The Sale of Fastening Products Begin
San-S Shokai founded by Tadao Yoshida in Nihonbashi, Tokyo; the production and sale of fastening products begins.
Company Renaming
San-S Shokai renamed Yoshida Kogyosho.
Company Reorganised
Yoshida Kogyosho reorganized as a limited company.
The Great Tokyo Air Raids
Komatsugawa Plant burned down in the Great Tokyo Air Raids; Yoshida Kogyosho temporarily dissolved.
Company Purchased
Uozu Tekkousho K.K. purchased by Yoshida Kogyosho. Renamed Yoshida Kogyo K.K.
YKK Trademark Registered
YKK® registered as a trademark of Yoshida Kogyo K.K.
HQ Relocation
Headquarters relocated to Nihonbashi Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
Kurobe Plant Begins Operations
Kurobe Plant commences operations in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture.
Yoshida Shoji Established
Yoshida Shoji Co., Ltd. (current YKK AP Inc.) established.
HQ Relocation
Yoshida Kogyo K.K. headquarters relocated to Asakusa Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
India
Exported fastener manufacturing plant to India.
Aluminium Materials
Operations related to aluminum building materials begun.
New Zealand
Established the first local subsidiary in New Zealand.
HQ Relocated
Headquarters relocated to current location (Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
Singapore
YKK Industries (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. established as the first overseas affiliate of YKK's architectural products business.
Swaziland (Eswatini)
YKK Swaziland (PTY) LTD was established.
Eswatini Factory
YKK President Tadao Yoshida and Eswatini King Sobhuza III officially opened the factory in Mbabane, Eswatini.
Eswatini 3 YG
Factory in Eswatini commenced with the production of 3 YG
Company Renaming
Yoshida Kogyo K.K. renamed YKK Corporation.
Environmental Charter Established
YKK Group Environmental Charter (Group Environmental Charter) established.
Eswatini Joins EME Group
YKK Swaziland joined the EMEA Group.
Amalgamation
Union Zipper amalgamated with YKK Swaziland.
Eswatini Certification
YKK Swaziland achieved its ISO 9000 certification.
Snap & Button Established
YKK Newmax Co., Ltd. (current YKK Snap Fasteners Japan Co., Ltd.) established as the principal company of YKK's snaps and buttons business.
Eswatini 25 Year Celebration
YKK Swaziland celebrated its 25th anniversary.
YKK Swaziland Name Change
YKK Swaziland changed its business name to YKK Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd.
1st Machinery & Engineering Company Established
First machinery and engineering business company (Suzhou YKK Machinery & Die Works Co., Ltd.) established in Suzhou, China.
Sales Company Established
YKK Fastening Products Sales Inc. established as a sales company for YKK's fastening business.
Shared Services Centre Established
YKK Business Support Inc. established as the shared services center for the YKK Group.
Architectural Products Business Begins
YKK's Architectural Products Manufacturing Group integrated into YKK AP Inc.; the architectural products business of the YKK Group begins as a fully integrated organization.
Industrial Tourism Launched
YKK Tours launched by the YKK Group as an industrial tourism plant tour.
Open to General Public
YKK Center Park, a facility that is open to the general public, opened.
New HQ
The YKK80 Building completed in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, as the new headquarters of YKK Corporation and YKK AP Inc.
Merger
YKK Corporation and YKK Fastening Products Sales Inc. merged.
Sustainability Action Begins
YKK Employee devises a solution to the plastic waste problem. Together with a global team of colleagues and partners PET bottles are converted to yarn and crafted into Natulon® Ocean Sourced™ zippers, which begins momentum for change.