ECRA was founded in 2003 as a platform on which the European cement industry can support and undertake research activities within the context of the production of cement and its application in concrete. By creating and disseminating knowledge from research findings, our aim is to facilitate and accelerate innovation to guide the cement industry.

Our activities are pre-competitive and comprise seminars, workshops and dedicated research projects.

Our seminars and workshops provide a platform for teaching the latest knowledge on cement and concrete technology, and communicating and discussing the latest research findings, covering cover process and concrete-oriented issues of high concern to the cement industry.

We see ourselves as part of a network which comprises various research facilities such as universities, federal institutes and the research centres of cement companies or equipment suppliers. In this context we are able to develop a knowledge centre which benefits from cooperation with the best institutes in their respective areas of research and can act as a core competence centre, providing a broad platform for top researchers in each field.

ECRA is steered by a Technical Advisory Board with representatives from major European cement producers. The Board is responsible for defining the focus and scope of our seminar programmes and research projects.