From July 15 to July 19, 2019, Wan Detian, Executive Deputy President of the Central Research Institute, and Liu Xiaogen, Assistant to the President, of China Building Materials Test and Certification Group Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as CTC), participated in the 18th Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Conference held in Takamatsu, Japan.

The Northeast Asia Standards Cooperation Conference has been held annually since 2002 and has now become an important platform for standardization cooperation among China, Japan, and South Korea. At the meeting, Wan Detian and Liu Xiaogen respectively interpreted and explained the background and significance of standard development, testing principles, and methods for two international standards to be developed, namely "Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Ceramic Coatings" and "Test Method for Tensile and Shear Creep of Ceramic Adhesives," enabling the leaders of standardization bodies and participants from China, Japan, and South Korea to further understand the relevant international standardization work content and scientific research achievements being carried out by CTC. The report content attracted high praise and attention from many attending experts, bringing CTC's standardization projects to the international stage.

Advancing the internationalization of China's building materials industry standards is an important task. The two international standards to be developed proposed at this meeting are conducive to promoting regional mutual recognition, collaboration, and acceptance of these two standards by Japan and South Korea, promoting the in-depth development of China's standardization work, and enhancing China's status in China, Japan, and South Korea and even the international community, as well as its discourse power in standard formulation work. Through this exchange meeting, we also further understood the development direction, policies, and future plans of Japan and South Korea in international standardization work, pointing out the direction for subsequently seeking more cooperation and exchanges with them.