Corporate Body

Pigment Manufacturers of Australia (1961 - 1990)

From
1961
Laverton, Victoria, Australia
To
1990
Functions
Paint or Pigment Industries
Location
Laverton, Victoria

Summary

Pigment Manufacturers of Australia (PMA) were established in 1961 to produce red, yellow, green and blue pigments and dyes for colouring paints and printing inks. The Post-war housing boom resulted in an increased demand for all industries associated with building. PMA ceased operations in 1990.

Archival resources

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • Pigment Manufacturers of Australia Limited - Records, MS 13626; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Rasmussen, Carolyn et al., A Museum for the people: a History of Museum Victoria and its predecessor institutions, 1854-2000 (Carlton North, Victoria: Scribe Publications, 2001), 420 pp. Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

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