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About the Cement Industry

Cement plant in Colton, CaliforniaThe cement industry is a relatively small but significant component of the U.S. economy, with annual shipments valued at around $8.6 billion.

In the United States, 39 companies operate 118 cement plants in 38 states. Worldwide, the United States ranks third in cement production, behind China—the world’s leading producer—and India. Read more.

Cement History
Coplay Cement KilnsIn 1824, Joseph Aspdin, a British stone mason,heated a mixture of finely ground limestone and clay in his kitchen stove and ground the mixture into a powder to create a hydraulic cement—one that hardens with the addition of water. Read more.

How Cement is Made
Take a virtual plant tour of the cement making process. Check out a Flash animation of the cement plant operations. Click here for the tour.

Virtual Plant Tour
Learn the basics about proportioning concrete mixtures and get an
overview of concrete construction procedures. Construction, protection,
and repair of concrete floors are featured.
Click for more.

Contact Us
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Manufacturing Technical Committee

PCA's Manufacturing Technical Committee, represents the technical interests of portland cement producers and manufacturers of cement process equipment, material suppliers, and cement industry consultants.


Click here for past meeting webcasts and minutes.

Read more about the MTC.

Technical Information

Education

Looking for training? Check out these two great resources: The second edition of PCA's Innovations in Portland Cement Manufacturing is a must have reference. This definitive resource covers all aspects of cement manufacturing and addresses the current issues facing the industry. The two-volume, limited edition is for personnel involved in the cement industry including production, quality assurance, process engineering, energy issues, health and safety, environmental issues, and analytical techniques. For more information, visit the PCA bookstore at http://members.cement.org/EBiz50/ Bookstore/BookstoreResults.aspx?Value=sp400. For online cement manufacturing courses, please visit http://www.vdz-online.de/wb-elearning.html?&L=1.

Disney Institute, Keynotes Highlights of 55th IEEE/PCA Conference

More than 900 cement industry professionals, representing 25 countries attended the 55th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, April 14-18, in Orlando, Fla. The conference included 45 technical presentations, six tutorials, and 166 exhibitors.

The 2013 Cement Industry technical conference included presentations from the industry’s top technical people, addressing the diverse technical issues and proposing potential solutions to the many challenges facing the cement industry.

Winning papers were:
> 1st Place - Maintenance and Safety, The Journey of an Enterprise in a Process Industry Toward Improved Electrical Workplace Safety by Greg M. Kemper, Lehigh Hanson Inc., William S. Vilcheck, Eaton Engineering Services, and David B. Durocher, Eaton Corporation

> 2nd Place - General Practices, Breakthrough in Clinker Grinding by Rick Bohan, PCA director of manufacturing technology, and John Kline, John Kline Consulting

> 3rd Place - Maintenance and Safety, Contractor Safety Management by John Jerrels, Holcim (US) Inc. and Kendall Walden, Holcim (US) Inc.

Well-attended sessions included an economic update by David Zwicke, PCA senior economist and Imran Akram, chief executive at IA Cement, and a welcome address by Cary Cohrs, PCA Board of Directors chairman.

At the Disney Institute seminars and tours Disney professionals took more than 100 attendees through exercises that reveal the principles that are at the core of Disney’s organizational strength. The program included an opportunity to go behind-the-scenes and experience time-tested Disney business philosophies at one of the leading business operations in the world firsthand.

For information please visit www.ieeepcaconference.org

Cement 101 New Version
Cement 101 Version 5.0 is a brief introduction to the cement industry geared towards undergraduates in the engineering and natural sciences. The supplement is perfect for use in educational outreach, recruitment efforts, and as a unique community outreach. Included in the supplement are articles on careers in the cement industry, an economic update, best-in-class training, profiles in career building, a resource guide of national associations and organizations, a map of U.S. and Canadian Portland cement plants, and a list of other industry contacts. The supplement is produced by Cement Americas Magazine and the Portland Cement Association. For more information or reprints, contact Cheryl Mangano at Cheryl.mangano@penton.com.

Online Catalog
For a complete listing of the online cement catalog of publications and other resources, click here.

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