Organization

Vision

A global network recognized as the preferred source of material technology solutions for industrial process companies.

Mission

MTI maximizes member asset performance by providing global leadership in materials technology for industrial processing companies to improve safety, sustainability, reliability and profitability.

Our Story

In 1977, The Materials Technology Institute was founded to provide like-minded Chemical Processing Industry engineers with crucial research and resources, collaborative opportunities and trusted answers to industry challenges. The founding engineers met at the 1976 NACE Conference in Toronto, Ontario and realized that if they pooled their collected resources and brainpower, they could significantly increase their abilities to leverage funding for research. Founders Bob Puyear and Bert Krisher of Monsanto, Paul Dillon and George Elder of Union Carbide and Warren Pollock of DuPont shared the vision of a collaborative network of industry experts and major companies working to solve major CPI issues.

The first Membership Meeting was held on February 23, 1977. Organization structures such as the Board of Representatives (BOD) were then developed with intent of bringing together representatives from member companies to approve funding for research projects, technical programs and technology development. The projects in particular became a key value for MTI members, allowing them to achieve high return on investments by finding new answers to challenges they could not solve on their own. 

Now, MTI and its member companies around the world continue to provide global leadership in materials technology research and solutions. MTI has compiled more than four decades of not-for-profit research, resources and collaborative efforts, and continues to foster lasting partnerships with its member companies. 

Our Leaders

Governance

Anti-trust Statement

MTI's Member Companies routinely compete with each other in their respective industries, and therefore it is possible that aspects of MTI's activities could raise legal issues under the U.S. Antitrust Laws. Violations could attract civil and criminal penalties, or lawsuits against MTI or Members. MTI's legal counsel has prepared Antitrust Guidelines available on the MTI Website, and these should be reviewed by each Member Representative. ​

Specific concerns include any discussion of prices, market allocations, or product distribution practices, and care should be taken with respect to descriptions or opinions expressed about specific products, companies or standards which could be applied in making purchasing decisions. MTI legal counsel is available to answer questions regarding any area of MTI's operations.