<p> Dr. Benjamin Sporton， General Secretary of Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) visited China Concrete and Cement-based Products Association (CCPA) on July 9^th, 2019. Dr. Xu Yongmo as Executive Secretary of CCPA welcomed Dr. Sporton. Together in the meeting were Mr. Zeng Qingdong as General Secretary, Chen Long as Deputy Advisor of Foreign Affairs Department and Dr. Yu Chen as Advisor of Science and Technology Department of CCPA as well as Mrs. Lu Huijuan as Vice President of CRH and Mr. Li Xiao as the Vice President of Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Division. </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> <img src="http://img7.ccement.com/2019/07/16/2689bbbd651.jpg" alt="" /> </p> <p> Dr. Sporton expressed appreciation towards CCPA’s welcome. He said it was the second time he visited CCPA. During the past time, GCCA visited multiple cement and concrete enterprises in China and made great progress. He introduced the key work of GCCA in the near future and expected cooperation with CCPA. </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> <img src="http://img7.ccement.com/2019/07/16/8cda393d629.jpg" alt="" /> </p> <p> President Xu introduced the current market of the concrete sector and major events CCPA would conduct in the near future. He said cooperation with GCCA could help CCPA to understand the current situation and developing trend of the foreign concrete sector. </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> <img src="http://img7.ccement.com/2019/07/16/5edc5361959.jpg" alt="" /> </p> <p> The two sides will cooperate on drafting and implementation of standards, promoting sustainable development and improving image of concrete sector all over the world. China Concrete Forum in Nanjing held by CCPA and Innovation in Focus Conference in Singapore by GCCA will be the major events for the two sides to further their cooperation.&nbsp; </p>