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Reynolds Metals Company
Best known for making household foil a kitchen staple, this American aluminum company grew from a packaging business into a major industrial producer with global reach. Its story spans cigarettes and candy wrappers, wartime manufacturing, and a long run as one of the biggest names in aluminum.
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Outdoor Cooking with Reynolds Wrap How to prepare tastier campfire meals without pots, pans and dishes
by Reynolds Metals Company
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Founded in 1919 by Richard S. Reynolds Sr. as the U.S. Foil Company, Reynolds Metals Company began by making foil packaging for cigarette and candy makers. It later became closely associated with Reynolds Wrap, the consumer aluminum foil brand that helped make the company a household name.
Over time, the business expanded far beyond packaging into large-scale aluminum production and fabrication. Historical summaries describe Reynolds Metals as one of the largest aluminum companies in the United States, with operations in many countries before it was eventually absorbed into a later corporate lineage connected to Reynolds Group Holdings.
Although the original company no longer exists as an independent aluminum producer, its name remains familiar because of its long industrial history and its influence on everyday packaging products.