YKK has kicked off a new four-year business planning period with a major reorganization aimed at speeding up communication and time to market and with an emphasis on digitalization, sustainability, and diversity. Under the business policy of “Sustainable Growth under the New Normal,” YKK has created a new, enhanced R&D…
YKK Corporation has announced that the jurisdiction of its North and Central America Group headquarters, located in Marietta, Georgia, has been expanded to include YKK’s South America Group. The new group is called “YKK Americas” and is led by Jim Reed, President of YKK Corporation of America and YKK Corporation…
YKK has launched a digital showroom as a means to better engage with customers, virtually, regardless of time or location. The concept behind the online showroom is “connection,” a play on YKK’s expertise as a manufacturer of fastening products. The space, modeled to look like YKK’s brick-and-mortar showroom in London,…
YKK Corporation announces that it has signed the Business/Investor Letter in Support of an Ambitious U.S. 2030 Climate Goal organized by the We Mean Business Coalition and Ceres. The letter asks President Biden to set the U.S. on a highly ambitious goal to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero…
YKK Targets Consistent With Reductions Required To Keep Global Warming to 1.5°C YKK Corporation’s emissions reduction targets have been approved by the independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial…
YKK Corporation has launched an experimental trial to visualize CO2 absorption using “e-kakashi,” an AI-powered “brain” for agriculture provided by SoftBank Corporation that includes a CO2 absorption estimation system. The trial is taking place at YKK Center Park’s “Furusato-no-Mori” (Hometown Forest) on the grounds of the Kurobe Manufacturing Center (Kurobe…
As consumers search for products to help safeguard themselves from pathogens, apparel brands are starting to incorporate specially treated antiviral and antimicrobial fabrics in their designs. To help address the needs of brands, YKK has developed a line of zippers with tape treated with ViralOff®, a technology patented by the…
YKK (U.S.A.) Inc., a leading manufacturer of zippers, plastic buckles and other hardware, hook and loop fasteners, webbing tapes, and snaps and buttons, announces the launch of its new Solutions Group ahead of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo. The Solutions Group aims to help manufacturers struggling with issues…
Sustainable trims leader announces Sustainability Vision 2050 addressing climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management and human rights At today’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit, global sustainable trims leader YKK announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which will serve as a roadmap to the company achieving net-zero emissions by…
