The International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC) is the renowned global platform which summarizes the state of the art of cement chemistry and major trends in cement application. The congresses have been held generally at intervals of four to six years since 1918, providing a strong and fruitful link between the academic world and the cement industry. The ICCC has always stimulated scientific exchanges and discussions between students and those who have already gained working experience in all of the many fields of chemistry relevant to cement production and its use in mortar and concrete.
The history of ICCC organizers can be listed as follows:
• 1st The Faraday Society, London, U.K. 1918
• 2nd Stockholm, Sweden 1938
• 3rd London, U.K. 1952
• 4th Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 1960
• 5th Tokyo, Japan 1968
• 6th Moscow, Russia 1974
• 7th Paris, France 1980
• 8th Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1986
• 9th Delhi, India 1992
• 10th Gothenburg, Sweden 1997
• 11th Durban, South Africa 2003
• 12th Montreal, Canada 2006
• 13th Madrid, Spain 2011
• 14th Beijing, China 2015
• 15th Prague, Czech Republic 2019
• 16th Bangkok, Thailand 2023
In 2019, Thailand Concrete Association (TCA) had been awarded by the Steering Committee to be host of ICCC 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand since TCA has long been cooperating well with universities, cement manufacturers, mortar manufacturers, concrete industry, government agencies, and private sectors locally, regionally and internationally in order to promote the academic and professional progress in the field of cement, mortar and concrete technology.