Exhibit 23.2



            Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in
the Prospectus forming part of Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-79563) and the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-43443) of
Reynolds Metals Company under the Securities Act of 1933, of
our reports dated January 8, 1999, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Alcoa Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 1998, which reports are
incorporated by reference or included in Alcoa Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.  We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Independent Accountants."


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 18, 2000