On May 22, Group President Hu Jianhua met with Zhou Yuxian, Chairman of China National Building Material Group (CNBM). Hu Jianhua said CNBM was a leading enterprise in the industry, and the cooperation between the two parties had broad prospects. Zhou Yuxian said that CNBM and China Merchants Group had a favourable foundation for cooperation. He hoped that the two parties could strengthen in-depth strategic cooperation in science and technology innovation and industrial development and further broaden the areas of cooperation to achieve a win-win outcome by giving full play to CNBM's leading business advantages in the fields of construction and new materials.