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YKK Corporation

PRESS RELEASE / Event

14 December 2023

2 minutes

Designed to be compatible with garment recycling systems, the DynaPel zipper uses GTT’s EMPEL technology instead of the standard PU film to achieve its water repellency.

YKK’s New DynaPel Water-Repellant Zipper Wins Best Product in ISPO Textrends Competition

Atlanta, GA, U.S.: The ISPO Textrends judges have selected YKK's DynaPel water-repellent zipper as the Best Product in the accessories category. The competition, held twice a year in conjunction with the ISPO trade show, recognizes the most innovative performance textiles, components, and apparel.

Designed to be compatible with garment recycling...

PRESS RELEASE / Launch

17 November 2023

2 minutes

EMPEL technology uses advanced green chemistry devoid of PFAS and a specialized manufacturing process that allows the chemistry to penetrate the yarn and encapsulate it with a water-repellent layer through molecular cross-linking.

YKK Launches New Water-Repellant Zipper Designed to Work in Circular Systems

Atlanta, GA, U.S.: YKK announces the release of its new DynaPel water-repellant zipper featuring GTT EMPEL technology. Designed to be compatible with garment recycling systems, DynaPel uses EMPEL technology instead of the standard PU film to achieve its water repellency. The lack of a PU film helps remove one of the barriers of textile-to-textile...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

15 November 2023

3 minutes

The YKK Corporation plant at Ha Nam in Vietnam.

YKK's 2023 Report: Leading the Way in Sustainability with 46.9% Greenhouse Gas Reduction

TOKYO, JAPAN: YKK Corporation has released “This is YKK 2023,” a comprehensive report that combines financial and non-financial insights, offering a holistic view of YKK's management and business endeavors guided by the Cycle of Goodness corporate philosophy as well as the company's sustainability initiatives.

This year’s report, available on the...

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

8 November 2023

2 minutes

Furusato-no-Mori (Hometown Forest), which was established within the Kurobe Manufacturing Center of YKK Corporation was designated a Nature Coexistence Site*1 by Japan's Ministry of the Environment.

YKK Center Park's Hometown Forest Is Designated Toyama Prefecture's First Nature Coexistence Site

Furusato-no-Mori (Hometown Forest), which was established within the Kurobe Manufacturing Center (Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture) of YKK Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo / President: Hiroaki Otani), was designated a Nature Coexistence Site*1 by Japan's Ministry of the Environment. Of the 122 sites (in 35 prefectures) certified for the...

Energy Practices / Renewables

6 June 2023

2 minutes

Since the company’s founding in Tokyo in 1934, YKK has continuously set industry standards for quality, innovation, and sustainability in the production of zippers, plastic hardware, hook and loop fasteners, webbing tapes, and snap and buttons.

YKK Achieves 100% Renewable Energy Purchasing at 31 Sites Worldwide

As part of its measures to reduce GHG emissions, fastener company YKK is increasing the use of electricity from renewable energy, and as of FY2022, 31 of its locations worldwide have completed the changeover with electricity being purchased from renewable energy sources.

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Climate Action / Revecol

25 May 2023

2 minutes

ERCA, Patagonia, YKK Team Up to Deploy Circularity with a Low Impact Chem-Tech Innovation

Outdoor brand Patagonia and trim supplier YKK have, at one of their production sites, replaced a commonly used dye chemical with a lower impact version from the stable of the Italian innovation-driven chemical group ERCA SPA.

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Fashion Accessories / Innovation

18 May 2023

2 minutes

VNTANA’s 3D infrastructure software provides the back-end “plumbing” that enables brands to scale 3D quickly and across digital platforms such as ecommerce sites, B2B virtual showrooms, social media and the metaverse.

First Ever 3D Configurator for Custom Trim Sales from YKK

Tokyo-based fastening manufacturer YKK has launched the first ever 3D configurator that would help improve the process of trim design by using technology from VNTANA, a first-of-its-kind 3D infrastructure platform.

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PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

18 March 2023

2 minutes

YKK’s recognition as a “Supplier Engagement Leader” places the company in the top 8% of companies evaluated for supplier outreach on climate change.

YKK recognized as a Supplier Engagement Leader, CDP’s highest rating for supplier engagement on climate change

Tokyo, Japan: YKK Corporation has been selected as a “Supplier Engagement Leader” the highest score on the 2022 Supplier Engagement Report (SER) from CDP,* the international environmental non-profit focused on measuring and reporting companies’ environmental impact.

CDP’s annual Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) assesses how effectively companies...

Zippers / YKK

13 July 2022

6 minutes

Driving Forces for Zippers Changing, End-Users Will Exert More Influence Soon

Zipper major YKK is conducting lifecycle assessment of all its products to help guide development of sustainable trims, even as the fashion element is changing for this fashion accessory with consumer-led demands.