Manufacturing
Manufacturers of zippers include YKK Group, Talon Zipper, Optilon and Tex Corp.
In 2003, Forbes reported that although the zipper market in the 1960s was dominated by two major companies (Talon Zipper (USA) and Optilon (Germany)), Japanese manufacturer YKK Group grew to become the industry giant by the 1980s. As of 2003, YKK held 45% of the world market share, followed by Optilon (8%) and Talon (7%).
In 2005, The Guardian reported that China had 80% of the international market. Most of them are made in Qiaotou, Yongjia County.
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