Portland Cement Association

Portland Cement Association is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of concrete. The organization conducts and sponsors concrete research,[2] participates in setting cement manufacturing standards,[3][4] and disseminates free designs of concrete-based architectural structures,[5] among other functions.

Portland Cement Association
AbbreviationPCA
FormationOctober 23, 1902 (1902-10-23)[1]
Founded atNew York City
Headquarters5420 Old Orchard Road
Location
Coordinates42.0632142°N 87.7634144°W / 42.0632142; -87.7634144
LeaderRon Henley
Chairman of the Board
Filiberto Ruiz
Vice Chairman of the Board
Allen Hamblen
Websitewww.cement.org
Formerly called
Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers

History
Publication of the Portland Cement Association

The formation of the organization was triggered by a 1902 meeting of eastern cement manufacturers who assembled to discuss problems with cement packaging.[6] At the time, cement was packaged in reusable cloth sacks that were returned to the manufacturer, but that created problems for consumers.[7] On October 1, 1902, this issue prompted the formation of a temporary organization that would represent all the manufacturers involved.[8] The organization was unofficially called "the Eastern Portland Cement Manufacturers."[1] The organization was formally established and its constitution and by-laws adopted by the representatives of 20 cement companies in New York on October 23, 1902,[1] and renamed the Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers.[9]

In 1916, as the Association entered into a contract with the Lewis Institute to conduct joint research in concrete, it was renamed again to the Portland Cement Association, and its headquarters moved from Philadelphia to Chicago.[10] In 2014, the organization was headed by CEO, James G. Toscas[11] As of 2021, the organization is headed by the chairman of the board, Ron Henley.[12]

See also

References
  1. Lesley, Lober & Bartlett 1924, p. 200.
  2. Wilson Yu 2016.
  3. Baden & Martino 1941, p. 60.
  4. Fairchild 1927, p. 10.
  5. Schwartz 2000, p. 11.
  6. Lesley, Lober & Bartlett 1924, p. 196.
  7. Lesley, Lober & Bartlett 1924, p. 197.
  8. Lesley, Lober & Bartlett 1924, p. 199.
  9. Lesley, Lober & Bartlett 1924, p. 201.
  10. Lesley, Lober & Bartlett 1924, p. 230.
  11. Chicago Tribune; Nov 20, 2014.
  12. cement.org 2021.

Literature cited

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