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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 JOHN D   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) TREDEGAR CORPORATION, 1100 BOULDERS PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2009 (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23225 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 06/30/2009   A   18,691 A $ 0 1,745,132 D   Tredegar Common Stock 06/30/2009   F   6,019 D $ 13.32 1,739,113 D   Tredegar Common Stock               259,507 I Footnote (1) Tredegar Common Stock               12,953 I Footnote (2) Tredegar Common Stock               8,690 I Footnote (3) Tredegar Common Stock               3,615 I Footnote (4) Tredegar Common Stock               8,571 I Footnote (5) Tredegar Common Stock               4,935 I Footnote (6) Tredegar Common Stock               26,536 I Footnote (7) Tredegar Common Stock               25,399 I Footnote (8) Tredegar Common Stock               2,100 I Footnote (9) Tredegar Common Stock               4,710 I Footnote (10) Tredegar Common Stock               3,590 I Footnote (11) Tredegar Common Stock               6,433 I Footnote (12) Tredegar Common Stock               2,682 I Footnote (13) Tredegar Common Stock               2,682 I Footnote (14) Tredegar Common Stock               450 I Footnote (15) Tredegar Common Stock               25,681 I Footnote (16) Tredegar Common Stock               90,000 I Footnote (17) Tredegar Common Stock               19,820 I Footnote (18) Tredegar Common Stock               845,538 I Footnote (19) Tredegar Common Stock               142,365 I Footnote (20) Tredegar Common Stock               5,839 I Footnote (21)

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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 JOHN D TREDEGAR CORPORATION 1100 BOULDERS PARKWAY RICHMOND, VA 23225	X		President and CEO

Signatures

Patricia A. Thomas, Attorney-In-Fact		07/02/2009
**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)	Shares as reported by the Tredegar Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Savings Plan") trustee. The amount reported includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under Rule 16b-3 pursuant to the Savings Plan during the period from February 14, 2009 through June 30, 2009.
(2)	Owned by wife. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(3)	Owned by adult son living in household, Samuel S. Gottwald. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(4)	Owned by adult son living in household, James Christian Gottwald. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(5)	Held for James M. Gottwald U/A dated 12-1-81, W. M. Gottwald and J. D. Gottwald, trustees. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(6)	Held for Sarah Wren Gottwald U/A dated 3-1-83, W. M. Gottwald and J. D. Gottwald, trustees. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(7)	Held by W. M. Gottwald as trustee FBO James C. Gottwald U/A dated 12-21-87. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(8)	Held by W. M. Gottwald as trustee FBO Samuel S. Gottwald U/A dated 12-21-87. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(9)	Held as co-trustee FBO Elizabeth Ingrid Gottwald U/A dated 3-28-85. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(10)	Held as co-trustee FBO William M. Gottwald, Jr. U/A dated 10-13-83. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(11)	Held by W. M. Gottwald, trustee of Sam's Crummey Trust (Samuel S. Gottwald) U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(12)	Held by W. M. Gottwald, trustee of James' Crummey Trust (James C. Gottwald) U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(13)	Held as trustee of Michael's Crummey Trust (William M. Gottwald, Jr.) U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(14)	Held as trustee of Beth's Crummey Trust (Elizabeth I. Gottwald) U/A dated 1-3-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(15)	Held by me as custodian for son, Charles H. Gottwald. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(16)	Held by W. M. Gottwald as trustee FBO Charles H. Gottwald U/A dated 10-18-89. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(17)	Held by Thomas McN. Millhiser and James T. Gottwald, as trustees, of the John D. Gottwald Family Trust, FBO reporting person's children, U/A dated 4-10-92. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(18)	Held by W. M. Gottwald as trustee FBO Margaret A. Gottwald U/A dated 3-09-92. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(19)	Held as co-trustee FBO (among others) reporting person's family u/w Floyd D. Gottwald.
(20)	Held as co-trustee of the William M. Gottwald Trust U/A dated 8-16-90. (Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.)
(21)	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.)

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