About Us
On October 14, 2004, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it would fund the establishment of an office in Beijing for China Standards and Conformity Assessment.  The CSCA office is an initiative by a four-member consortium: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), The American Petroleum Institute (API), ASTM International, and CSA America. 

Consortium members have a significant knowledge base and resources for standards and conformity assessment in a broad array of industry sectors including: consumer products, medical devices, manufacturing components, tools, petroleum & gas extraction/processing/distribution, power generation, building materials, boilers, and compressed gas.