Global Business Development

Global Business Development

What is required from the architectural products manufactured by YKK AP varies depending on the climate, geography, and culture of each country and region. To meet these needs, we are committed to developing and manufacturing products in each country and region, while conducting business operations that are rooted in local communities. The technologies developed at each of our companies are consolidated at our R&D Center in Japan and then deployed horizontally across countries and regions, continuing to create values worldwide, backed by technology.

Global business operations in 12 countries and regions, focusing on Japan, North America, China, and greater Asia.

Japan

Japan

In Japan, we conduct the "Residential Business" to provide windows, doors, and interior products for single-family homes, the "Commercial Business" to provide curtain walls, etc. for non-wooden, multi-family residences and office buildings, the "Exterior Business" to offer full coordination between buildings and exteriors, and the "Industrial Products Business" to provide aluminum profile materials for supporting various industrial sectors.
Moreover, YKK AP serves as the global headquarters for product development and manufacturing to build and deploy manufacturing and development technologies.

<Mid-term Growth Strategy & Vision>

In order to realize our 6th Mid-term Business Policy of "Providing Social Values through Products and Realizing Manufacturing Reform", we are strengthening the promotion of windows with higher thermal insulation performance and proposals of the higher building-renovation sector. Demand for remodeling and renovations is expected to grow due to governmental subsidy programs, and we are also working on increasing our production capacities by enhancing production facilities for remodeling and glass products. We are also taking on the challenge of entering new businesses and domains to achieve sustainable growth amid a downward trend in construction of new houses.
Additionally, with the aim to achieve carbon neutrality, we have launched the "Carbon Neutral Project" and formulated a technical roadmap for that. These technologies will be rolled out not only in Japan but also throughout our YKK AP Group companies worldwide.

North America

North America

We design, manufacture, and sell products centered on commercial aluminum building products for the commercial business and residential vinyl windows for the residential business. We offer products that meet regional needs such as thermal insulation products that lead environmental policy, safety products that address the increasing risk of hurricanes and more, and unit curtain walls that address labor shortages.

<Mid-term Growth Strategy & Vision>

YKK AP AMERICA INC. has set "Establishing AP America Group as Dominant North American Architectural Products Company" as the business policy in the 6th Mid-term Management Plan. As a priority measure for the commercial business, we will work to expand our project center business by taking advantage of our regional service model and design capabilities. In particular, we will strengthen our strategy in the West Coast area, further cultivate our presence in the Mid-South market, and strengthen and expand sales of thermal insulation products.
ERIE ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS INC. will work to expand its customer base through collaboration with YKK AP AMERICA INC.. In the residential business, we will strengthen our earnings structure and expand business scale by product strategy and enhanced manufacturing base. We also focus on strengthening sales in untapped areas within the six states where we already operate, with an aim to further establish our presence there.
At the same time, we will make model changes and expand the lineup of our core products. In addition, as a foundational business strategy to support sales strategies in both businesses, we will further accelerate business deployment and improve governance by enhancing our technological capabilities and administrative functions.

China

China

In China, we operate through YKK AP CO.,LTD. responsible for designing, manufacturing, and selling aluminum and insulated aluminum products for the domestic Chinese market; YKK AP(SUZHOU) CO., LTD. that serves as a global manufacturing supply base for producing components, curtain walls, and window products; DALIAN YKK AP CO., LTD. is the production base for resin materials targeted for Japan; and YKK AP (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO., LTD. that manages these companies.

<Mid-term Growth Strategy & Vision>

The business policies of the 6th Mid-term Management Plan are to "expand business by accelerating growth of existing businesses and developing new businesses" and "rebuilding the manufacturing and supply system to support sustainable growth." Our priority measures is to enter the mid-range market in the domestic demand business and to expand sales channels in the remodeling business, with the aim of increasing sales volume. To this end, we will expand our products for the mid-range market based on products for specific developers, and remodeling products such as entrance doors and interior partitions/screen doors. Additionally, to strengthen competitiveness in the luxury market, we will develop and launch value-added products such as wide-opening sliding doors with a concept of sophisticated design. Meanwhile, we will strengthen our business base by implementing organizational reforms aimed at adapting to the rapidly changing market environment. In the export business, we will work to strengthen the cost competitiveness of our components, curtain walls, window products, and vinyl profiles, and to build a production system that can respond to changes in quantity.

Asia

Asia

Having manufacturing bases in Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, and India, which are rapidly growing markets, we are developing products and business models tailored to each country and region.
For example, YKK AP TAIWAN CO., LTD. is recognized as a company that offers top brands, such as window frames with high watertight performance suited to the area's frequent typhoons. YKK AP TAIWAN CO., LTD. also focuses on training construction partners to further improve construction quality.
PT YKK AP INDONESIA serves as a research and manufacturing base in Asia, offering design, manufacturing, and sales of aluminum materials and aluminum sliding doors, primarily targeting the domestic Indonesian and broader Asian markets.
In India, Bhoruka Extrusions Private Limited is engaged in the extrusion and sales businesses of aluminum materials, which are its primary domains, as well as in the development of aluminum window products, mainly targeting luxury multiple-dwelling residences.

<Mid-term Growth Strategy & Vision>

YKK AP TAIWAN CO., LTD. aims for expanding its market share in the luxury segment of the market, entering into the mid-luxury market, increasing sales in the central and southern regions, ordering enhancement in the non-residential sector, and expanding its renovations business. The company will further reduce costs of its main product series, strengthen development and sales of non-residential properties, propose new renovation construction methods, and develop renovation distribution outlets.
PT YKK AP INDONESIA will expand its wooden bar material sales channels to increase volume and make efforts to penetrate and expand a new business model with "MADELA", a product for the mid-luxury market launched in October 2021. The company is also embarking on developing provincial cities and island regions, aiming for deeper penetration in Indonesia.
Unveiling its plans to transition from an aluminum extrusions company to an architectural products company in the 6th Mid-term Business Policy, Bhoruka Extrusions Private Limited will work to build a foundation for its Architectural Products (AP) business by focusing on its operations and penetration in southern India and introducing products with value proposition. Bhoruka Extrusions aims to improve living environments by offering high-quality products.

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