Chinese group Wolong looks for suppliers and production sites in the Marche region

The executives of Wolong EMEA, the European branch of the Chinese group Wolong, met on 28 September 2026 in Ancona with Giacomo Bugaro, the Marche region's councillor for economic development and investment attraction. Marco Berzeri, chief executive of Wolong EMEA, took part in the meeting.

Wolong was founded in 1984 by Chen Jiancheng, who is still its main shareholder. It works in robotics, electric motors, renewable energy and real estate, with 42 plants worldwide, 15,000 employees, revenue above USD 7.6 billion, three listed companies and real estate assets of USD 5.4 billion. In Italy it has already invested in SIR and Oli in Emilia-Romagna and in Omlat in Piedmont, all active in mechanics and industrial equipment.

The meeting followed a mission of the Marche region to China in May 2026, when the regional delegation met the founder. According to CentroPagina, the group is looking for industrial partnerships in the region, is assessing new production sites and wants to act as a supplier to local supply chains. Two Marche companies are named as possible counterparts: Meccano of Jesi and Gruppo RenCo of Pesaro. Bugaro described Wolong as a solid industrial partner interested both in supplying local firms and in producing directly in the region.

No investment amount or site has been announced: at this stage it is an exploratory contact. For the Marche, whose manufacturing base is made of small and medium mechanical firms, a group that makes motors and robots could become both a customer and a competitor for local suppliers. So far Wolong has entered Italy by investing in existing companies rather than building new plants, and any next step in the Marche may follow the same route.