On November 19th, the 16th National Symposium on the Petroleum and Chemical Industry and the First Symposium on the Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in the Petrochemical Industry were held in Tianjin. The heads of petrochemical and chemical management institutions and associations in various provinces and autonomous regions, as well as the heads of key national industry associations, attended the meeting. Zhang Wenlei, the president of CCAIA, and Zhang Shoute, the deputy secretary-general, also attended the meeting. Fu Xiangsheng, the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, presided over the meeting. The meeting exchanged information on the economic operation situation, the challenges faced in 2024, and the key work for the next step in major provinces and autonomous regions and key industries. President Zhang Wenlei introduced the overall operation situation of the chlor-alkali industry this year, the main problems existing in the industry, and the work direction of the industry during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. In his concluding remarks, Vice President Fu Xiangsheng reported on the operation situation of the petrochemical and chemical industries this year, analyzed the situation, and systematically analyzed the issues that should be given special attention and the key points that should be highlighted in the formulation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" development plans for various regions and industries.