Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. (YIA)
Production and sale of hose assemblies for auto air-conditioners, power steering units and transmission oil coolers.
Total site areaYIA Inc. (DIV.1) 15,100m2
YIA South Carolina LLC. (DIV.3) 11,200m2
YIA Ohio Inc. (DIV.5) 12,820m2
YIA Mexico (DIV.6) 9,300m2
1,203 (as of February 2023)
LocationVersailles Plant 105 Industry Drive, Versailles, KY 40383, U.S.A.
Contact for consultation and complaintsTel: +1-864-850-2342 Fax: +1-864—306—2004
E-mail: Matthew.OShields@yokohamaia.com
Message from Senior Vice President
Yokohama Industries Americas (YIA) strives to provide the best conditions of employment and the greatest opportunity for advancement for each employee. The safety and well- being of our employees is and will remain of prime importance to YIA and its management. YIA believes in providing each employee the opportunity for meaningful and rewarding employment in a safe and healthful working environment. YIA wants each of its employees to have the freedom necessary to exercise his talents and skills to the fullest extent possible.
We want employees to constantly challenge the norm and therefore we urge employees to exercise creativity and openness among their supervisors and peers. We strive to have employees be proud of their work place and take a sincere interest in what they are doing and give their best every day. It is through these personal characteristics and philosophies that we will succeed in exceeding customer expectations in the areas of Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Service.
Human Rights
Measures for respecting human rights
YIA respects the rights of all people and rejects all actions that could potentially discriminate against any person directly or indirectly. YIA complies with all state and federal laws protecting human rights. YIA follows all the rules and regulations established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Minority Business Economic Development
YIA actively pursues business opportunities that foster the growth of minority businesses. YIA continuously searches for minority businesses that can provide goods and services that meet our needs. Over the years as our company has grown so have our purchases of products from minority owned business.
Labor Practices
Occupational safety and health
YIA’s top priority is the safety of our employees. Central to our efforts is to identify safety risks and correct them before accidents happen. YIA’s safety efforts show in its below industry average incident rates. YIA is committed to improving our safety programs to continuously drive risks and injuries out of our operations.
Major Activities
- Standardize procedures across divisions to ensure continuity and consistency.
- Focus on training for all sites to stay in line with legal and corporate compliance.
- Consolidate systems for smoother process flow.
- We installed thermo scanners at each plants’ entry doors to screen anyone entering the premises for elevated body temperatures.
- We developed a “5SENS” group auditing process that focuses on “5S” “ENvironmental” and “Safety”
- We focused on safety training with all the new employees as we ramped back up our operations.
Disaster Preparedness
YIA has a structured organization to handle disasters if they may occur. These volunteers, known as the Emergency Response Team (ERT) are trained to be the initial responders to address injured personnel or other emergency situations. The ERT is trained to assist employees until local authorities arrive on-site.
Education and training for employees
Employee training and development programs are essential to the success of YIA. Not only do these programs offer opportunities for staff to improve their skills, but also for the organization to enhance employee productivity and improve company culture. YIA recently made the switch the ADP Learning Management to assist in assigning and tracking employee training. This module has offered a great deal of additional training for professional development that we will pursue through 2023/2024.
The Environment
Environmental management
All Tier 1 YIA manufacturing facilities are ISO 14001 certified. All YIA US operations are starting their 6th year of being “Zero Landfill”. YIA MX operations achieved zero landfill spring 2022. All facilities are focused on reducing and recycle all waste streams to further lessen our impact on the environment.
