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Reynolds Co; Adds to Plant A multi-minion dollar opansion program to ino^ase the : rated capacity of the Reynolds ' Metals Col Sherwin Plant from ' 3,000 to 3,250 .tons of Mamina daily is now raider way. The current expansion will ``round out" an earlier expan sion program, according to R. A. Henry Feathexston, plant man \ ager. \ The work indndes installation of a new high-pressure steam boiler, additions to thecapacity of the electrical distribution sys tem and a nnmber of smaller projects, Fedtheiston said. X. Earlier work, which included the installation of the largest ro tary kiln in the industry and a general.expanshm of most facfliU2S, was compteted in 1967. The earlier expansion., raised rated ; daily capacfry from 2,300 to i 3,000!tons*: - - * I The plant nses tafcxite ore to i produce ahwnma, the white powl er from which metallic abnni nnnris made.s^'-, ,v \ Featherstotfjaifi the,,rround| out"; pr^gram^ak, the. Sherwin : plant will be completed this faB. ) f It is partbfa$330mfHion pro: gram- of expansions and modifi cations iir Reynolds plant throughout tie country . AS i part' of -the-,earlier; pro gram,,tte:arinnal production ea; parity of the adjacent San Patri cio Plant' was;increased from 95,000 to 111,009 tons' of ahrnii: num,. ) (..A/ )&/ O