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 Dr. Curtis G. Hussey, a physician from Pittsburgh, formed Hussey Copper in 1848. The plant was
located in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. It established a reputation for producing quality copper products.
Roofing copper was a major product, but an increasing share of the company's production went into the electrical
equipment manufacturing industry. It is the leading producer of copper bus bar in the world.
Hussey continued to produce sheet, strip, plate and
bar at its original Pittsburgh facility until 1963 when it moved to a larger, more modern site in Leetsdale
, 14 miles
west of Pittsburgh. In the Leetsdale facility, Hussey continues to produce a variety of copper products including construction copper sheet,
transformer winding, copper tape, copper nickel alloy sheet and plate, and copper strip, sheet, and plate.
A further expansion took place in 1966 when the Eminence, Kentucky plant was opened to produce electrical copper bus bar. Expansion has continued at the
Eminence bus bar plant. The building has been enlarged four times to over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Several new and larger rolling mills have been
installed and additional annealing and silver (flash) and tin plating lines were added to the plant.
Eminence is now the leading bus bar producer in the world.
 In 1984, a group of outside investors and Roy D. Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer,
purchased the Hussey Metal Division. The outside investors ownership interests were subsequently repurchased by the company in 1986. An aggressive capital expenditure program
to improve quality and costs has been ongoing at Hussey. Improvements have been made in casting, hot and cold rolling, annealing, and finishing at the Leetsdale facility. Equipment
has been installed at both facilities to assure compliance to all environmental requirements. Additional capital outlays are being planned for improved quality, environmental considerations, and to increase capacity.
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