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Yokohama Marine Hose Products Italian Division (YI-IT), based in Ortona, Central Italy, was originally founded in 1968 by Pirelli Group and very well known in the marine hose business as “ITR”. Today YI-IT is one of the largest producers of reliable onshore and offshore marine hoses and associated ancillary equipment. With over 45 years of experience, incorporating Yokohama’s on-going investment in new technology, YI-IT offers reliability, safety, and documented superior design in its products.

Today Yokohama offers the most comprehensive product range available from any single manufacturer of marine hoses

The World’s Leading producer of Refrigerated LPG Hoses

Special tests included resistance to thermal shock, low temperature fatigue (150,000 cycles at -50) 30 day low temperature soak, and not least low temperature burst test at -50, leaded to certification of the 1st design approved for refrigerated LPG . All LPG hoses produced by YI-IT have been tested and fully qualified in accordance with current European Normative, EN 1762, Oct. 2003

Yokohama Industrial Products Italy, history of a long success

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1968

Founded by the Pirelli Group

1990

ITALIA and TREG merge to ITR Spa

1993

SAIAG Spa takes over ITR Spa and its subsidiaries from PIRELLI

1993

Strategic cooperation with Chevron begins

1996

ITR Spa develops Liquified Petroleum Gas ("LPG") marine hose capabilities alongside Chevron

2000

ITR Spa relocates from Veniano to Ortona

2000

ITR Spa acquires TECNO Compounds, a specialist in high technology rubber compounds.

2002

SAIAG Spa sells ITR Spa to the Parker-Hannifin Corporation

2002

Strategic cooperation with BHP Billiton begins.

2011

ITR Spa business unit renamed Parker Marine Hose Product Srl

2012

MHP qualifies its first prototype with GMPHOM 2009

2014

BU Acquired by Yokohama Rubber Co.

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YI-IT at a glance:

Full range of marine hose products for offshore loading & discharge

50+ years of worldwide experience and field proven reliability

R&D, Engineering and Dynamic Study Analysis capability

Special Products (LPG -50°C, Methanol, high aromatic content, high axial load capacity, etc.)

Both textile & metallic reinforcement

Customer oriented Project Management

Worldwide Manufacturing Plants

Location : Hiratsuka, 60km South of Tokyo
Opened : 1952
Employees : 2,500
Products : Marine Hoses, Conveyor belt, Pneumatic Fenders, Aerospace Products