About NGK Corporation

Company

NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD

Founding

26/10/1936

(*) Anniversary 11/11

Authorized capital

47,869 million yen

Represent

Mr. Shinichi Odo

Representative of the Board of Directors & Chairman of the Board of Directors

Managing director

Chairman of the board

Main office

14-18, Takatsuji-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8525

Personnel

Unofficial   – 5,719 (until the month 03/2017)

Official       – 14,926 (until the month 03/2017)

Business areas

(1) Manufacture and sale of spark plugs and related products for internal combustion engines

(2) Production and sales of technical porcelain and application products

Global system

41 Subsidiaries

03 Merger company

Factory

(1) Nagoya

(2) Komaki 

(3) Kagoshima-Miyanojo

(4) Ise 

Branch

Japanese:

Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Sendai, Sapporo, Saitama, Atsugi, Utsunomiya, Takasaki, Hamamatsu

Toàn cầu:

Asia Pacific; North America; Central - South America; Europe; Middle East; Africa

1936

Established a company with a charter capital of 1,000,000 yen.

1937

Started production of NGK spark plugs.

1949

Started production of NGK technical ceramics.

Listed on Tokyo and Nagoya markets.

1958

Started production of ceramic cutting tools and bushings (cushions).

Started production of copper-cored electric spark plugs, becoming a pioneer in the automotive industry.

1959

Establish of CERAMICA E VELAS DE IGNICAO NGK DO BRASIL LTDA. (now is CERAMICA E VELAS DE IGNICAO NGK DO BRASIL LTDA.).

1961

Established NITTOKU SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd.

1962

Start of operation Komaki Factory (Aichi Prefecture).

1966

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS Group (USA).

1967

Started IC production ceramic package          

1973

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS MALAYSIA BHD Co., Ltd.

Started production of temperature sensors.

1974

Established NICHIWA KIKI Co., Ltd.

Starting operation Kagoshima-Miyanojo Factory (Kagoshima Prefecture).

Established SIAM NGK SPARK PLUG (Thailand) Co., Ltd.. 

Established Co.,LTD NITTOKU UNYU.

1975

Established NGK SPARK PLUG (UK) Co., Ltd.

1976

Established NGK SPARK PLUG MFG Group (USA) (Manufacturing factory)

1977

Established  NGK BUSI INDONESIA Co., Ltd.

1978

Established designer ceramic factory CERAMICS (USA).

1979>

Established BUJIAS NGK DEL ECUADOR CIA LTDA.

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS Co., Ltd (Germany). Currently is NGK SPARK PLUG EUROPE Co., Ltd.

1980

Established NGK SPARK PLUG (Australia).

Started production of rapid glow system (QGS).

1982

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS CANADA CO., LTD.

Established KAMIOKA CERAMIC CO., LTD.

Established TONO CERAMIC Co., Ltd.

Started production of oxygen sensors for cars.

1984

NGK SPARK PLUG MFG Group. (USA) changed its name to NGK SPARK PLUGS Group (USA), merging between NGK SPARK PLUGS Group (USA) and NTK CERAMICS ceramics factory (USA).

Established Co.,LTD TAIWAN NGK SPARK PLUG.

Established Co.,LTD IIJIMA CERAMIC.

1985

Started production of heating spark plugs (ceramic type).

1989

Invest in Co., LTD WOOJIN INDUSTRY (Korea).

Established CorporateCERAMIC SENSOR.

1990

Build of NGK SPARK PLUG INDUSTRIES EUROPE S.A.S. (Pháp)

Europe Technical Center started operation.

Started production of bioceramics.

1991

The total production of NGK Spark Plug has surpassed 5 billion units.

1992

Established BUJIAS NGK DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.

1993

Starting operation of Brasil Technical Center.

Build of NGK SPARK PLUGS (Pháp) S.A.S. 

Build of Nakatsugawa Ceramic Co., Ltd.

Established Designer Co., Ltd. CUTTING TOOLS KOREA. Currently, TECHNICAL CERAMICS KOREA Designer Co., Ltd.

1994

Starting operation of ISE Factory (Mie province).

Established NGK SPARK PLUG MFG Group (America).

Established Co.,Ltd NTK TECHNICAL CERAMICS (Taiwan).

1995

Established NGK SPARK PLUG MFG Group (America).

1996

Starting to operate U.S.A. Technical Centerr.

1997

Started production of spark plugs NGK "Iridium".

Start operating Komaki Technical Center.

Started production of organic IC packages.

2000

Started production of spark plugs NGK "Iridium IX".

2001

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS SINGAPORE PTE LTD.

Started production of personal oxygen concentrators for home oxygen therapy.

The Komaki R&D Center is operational.

Established NANSEI CERAMIC CO., LTD.

2002

Restructuring NGK SPARK PLUGS Group (USA) and NGK SPARK PLUG MFG Group. (America). Newly established NGK SPARK PLUGS Group (USA) and Designers Group TECHNOLOGIES based on market products.

Established NGK SPARK PLUG MIDDLE EAST FZE.

2003

Established NGK SPARK PLUG (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Established designer TECHNICAL CERAMICS POLSKA SP.Z O.O.

2004

Started production of high temperature ceramic spark plugs (new).

2005

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS Co., Ltd (Thailand).

Started production of hydroxyapatite cement.

2006

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS (India) Co., Ltd.

NGK's total domestic product output is up to 10 billion units.

2007

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS SA (PTY) Co., Ltd.

2008

Established NGK SPARK PLUG (Philippines) Co., Ltd.

2009

NAKATSUGAWA CERAMIC CO., LTD changed its name to Co.,LTD NTK CERAMIC, merged with Co.,LTD KANI CERAMIC and Co.,LTD IIJIMA CERAMIC.

2011

Established Co.,LTD CHANGSHU NGK SPARK PLUG.

2012

Established NGK SPARK PLUGS (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.

2013

Capital and business alliance with Co.,LTD EASTERN.
TONO CERAMIC CO., LTD changed its name to Co.,LTD SPARK TEC TONO.

Established LLC NGK SPARK PLUG (Europe).

Established SPARK TEC Co.,Ltd (Thailand).