On June 2, CCAIA virtually held a kick-off meeting of the preparation of group standards for Technical Specifications for Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Caustic Soda Producers. Among the participants were heads or editors in chief from Xinjiang Tianye Group, Tangshan Sanyou Group, Qingdao Haiwan Chemical, Shaanxi Beiyuan Group, Shaanxi Jintai, Junzheng Group, Inner Mongolia Elion Chemical, Ningxia Risheng High Tech Industry and Tianyuan Group and Shandong Xinlong Group. WhileFanhongbo, Secretary General of the Standardization Working Committee of CCAIA, presided over the meeting, Zhang Xin, Vice President of CCAIA, introduced the background and significance of the standard preparation and Zhang Shoute, Director of the Advisory Department, briefly explained the outlineand working ideas of the group standard. The attendees discussed and exchanged the standard outline and preparation work. At the meeting, arrangements were made for the preparation of the next preliminary draft of the standard with the preparations of the first draft of the group standard planned to be completed in late July.