YKK AP to Launch Al Sash Sales Program in Malaysia, Vietnam

YKK AP starts aluminium sash sales in Malaysia and Vietnam in 2011. The firm enters into Malaysian and Vietnamese markets as growth strategy after the research in Malaysia, Vietnam and India. The firm also decided second phase expansion at Saitama plant as strategic plant for window products to meet growing demand. The firm tries to seek growth through the actions as a part of current mid-term plan.

The firm concluded the research to find high grade window demand in Malaysia and potential demand growth in Vietnam while the firm sees Indian demand is still limited for the business despite of the potentiality. The firm decided to launch new aluminium sash sales program in Malaysia and Vietnam by opening new offices. The firm markets high grade aluminium sash for condominium in Malaysia and Vietnam by supplying from YKK AP Indonesia.

The firm makes low emissivity (low-e) grass, which has better heat insulating property through the metallic coating on the surface, at Saitama plant. The firm launches the first plant with 2 million square meters of annual output capacity in July 2011 and starts construction of the 4 billion yen second plant in September 2011 completing in October 2012 to increase the total capacity to 4.5 million square meters.

The firm tries to expand the window business and offshore construction materials business while the firm reorganizes the domestic construction material business under the 3-year plan through fiscal 2011. The firm builds solid business base for next growth.