This works, operated by Adbri Cement, formerly known as Adelaide Brighton Cement was founded in 1882. After previous failed attempts going back to 1927, Adelaide Cement Company at Birkenhead and the South Australian Portland Cement Company, with origins at Brighton, merged in 1970 as Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. Adbri operates manufacturing and distribution facilities in South Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. The Birkenhead plant manufactures approximately 1.3 million tonnes per annum of clinker and 1.6 million tonnes per annum of bulk and bagged cement for the South Australian and Victorian markets and is one of South Australia’s biggest manufacturers.