--File--visiteurs portent sur le stand de Sany lors d'une foire de Shanghai, Chine, le 26 novembre 2008. Fabricant de machinerie lourde chinois Sany s'ap
--File--Visitors are seen at the stand of Sany during a fair in Shanghai, China, 26 November 2008. Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer Sany will apply for a listing on the Tokyo stock exchange, a move aimed at strengthening its presence in Japan, national Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Tuesday (13 March 2012). An inside source told the newspaper that Sany is aiming to list in Japan in the later half of this year after rejoining the Hong Kong bourse in April or May. Another source said last month that the company plans to revive its HK$3.3-billion (US$425-million) share offering in the second quarter, expected to be the largest IPO in Hong Kong this year. Sany postponed its Hong Kong listing last September amid global market uncertainty. The Tokyo listing will be the companys latest move to expand its international presence since acquiring German manufacturer Putzmeister earlier this year. Sany is the worlds seventh-largest construction equipment maker, and is controlled by Liang Wengen, who is by some measures the richest person in China. The company actively offered heavy equipment to Japan for rescue operations after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck the country last March.
