YKK Corp. - YKK

Japanese: YKK[株] - ワイケーケー

A fastener and aluminum building materials company. In 1934, Yoshida Tadao founded San-Esu Shokai, a fastener manufacturer, which changed its name to Yoshida Kogyosho in 1938. In 1941, the company changed its trademark to YKK, in 1945 it changed its name to Yoshida Kogyo, and in 1994 it changed its name to its current one. With an integrated production system from raw materials to finished products, the company has an overwhelming share of the market for fasteners and aluminum building materials. It operates in 60 countries around the world, including Japan. The head office is in Tokyo, with factories in Toyama, Hokkaido, Miyagi, etc. Capital in 2011 was 11.9 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 544.9 billion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is as follows: fastenings 42, building materials 57, other 1.

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Japanese:

ファスナー，アルミ建材会社。1934年吉田忠雄がファスナー製造のサンエス商会を設立，1938年吉田工業所に改称。1941年商標を〈YKK〉とし1945年吉田工業に改称，1994年現社名に改称。原料から製品までの一貫生産システムをとって，ファスナー，アルミ建材で圧倒的シェアを占める。日本を含め，世界60ヵ国で事業展開。本社東京，工場富山，北海道，宮城など。2011年資本金119億円，2011年３月期売上高5449億円。売上構成（％）は，ファスニング42，建材57，その他１。

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