History
Our Company
Sauereisen
Over a century of specialty cement development
Founded by C. Fred Sauereisen in 1899, Fred was a mostly self-taught ceramist who worked with George Westinghouse on the first porcelain insulator. Fred's interest in ceramics launched the Sauereisen Cement Company and by applying his knowledge, he developed a signature product – Insa-Lute Adhesive Cement No. 1 – that served as the core of an entire product line.
This was only the beginning of what rapidly grew to be an internationally known manufacturer and distributor of engineered products.
Today, more than a century later, Sauereisen continues to be a family-run company which continues the tradition of new and innovative ideas while maintaining the strength of strong core values that C. Fred Sauereisen introduced so long ago.
Product Highlights
Insa-Lute Adhesive Cement No. 1
This bonding agent was the 1st product formulated by Sauereisen Cements Company and is still used globally for high-temperature electrical assembly applications (automotive and appliance industries).
SewerGard® No. 210
Created and developed by Sauereisen, this field-tested and proven unique polymer lining system is specifcally formulated for municipal and industrial wastewater environments. It offers an economical solution to Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
Our Company Timeline
| 1899 |  |
Founded |
| 1966 | |
Broke ground in RIDC Park |
| 1978 | |
Export Achievement Award, US Department of Commerce |
| 1980 | |
Named “America’s Best 100” Specialty Cements |
| 1982 | |
Purchased Nukem |
| 1992 | |
Purchased Coatings Composits |
| 1997 | |
Broke ground on plant extension |
| 2002 | |
J. Eric Sauereisen becomes President |
| 2007 | |
Finalist: Pittsburgh Business Times Manufacturer of the Year |
| 2008 | |
Purchased Pocono Fabricators |
| 2008 | |
“Family-Owned Business of the Year”, Congressional Award Western PA |
| 2009 | |
Marketer of the Year, AMA Pittsburgh Chapter |
| 2010 | |
E-Star Award, US Department of Commerce |
| 2012 | |
Pittsburgh Business Times Ethics Award |
| 2013 | |
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Family Business Award |
| 2014 | |
Pittsburgh Business Times Manufacturer of the Year |
| 2019 | |
E-Star Award, US Department of Commerce |
