UNITECR 2011
The organization of UNITECR was established in 1987 in Tokyo by the founding members.
Founding Members
- American Ceramic Society(ACerS).
- The Technical Association of Refractories, Japan (TARJ).
- German Refractories Association(GRA).
- Association Latinoamericana de Fabricantes de Refractarios(ALAFAR).
Principal Members
- Chinese Ceramic Society (CCS)
- Indian Refractory Makers Association (IRMA)
- Fédération Européenne des Fabricants de Produits Réfractaires (PRE)
The official governing body is the UNITECR International Executive Board (IEB), composed of representatives of the Founding Member Organizations, the Principal Member Organizations, and certain individuals elected to the IEB as Distinguished Life Members.The IEB is an international non-profit organization existing to contribute to the progress and exchange of industrial knowledge and technologies concerning refractories according to its official By-Laws.
The IEB of UNITECR has sanctioned worldwide congresses in the following locations.
| UNITECR 1989 | ACerS | Anaheim/USA |
| UNITECR 1991 | GRA | Aachen/Germany |
| UNITECR 1993 | ALAFAR | Sao Paulo/Brazil |
| UNITECR 1995 | TARJ | Kyoto/Japan |
| UNITECR 1997 | ACerS | New Orleans/USA |
| UNITECR 1999 | GRA | Berlin/Germany |
| UNITECR 2001 | ALAFAR | Cancun/Mexico |
| UNITECR 2003 | TARJ | Osaka/Japan |
| UNITECR 2005 | ACerS | Orlando/ USA |
| UNITECR 2007 | GRA | Dresden/ Germany |
| UNITECR 2009 | ALAFAR | Salvador/ Brazil |
