National Council for Cement & Building Materials

National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), then Cement Research Institute of India (CRI) was founded on 24th December 1962 with the objective to promote research and scientific work connected with cement and building materials trade and industry. Today, NCB is an autonomous R&D organization, under the administrative control of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India, devoted to Research, Technology Development & Transfer, Project Consultancy and Industrial Support Services for Cement, Construction and allied building material industries. Geographically, NCB has its corporate centre and main laboratories located at Ballabgarh (near New Delhi); another well-established regional centre at Hyderabad, units at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and Bhubaneswar (Odisha). NCB is an ISO 9001:2015 certified institute. NCB serves as the nodal agency for providing the Government the necessary support for formulation of its policy and planning activities related to growth and development of cement industry. It is devoted to protect the interests of consumers of cement and concrete in the country. NCB’s stakeholders are Government, Industry and Society, who perceive NCB’s role as discharging national responsibility, providing adequate technology support and improving the quality of life respectively. NCB’s role can be best summarized in our vision and mission statements. NCB’s Vision Be a preferred technology partner to cement and construction sectors in the sustainable development of a better infrastructure and housing NCB’s Mission Research and development of innovative technologies, their transfer and implementation in partnership with cement and construction industries • To enhance quality, productivity and cost-effectiveness • To improve the management of materials, energy and environmental resources. • To develop competency and productivity in human resources. • To develop technologies for durable infrastructure and affordable housing