Exhibit 23 (a)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 related to the Reynolds Metals Company Savings and
Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Reynolds Metals Company Savings Plan for
Hourly Employees and the Employees Savings Plan, of our reports dated January
10, 2000, except for Note V, for which the date is February 11, 2000,  on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
of Alcoa Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999, which
reports are incorporated by reference or included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 3, 2000