ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, ðə mˈɛɾəldʒˌɛsɪlʃˌæft pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkfɜːɾɚ tɹˈuːmɚvɚwɚtˌʌŋsdʒɪsˌɛlʃæft fɹˈæŋkfɜːt ɹˈʌbəl jˌuːɾɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən kˈʌmpəni, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐtˈɛnʃən θɹuːˈaʊt dʒˈɜːməni ænd ðə wˈɜːld.
In 1946, the Metallgesellschaft participated in the founding of the Frankfurter Trümmerverwertungsgesellschaft (Frankfurt Rubble Utilization Company), which received attention throughout Germany and the world.