegar Common Stock               142,365 I Footnote (13) Tredegar Common Stock               2,682 I Footnote (14) Tredegar Common Stock               2,100 I Footnote (15) Tredegar Common Stock               4,710 I Footnote (16) Tredegar Common Stock               2,682 I Footnote (17) Tredegar Common Stock               2,620 I Footnote (18) Tredegar Common Stock               5,839 I Footnote (19) Tredegar Common Stock               1,405 I Footnote (20)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOTTWALD WILLIAM M ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 330 SOUTH FOURTH STREET RICHMOND, VA 23217	X

Signatures

Patricia A. Thomas, Attorney-In-Fact		01/05/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Owned by wife. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(2)	Held by me as trustee FBO Charles H. Gottwald, U/A dated 10-18-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(3)	Held by me as trustee for Sally's Crummey Trust, U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(4)	Held by me as trustee for Matt's Crummey Trust, U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(5)	Held by me as trustee for James' Crummey Trust, U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(6)	Held by me as trustee for Sam's Crummey Trust, U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(7)	Held by me as trustee FBO Samuel Shelton Gottwald, U/A dated 12-21-87. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(8)	Held by me as trustee FBO James Christian Gottwald, U/A dated 12-21-87. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(9)	Held by me as trustee FBO Margaret Addison Gottwald, U/A dated 3-9-92. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(10)	Held as co-trustee for James M. Gottwald, U/A dated 12-1-81. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(11)	Held as co-trustee for Sarah Wren Gottwald, U/A dated 3-1-83. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(12)	Held as co-trustee FBO (among others) reporting person's family u/w Floyd D. Gottwald.
(13)	Held by John D. Gottwald and James T. Gottwald, trustees of the William M. Gottwald Trust, U/A dated 8-16-90. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(14)	Held by John D. Gottwald, Trustee of Beth's Crummey Trust, U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(15)	Held by John D. Gottwald, trustee FBO Elizabeth Ingrid Gottwald, U/A dated 3-28-85. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(16)	Held by John D. Gottwald, trustee FBO William Michael Gottwald, Jr., U/A dated 10-13-83. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(17)	Held by John D. Gottwald, trustee of Michael's Crummey Trust, U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(18)	Owned by daughter living in Reporting Person's household, Elizabeth Ingrid Gottwald. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(19)	Held by W. M. Gottwald, trustee of Chase's Crummey Trust (Charles H. Gottwald) U/A dated 9/5/89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(20)	Owned by son living in Reporting Person's household, William Michael Gottwald, Jr. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)

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