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Reynolds Metal Company

1919 - 2000

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Reynolds Metals Company was founded in 1919 by R.S. Reynolds, nephew of the tabacco giant R. J. Reynolds, in Louisville, Kentucky. The company was originally founded to produce foil for cigarette packaging. Today the company is the world's third largest aluminum and packaging company.

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"History of Reynolds Metals Company," Reference for Business, http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/16/Reynolds-Metals-Company.html (accessed 06/22/2015)

"Reynolds Metals Company." International Directory of Company Histories. 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2015 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2842300107.html

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