Achilles USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the highly regarded Achilles Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. Achilles was founded in 1947 as the Kohkoku Chemical Industry Limited, a specialist in the development of rubber products. Soon after its founding, the company branched into the field of vinyls. By 1955, it was one of Japan's leading manufacturers of rubberized cloth, rubber footwear and supported and unsupported vinyl sheeting.

Achilles has a hard-earned reputation as a leading-edge manufacturer of premium vinyls. With significant tie-ins and alliances among product manufacturers worldwide, it produces materials that have touched the lives of people throughout the world.