- Business
- Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Ltd. is an investment holding company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of plastic and metallic parts and components for optical and opto-electronic products, including digital still cameras, copiers and copier-based multifunction peripherals, projectors, computer peripherals, portable consumer electronics, binoculars, optical instruments, image sensors, microscopes, laser range finders, DVD drives, delicate optical instruments, laser printers, scanners, dedicated electronic equipment, automotive lenses, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) products, optical communication components, mobile phone lenses, AR/VR-related products and dedicated electronic testing equipment; precision processing products such as pressing molds, micro motor pressing parts, camera components, electronic and optical product components and lead wire processing components; plastic injection molding products encompassing components for cameras, video cameras, audio products, office machines, microscopes, CD-ROMs, HDDs, FDDs, game players, range finders, binoculars, electronic locks, micro motors, cellular phones, beep pagers and battery chargers; precision tooling molds and metal pressing molds for cameras, office machines and optical instruments; printing and painting services for components of cameras, copiers, optical instruments, computer HDDs, FDDs and communication equipment; and soft/hard cases, wrist/shoulder straps for photographic equipment as well as cases for portable computers, mobile phones and optical appliances. The company operates primarily through its key subsidiary Dongguan Yorkey Optical Machinery Components Ltd. in Mainland China, with manufacturing facilities focused on plastic molding, metal stamping, coating and printing, machine kit bags and mold design and manufacturing business units, serving major customers including Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Epson, Konica Minolta, Pentax, Ricoh and Toshiba. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at Workshops 1-2, 6th Floor, Block A, Goldfield Industrial Centre, 1 Sui Wo Road, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, the company conducts sales mainly in Japan, Mainland China and other regions. In 2022, Yorkey Optical was privatized through a scheme of arrangement, becoming an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Optical International Ltd. (formerly Asia Optical Co., Inc.), which previously held a substantial interest and acts as a major client, following approval from the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan and completion of the share acquisition financed by banking facilities.