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April 28, 2026

The Quiet Man

NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania — Thomas Tull is walking along the old wooden brick floor of what began as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company and later became Alcoa, a place where researchers and manufacturers created a hub of foundational aluminum manufacturing for nearly a century.

The Quiet Man

TL;DR

  • Thomas Tull visited the historic Alcoa site in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
  • The site originally began as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company.
  • It was a center for aluminum manufacturing and research for almost 100 years.