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YKK El Salvador is another YKK company within the North and Central America region that has implemented several environmental practices to help protect the environment.  One activity of great importance for YKK El Salvador is its tree planting day, which takes place annually involving employees and its neighborhood to which…

John Edward Holliday Jr., senior product development manager at YKK (U.S.A) Inc., shares his thoughts about the relationship between innovation and sustainability in the manufacturing sector. Why is innovation important in our industry? John Holliday and his team in Japan. Innovation is one of the key tools that we have…

YKK Canada Inc. is another company within the YKK North and Central America group that is committed to protecting the environment.  With its manufacturing headquarters located in Montreal, Canada, the company offers a full line of metal, coil and plastic zippers, plus hook and loop, plastic buckles, and webbings. Guided…

Guided by the YKK Group Environmental Pledge, Tape Craft Corporation’s Environmental Management System has been ISO 14001 certified since 2007.  An ISO 14001 environmental management system is a systematic and process driven approach to controlling the aspects of the business that have a significant impact on the environment. Tape Craft…

YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. Snap & Button Products is another company within the YKK North and Central America region that is focused on helping to protect the environment.   Located on approximately 90 acres in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, the company is a world-class supplier of metal notions with a customer list that includes…

YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. has a fastener assembly plant and office in Anaheim, California, and they are proud of the fact that their facility is running completely on solar energy.  In 2014, YKK began researching the possibility of solar energy use at one of its locations, and determined that its Anaheim…