2019 Hilti Company Report “C HINA IS DEVELOPING AT A RAPID PACE.” Camilla Zhou, Business Development Manager, Hilti China A new 4.2-kilometer-long segment is being added to one of the longest supply tunnels in the world, located in Chengdu, China. Hilti employee Camilla Zhou examines the work done on the Hilti installation system helping to ensure that the roughly 8 million inhabitants of the city can continue to enjoy a reliable supply of electricity and water. This large-scale project in Chengdu is only one of many that are now being realized in the most populous nation on earth. This also means an increase in demand for Hilti installa- tion systems, which provide customers with innovative, high-quality and safer solutions for their applications. In 2019, Hilti laid the foundations for more rapidly supplying China with its latest innovation, the MT system. By 2021, a cutting-edge production facility will be built in Handan, China, as part of a joint venture between Hilti, China Electronic System Technology – one of the largest general contractors for high-end buildings in China – and Welser – the Austrian-based world leader in roll-forming technology. 26–27