YIA DIV.1 (Under the Hose Business Department) Environmental Data
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Category | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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Waste disposed (t) | 194 | 229 | 160 | 108 | 157 | |
Proportion sent to landfill (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Landfill waste (t) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Energy use (oil equivalent: kl) |
Electric power | 2,150 | 2,288 | 1,987 | 2,203 | 2,236 |
Fuel | 79 | 122 | 42 | 17 | 11 | |
Total | 2,229 | 2,409 | 2,029 | 2,220 | 2,247 | |
Greenhouse gas emissions (1,000t-CO2) | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | |
Water usage (1,000m3) | 25.3 | 30.1 | 24.5 | 26.4 | 27.8 |
- FY: January to December
- Greenhouse gas emissions were calculated based on the Calculation and Reporting Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions jointly published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan. Since 2016, they were calculated based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
YIA DIV.3 (Under the Hose Business Department) Environmental Data
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Category | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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Waste disposed (t) | 361 | 454 | 321 | 334 | 368 | |
Proportion sent to landfill (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Landfill waste (t) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Energy use (oil equivalent: kl) |
Electric power | 1,093 | 1,079 | 961 | 959 | 892 |
Fuel | 104 | 141 | 107 | 79 | 59 | |
Total | 1,197 | 1,220 | 1,068 | 1,038 | 951 | |
Greenhouse gas emissions (1,000t-CO2) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
Water usage (1,000m3) | 4.4 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
- FY: January to December
- Greenhouse gas emissions were calculated based on the Calculation and Reporting Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions jointly published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan. Since 2016, they were calculated based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
YIA DIV.5 (Under the Hose Business Department) Environmental Data
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Category | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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Waste disposed (t) | 187 | 124 | 144 | 88 | 58.2 | |
Proportion sent to landfill (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Landfill waste (t) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Energy use (oil equivalent: kl) |
Electric power | 918 | 867 | 792 | 712 | 663 |
Fuel | 426 | 516 | 390 | 419 | 538 | |
Total | 1,344 | 1,383 | 1,182 | 1,131 | 1,201 | |
Greenhouse gas emissions (1,000t-CO2) | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | |
Water usage (1,000m3) | 12.0 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 9.6 |
- FY: January to December
- Greenhouse gas emissions were calculated based on the Calculation and Reporting Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions jointly published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan. Since 2016, they were calculated based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
YIA DIV.6 (Under the Hose Business Department) Environmental Data
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Category | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | |
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Waste disposed (t) | - | 11 | 113 | 88 | 1,286 | |
Proportion sent to landfill (%) | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | |
Landfill waste (t) | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
Energy use (oil equivalent: kl) |
Electric power | - | 1,449 | 297 | 353 | 414 |
Fuel | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | - | 1,449 | 297 | 353 | 414 | |
Greenhouse gas emissions (1,000t-CO2) | - | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 675 | |
Water usage (1,000m3) | - | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 8,198 |
- FY: January to December
- Greenhouse gas emissions were calculated based on the Calculation and Reporting Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions jointly published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan. Since 2016, they were calculated based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.
Fair Operating Practices
Corruption prevention
YIA has taken steps to ensure that corruption does not occur in our operations. We continuously improve our processes to make them more effective with checks and balances to make sure mistakes and fraud can not happen. In 2022 we continued to improve our internet security to make sure that our employees are not tricked into fraudulent losses.
Community Involvement and Development
Each production location undertakes activities to make donations to support events organized by the local community. This is the list for 2022.
Organization | Amount Donated (USD) |
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Miracle Hill Ministries | $500.00 |
Make a Wish South Carolina | $1,000.00 |
Pickens County YMCA | $1,000.00 |
Ohio School Resource Officers Association | $300.00 |
Tahj Boyd Foundation | $1,600.00 |
American Cancer Society | $500.00 |
Floyd County Community Center | $1,500.00 |
School District of Pickens County Career and Technologies | $1,500.00 |
Versailles Police Department Toy Drive | $1,000.00 |
Oconee Humane Society | $1,000.00 |
Operation Christmas Child | $500.00 |
BBB Education Foundation | $625.00 |
The Foxtrot Foundation | $500.00 |
Donation to local University | $500.00 |
K9s for Warriors | $850.00 |
Total | $12,875 |