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{{Infobox company
|name  =  Sanitec Oy (data valid until the acquisition by Geberit)
|logo  =
|type  =  [[Public limited company]]
|fate = Acquired by [[Geberit]]
|traded_as     =
|foundation  =  1990 (as a [[Wärtsilä]] subsidiary)<br /> 1999 (listed on the Helsinki stock Exchange)<ref name=history>[http://www.sanitec.com/SANITEC%20GROUP/Key%20milestones.aspx Sanitec milestones] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130615170102/http://www.sanitec.com/SANITEC%20GROUP/Key%20milestones.aspx |date=2013-06-15 }}</ref>
|founder =
|location  =  Helsinki, Finland
|key_people  =  Fredrik Cappelen (Chairman)<br />Peter Nilsson (President and CEO)
|industry  = bathroom ceramics
|products  =  bathroom ceramics, bathroom furniture<br />pre-wall flushing solutions<br />taps & mixers<br />bathtubs, showers
|revenue  = [[Euro|€]]752.8&nbsp;million (2012)<ref name=prelims>[http://www.sanitec.com/design/sanitec/20130530_Sanitec-Interim-Report-Q1-2013.pdf Preliminary Results 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203721/http://www.sanitec.com/design/sanitec/20130530_Sanitec-Interim-Report-Q1-2013.pdf |date=2015-06-10 }}</ref>
|operating_income  =  [[Euro|€]]73&nbsp;million (2012)<ref name=prelims/>
|net_income =
|num_employees  =  7,004(2012)<ref name=prelims/>
|parent  =
|subsid  =  Allia, IDO, Ifö, Keramag<br />Kolo, Koralle, Porsgrund<br />Pozzi-Ginori,  Selles<br />Sphinx, Twyford Bathrooms<br />Varicor
|homepage  =  [http://www.sanitec.com www.sanitec.com]
|footnotes  =
}}
'''Sanitec''' was  a large European producer of sanitaryware. It was based in Helsinki, owned by the Swedish [[private equity]] firm EQT (has been owning 77.5% of Sanitec since 2009, 100% 2005–2009) and owned several European ceramics brands with 18 production plants. Annual revenue in 2012 was €753 million.
== History ==
Sanitec was established as a subsidiary of Wärtsilä in 1990. In 1999 Sanitec was listed on the Helsinki stock exchange. It was delisted on 1 November 2001 after being acquired by Pool Acquisition Helsinki Oy, a company Sanitec merged with on 31 March 2002. In the beginning of 2005 the merged company was completely acquired by EQT.<ref name=history/>
In February 2015, Sanitec was acquired by the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] firm [[Geberit]] for $US1.4 billion.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/geberit-ma-sanitec-idUSFWN0VD00U20150203 Geberit says has acquired 99.27 pct of Sanitec shares]. [[Reuters]], 3 February 2015</ref>
[[File:Bidet Ego Kolo.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Bidet by Kolo, a Sanitec subsidiary]]
== Brands (year acquisition by Sanitec)<ref name=history/><ref name=brands>[http://www.sanitec.com/BRANDS%20PRODUCTS/Brand%20portfolio.aspx Sanitec brands] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130615182806/http://www.sanitec.com/BRANDS%20PRODUCTS/Brand%20portfolio.aspx |date=2013-06-15 }}</ref>==
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* Allia, France (1991)
* IDO, Finland
* Ifö, Sweden (1981)
* Keramag, Germany (1991)
* Kolo, Poland (1993)
* Koralle, Germany
* Leda, France (sold in 2012 Nov.)
* Porsgrund, Norway (1985)
* Pozzi-Ginori, Italy (1993)
* Selles, France
* Sphinx, Netherlands (1999)
* [[Twyford Bathrooms]], United Kingdom (2001)
* Varicor, Germany (1998)
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sanitec.com  Sanitec homepage]
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[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Helsinki]]
[[Category:Bathroom fixture companies]]
[[Category:Finnish brands]]
[[Category:Wärtsilä]]