At last I've remembered to google for the one company that manufactures one item that we all carry and use day in day out, a company that we all are familiar with but no one (at least I haven't) read or heard anything about EVER. I've been meaning to google for YKK for months but always forgot. Well, today I have not, and I shall deliver the info to you.
"The Fastening Products Group meets continually changing market needs with three product business divisions - the Slide Fastener Division, the Textile and Plastic Products Division, and the Snap Fastener and Button Division."
My quest for knowledge of zipping is satisfied....what will I wonder about now?
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