Beijing, July 24 — Zhao Dianlong, President of China Railway Group Limited (CREC), met at the company's headquarters with Pietro Bagnati, Executive Vice President of Operations of Webuild Group, Italy. The two sides held in-depth discussions on further strengthening cooperation in global infrastructure projects and reached broad consensus on expanding their strategic partnership.
Zhao Dianlong welcomed the Webuild delegation and provided an overview of CREC's overall business development, international operations and major projects currently under construction around the world. He noted that CREC has always attached great importance to cooperation with leading international infrastructure companies. Looking ahead, he expressed the hope that both sides would continue to strengthen mutual trust and deepen collaboration by leveraging CREC's integrated industrial chain and comprehensive engineering capabilities, together with Webuild's technical expertise and strong local market presence. He said the two companies should jointly explore market opportunities, advance practical cooperation and achieve complementary strengths, mutual benefit and win-win development.
Bagnati thanked CREC for its warm hospitality and introduced Webuild's development history, global business portfolio and international growth strategy. He spoke highly of CREC's strengths in technology, equipment and project management, and expressed Webuild's willingness to further enhance cooperation with CREC by focusing on major infrastructure projects and exploring practical collaboration in industrial chain integration, equipment manufacturing and technological innovation. He said such cooperation would contribute to the modernization of global infrastructure while delivering shared growth and mutual benefits for both companies.
Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Webuild Group is a leading global infrastructure engineering and construction company. It has ranked No. 1 among ENR's International Water Supply Contractors for 15 consecutive years and is widely recognized as a global leader in the water infrastructure sector. In 2026, the company was named to TIME's World's Most Influential Companies list. Tracing its history back to 1906, Webuild now operates in more than 50 countries, employs professionals from over 125 countries and regions, and works with a global supply chain network comprising approximately 17,500 enterprises.
