On March 12th, CCAIA was invited to attend an exchange meeting of the upstream and downstream industry associations by China Soda Ash Industry Association. While representatives from China Soda Industry Association (CSIA), CCAIA, China Salt Association, China Inorganic Salt Industry Association, China Cleaning Industry Association, China Architectural and Industrial Glass Association, and China National Association for Glass Industry attended the meeting, Wang Li, the director of CCAIA's Research Department, was also among the participants. As the meeting was chaired by Dou Jinliang, Secretary General of CSIA, representatives from each association introduced the production and operation of their respective industries in 2023, and had in-depth exchanges on the development trends of the upstream and downstream sectors in 2024. These attendees expressed their willingness to strengthen information exchange and cooperation in the future as they strive to jointly promote the sound industrial development along the industry chain.