This is the meaning of the abbreviation “YKK” that most zippers on your pants have.
When we go shopping, sometimes we look at our favorite brands, sometimes we look at the price tag, sometimes we notice clothes we like without stopping to check whether they are from a leading brand or not.
However, there is one thing that we have probably never noticed and that is the brand of zipper on these clothes, especially on jeans.
Because for what? Well, you will be surprised to know that there is the curious history of many of these zippers what we have in our closet, even if we haven’t noticed it.
It’s an acronym ‘YUCK’ We’re sure it’s present in many of the denim items you typically wear.
The question is, what does this mean? “Tiktoker” Culture Pills wanted to highlight this as a curious spread in a video that was a big success on his channel.
And these abbreviations belong to Yoshida Kogyo Kabusikikaisha, which can be translated as “Yoshida Limited Liability Company”as the content creator explains.
“This Japanese company was founded in 1934 Tadao Yoshidawho felt that the current production methods were rubbish and decided to create his own zipper machines,” he describes in the text accompanying the video.
“In addition, he assigned his company to handle all aspects of production: from casting your own brass to making your own shipping containers. And so it is! “YKK currently has factories in 72 countries and produces approximately 7 billion zippers per year!” – he adds.
Empire in the world of lightning
There is no official source indicating the exact percentage of zippers in the world that are manufactured by YKK.
However, YKK is recognized one of the leading zipper manufacturers in the world and has a significant market share.
The company has an extensive global presence and supplies its products to a wide range of industries and customers around the world. His reputation for produce high quality zippers and its extensive manufacturing and distribution network contributes to its dominant position in the zipper market.