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Joyou is a publicly listed company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange trading under the ticker JY8.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joyou AG )〕 It designs, manufactures and sells kitchen and bathroom faucets, shower systems, and other home sanitary fittings, primarily in China for the Chinese market.〔("Chinese Joyou plans IPO in Frankfurt H1 2010." ). ''ADP News Germany'', via Highbeam (subscription required)〕 It also supplies sanitary fittings to wholesalers and retailers worldwide.〔("PROFILE: Joyou" ). ''KBB Review''.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joyou AG (JY8G.DE) Company Profile - Reuters.com )〕 Joyou is headquartered in Nan’an, Quanzhou in the Chinese province of Fujian and is owned by the holding company Joyou AG, a German stock corporation located in Hamburg.〔〔("Hopes high for Li's visit to Germany" ). ''China Daily''.〕 It also sells products from the German sanitary fittings manufacturer Grohe under license in China. As of early 2013, Joyou operated 4,097 branded stores in China, and an online store in the UK.〔Brant, Chris. ("Grohe considers IPO or trade sale" ). ''Industrial Goods''.〕 == History == The Fuxin Water-Warmth Appliances & Material Factory, in Nan'an, Fujian, was founded in 1988, selling to Chinese wholesalers. The company introduced the brand name Joyou in 1995, and in the early 2000s established a domestic distribution network for its products. In 2007, by then known as Joyou, the company participated in the development of industry wide standards for plumbing fixtures in China. In 2008 it was one of the sponsors of the Beijing Olympics. In 2010, Joyou made an IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and raised €105 million in capital.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joyou Raises 105 Million Euros in IPO; Shares Priced at 13 Euros )〕 In early 2011, Grohe AG, which at that time held about 30% of the Joyou shares, launched a successful public takeover bid for Joyou AG.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grohe to snap up China rival )〕 In 2013, Joyou’s major shareholders exchanged their holdings in Joyou for a stake in the Grohe Group; this brought Grohe’s total shareholdings in Joyou AG to more than 70%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=JOYOU AG (JY8:Xetra): Transactions - Businessweek )〕〔("Japan's Lixil Considers Buying Germany's Grohe" ). ''Wall Street Journal''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joyou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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