The Portland Cement Association (PCA), founded in 1916, is the premier organization serving America's cement manufacturers. The Association promotes safety, sustainability, and innovation in all aspects of construction, fosters continuous improvement in cement manufacturing and distribution, and generally promotes economic growth and sound infrastructure investment.

The annual PCA Chairman's Safety Performance Awards recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of Portland cement. A  total of 9 winners were selected from nearly 100 cement facilities across the US found to be the highest performers in safety in 2017.

For the second year in a row, the Chattanooga plant was honored with this award in the 227,001 to 289,000 man-hours category, having completed 2017 without any reportable accidents.The San Antonio plant received the award in the same category, also having completed 2017 without any reportable accidents.