On July 9, 2025, Beijing Zhongzhou Law Firm and the China Building Materials Industry Planning and Research Institute solemnly held a "Communication and Exchange Meeting and Cooperation Signing Ceremony" in the conference room of Zhongzhou Law Firm. The two parties reached a consensus on deepening strategic cooperation and signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement" and the "Agreement on Appointing a Permanent Legal Counsel", marking the formal establishment of a comprehensive, multi-domain strategic partnership between the two sides, and jointly opening a new chapter of cooperation.

At this signing ceremony, Zeng Lingrong, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China Building Materials Industry Planning and Research Institute, led the delegation, accompanied by Wang Gang, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President; Liu Wei, Director of the Business Management Department, and Luo Yilun, Director of the Industrial Capital Department, along with his assistant Chai Xiaolei. Zhou Sheng, Director of Zhongzhou Law Firm, led the delegation, with Senior Partners Duan Junru and Hu Yuping participating in the exchange.

At the symposium, the two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the development trends of the building materials industry, legal risk prevention and control, capital operations, intellectual property protection, and the new blue ocean of building materials along the Belt and Road.President Zeng> highly recognized the professional capabilities of Zhongzhou Law Firm in corporate governance, investment and financing, and M&A legal services, and expressed that the institute looks forward to further strengthening legal support through this cooperation to assist in the high-quality development of the building materials industry.

Zhou Sheng, Director of Zhongzhou Law Firm, stated: "The building materials industry is an important foundational industry of the national economy, and its development cannot be achieved without the escort of legal services. Zhongzhou Law Firm will fully leverage its professional advantages to provide efficient and precise legal support to the research institute and industry enterprises, jointly exploring an innovative cooperation model of 'law + industry'."

Under the joint witnessing of the attending guests, Beijing Zhongzhou Law Firm and the China Building Materials Industry Planning and Research Institute officially signed the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement" and the "Agreement on Appointing a Permanent Legal Counsel". According to the cooperation arrangements, the two parties will engage in in-depth cooperation in the following areas: Industry Legal Research: Conduct specialized legal research on the characteristics of the building materials industry. Corporate Compliance Services: Provide comprehensive compliance and risk control support for the Institute and its affiliated units. Capital Operation Support: Provide legal guarantees in areas such as industrial investment, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring. Resource Sharing: Promote industry exchanges, training, and forum activities to foster the co-construction of the industry ecosystem.

This collaboration is a powerful alliance between a legal service institution and a national-level industrial research institute. It not only reflects Zhongzhou Law Firm's brand influence in its professional field but also highlights the institute's commitment to empowering industrial development through the rule of law. In the future, both parties will fully leverage their respective strengths, use the law as a bond, and assist the building materials industry in its standardized and internationalized development, jointly writing a new chapter of win-win cooperation.