Does YKK have a monopoly on zipper manufacturing, or are there a few other companies?
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No monopoly; there are a few. TIZIP: http://www.tizip.com/ HHH: http://www.hhhzip.com/ Fuxing AIP: http://www.fookhing-zipper.com/ Hangzhou Linping: http://www.zyz-zipper.com/ Kao Shing: http://www.kaozipper.com/ Shunli: http://www.shunlizipper.com/ YKK: http://www.ykkeurope.com/index001.html Hung Wai: http://www.janzippers.com/ YBS: http://www.ybszipper.co.kr/ Atics: http://www.aticszip.com.tw Chen Chun: http://www.cczipper.ttnet.net/ Conflux: http://www.slider.com.tw/ CPC & LIU: http://www.cpczip.com/category.html Egia: http://vr.ttnet.net/egia/ Jeu Wat: http://www.jeuwat.ttnet.net/ Sea Cheng: http://www.seacheng.com.tw/ Taken: http://www.takenzip.ttnet.net/ TZMA: http://www.twzippers.org/ Techsun: http://www.twzippers.org/ch/board.php Zipall: http://www.zipall.com/ BCI: http://www.bcizippers.com/ Zabin: http://www.zabin.com/flash.html
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YKK is the largest manufacturer of zippers (>50%). Ironically, the zipper was not invented by YKK. For details, check out the zipper page on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper here are two more: http://www.idealfastener.com http://www.texzipper.com
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