From November 7 to 8, the 2024 China International Chlor-Alkali Conference was held in Hangzhou, attended by 368 delegates from nearly 20 countries and regions worldwide. Zhang Wenlei, the President of CCAIA, delivered the opening speech. Zhao Jinping, Former Minister of Foreign Economic Research Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council, Ned Monroe, Executive Director of the Global Vinyl Institute, Frank Reiner, Executive Director of the Chlorine Institute, Thomas Vanfleteren, Technical & Safety Director of the European Chlorine Association, Boris Yagud, Executive Director of the Association of Chlor-Alkali Industry of the Russian Federation, Milton Rego, Executive Director of the South American Chlorine Association, Rohit Kanuga, Member of the Management Committee of the All India Plastics Manufacturers′ Association, Ankur Singh, Vice President of DCM Shriram Limited, and Wong Pei Woon, Project Manager of Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad, presented special reports on the international macroeconomic situation, the current status and future development trends of the chlor-alkali industry in their respective regions. Jennifer Bond, General Manager of Dampier Salt at Rio Tinto, presented a special report titled "Introduction to the Salt Industry in Australia." Dong Hongbo, Senior Vice President of Befar Group, delivered a special report titled "Practicing Green and Low-Carbon Development to Promote Industry Transformation and Upgrading." Croall Alastair, Vice President of Business Development at INEOS, presented a special report titled "The Future of PVC: New Application Scenarios, Challenges, and Opportunities for Sustainable Development." Min Xiao, Vice General Manager of Yibin Tianyuan Group, presented a special report titled "Building a Low-Carbon New Tianyuan with the ′Four Green Initiatives′." Meng Jie, Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the Aluminum Branch of the China Non-Ferrous Metals Industry Association, Ni Yonghong, General Manager of the Sales Service Center of Xinfa Group, and Sun Wenjie, Director of the Research and Development Center of Shandong Dadi Salt Chemical Group, presented special reports on market analysis of alumina, PVC, and caustic soda, respectively. Nanjing Tech University, Nantong Xingqiu Graphite, Jiangyuan Machinery, Chongqing Bozhang, and Jiangsu Ancan Technology shared new processes and technologies in waste salt comprehensive utilization, new equipment, industry energy-saving and carbon reduction, and intelligent manufacturing. The Dalian Commodity Exchange introduced the operation of the futures market and related systems. Argus Media and Chemical Market Analytics presented information on the global caustic soda and PVC markets. Additionally, CCAIA specifically prepared special reports on the economic operation analysis of the chlor-alkali industry in China, the supply and demand pattern of major chlorine-consuming products, and their development prospects.