Skokie, Ill. — The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is releasing its first edition of the United States cement industry Report on Sustainable Manufacturing. The PCA says the summary report details an impressive record of environmental, health, and safety performance within the industry that PCA first benchmarked in 2004 through its Cement Manufacturing Sustainability Program.

The PCA also suggests the cement industry is committed to building for today without depleting future resources. After launching its sustainable development program last year, PCA pledged to track the progress of cement manufacturing processes and report on how cement-based products are helping protect the environment, conserving raw materials, minimizing energy consumption, and ultimately providing concrete solutions for sustainable design. The complete report is available upon request or at www.cement.org/smreport05/.