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YKK partners with GTT for sustainable water protection on zippers

7 July 2021

Zipper and fastening products manufacturer YKK has entered into a licensing agreement with Green Theme Technologies (GTT) to use their water-free and non-toxic Empel water protection polymer technology on zippers. GTT is specializing in sustainable performance textile finishes, and PFC-free Empel is now being utilized on zippers for the first ...

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YKK opens digital showroom

20 April 2021

Zipper and fastening products manufacturer YKK has launched a digital showroom to improve contact with its customers – virtually and regardless of time or location. YKK calls the concept behind the online showroom „connection,” a play on the brand’s expertise as a fastening product manufacturer. The digital space, modeled after ...

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U.S. companies demand climate action from Biden administration

15 April 2021

310 U.S. businesses have signed an open letter demanding that the Biden Administration makes every effort to achieve a 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030. The open letter was organized by the We Mean Business Coalition, a global coalition of nonprofits working with businesses around the world to take ...

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YKK wants to be climate neutral by 2050

14 October 2020

At this week’s Copenhagen Fashion Summit, YKK, the leading manufacturer of fasteners and trims, announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which among other things is intended to serve as a roadmap for the company to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The five themes of the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050 are ...

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YKK and Polygiene collaborate on self-cleaning zippers

22 September 2020

YKK has incorporated Polygiene’s ViralOff into a line of zippers, making them “essentially self-cleaning.” The Japanese company – which has business lines in fasteners, architectural products, and machinery and engineering – is presenting its first zippers of this kind at the Lineapelle show, scheduled for Sept. 22-23 in Milan. ViralOff, ...

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YKK signs Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action

16 March 2020

The YKK Corporation has signed the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The Fashion for Global Climate Action initiated calls on the fashion industry to recognize the industry’s contribution to climate change and its responsibility to achieve climate neutrality. YKK joins the more than 100 existing signatories of the charter, ...

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YKK introduces magnetic zippers

27 February 2020

(SGI) YKK, the Japanese producer of fasteners, has come up with a zipper that substitutes magnets for interlocking teeth. The aptly named Magnet Zipper seals the two sides of a garment by electromagnetic attraction when they are brought close together. As the company explains, this makes the zipper easy to ...