CreatorMetal Manufactures LimitedDate1916-1986DescriptionMetal Manufactures Limited was established in 1916 at Port Kembla, New South Wales, to supply copper products previously imported from Germany. The venture was jointly financed by various Australian companies involved in the mining and refining of copper and by British Insulated and Helsby Cables Limited. Construction on the first stage of the company’s factory complex at Port Kembla was completed in May 1918. The company produced tubes, wires and stranded electrical conductors in copper, aluminium and in alloys of these metals. Products were marketed under the brand name 'Kembla'. Colloquially the company was also referred to as 'The MM'. Collection NameMetal Manufactures LimitedUOW Archival Collection Inventories
Metal Manufactures Limited, Metal Manufactures Limited collection guide (1916-1986). University of Wollongong Archives, accessed 02/12/2023, https://archivesonline.uow.edu.au/nodes/view/8664
