NGK Insulators

Not to be confused with the former NGK Spark Plug Co. (1936-2022), which spun off from NGK Insulators in 1936 and as of 2023 is known as Niterra..

NGK Insulators, Ltd.
Native name
日本碍子株式会社
Nihon Gaishi kabushiki gaisha
Company typePublic KK
IndustryGlass and Ceramics
PredecessorSpun-off from Toyo Toki
FoundedMay 5, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-05-05)
Headquarters
Nagoya
,
Japan
Key people
Shun Matsushita, President and CEO
Masaharu Shibata, Chairman[1]
ProductsInsulator (electrical)
Sodium-sulfur batteries (grid energy storage)
RevenueIncrease ¥119,976 million (2010)
Increase ¥16,551 million (2010)
Increase ¥10,983 million (2010)
Total assets¥313,591 million (2010)
Number of employees
3,272[1]
ParentMorimura Group
Websitewww.ngk.co.jp/english/index.html
head office
Head office

NGK Insulators, Ltd. (日本碍子株式会社, Nihon gaishi kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese ceramics company. It primarily produces insulators but also produces other products, especially ceramic products. NGK is headquartered in Tokyo (Marunouchi Bldg. 25F, 2-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–6325) and is listed on the Nikkei 225, which is an index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[2] It is also listed in the Osaka Securities Exchange, the Nagoya Stock Exchange, and the Sapporo Securities Exchange all under listing code 5333.[3][4] NGK stands for Nippon (Japan) Gaishi (insulator) Kaisha (company).

  1. ^ a b "Corporate Outline". NGK Insulators.
  2. ^ "Nikkei Constituents". NIKKEI. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Investor Relations". NGK Insulators. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  4. ^ "NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (Public, TYO:5333)". Google Finance. Retrieved 23 December 2010.