Supply chain leaders are joining forces to scale and promote efficient and performance-driven technologies. On Wednesday, YKK ...

Two years after announcing its transition to a green waterproofing technology for its zippers in 2021, Tokyo-based trim supplier YKK is still finding traces of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS ...

Margaret Mimbs was 26 years old when she began working at the YKK zipper plant in Macon. It was less than a month after the company and the community celebrated the grand opening of the $15 million ...

Combine two rows of fine teeth that lock together, a slider and a tab, and all of a sudden you have a quick way of securely closing a bag, jacket or pair of pants — a zipper. These handy, everyday ...

YKK, a non-ferrous metal manufacturer from Japan, has grown quickly by adopting fasteners (zippers) produced in the United States, and has become a giant company that accounts for about 40% of the ...

YKK pointed out that the adoption of low-carbon aluminium as a material for zippers is one of its initiatives to achieve the reduction target for Scope 3 emissions. Credit: Shutterstock YKK ...

TOKYO -- The fast fashion revolution is driving home the need for speed at Japanese zipper giant YKK, whose massive global market share -- estimated at nearly 50% -- is under threat from smaller ...