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History
Summary Timeline of Our Company
The 100-Year History of NGK INSULATORS
1919-1958
- 1919
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- NGK INSULATORS, LTD. is established as a spin-off from Nippon Toki's Insulator Division.
- Kazuchika Okura is appointed as president (the company’s first).
- 1936
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- NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. is established as a spin-off from NGK's Spark Plug Division.
- 1939
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- Magoemon Ezoe is appointed as president (the company’s second).
- 1942
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- Construction of Chita Plant, located in Handa, Aichi, is completed.
- 1944
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- Yoshiyuki Morimura is appointed as president (the company’s third).
- 1946
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- The NGK Workers’ Union is started.
- 1948
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- Kumao Yoshimoto is appointed as president (the company’s fourth).
- 1950
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- Capital participation in Asahi Malleable Iron Co., Ltd.
- 1951
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- The inaugural issue of Mizuho, the company newsletter, is published.
- 1956
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- Capital participation in Fuji Yogyo.
- The Indian liaison office is established (in Mumbai).
- 1957
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- Atsuta Plant is completed.
- Insulator plant in Mysore, India is completed with technical cooperation from NGK.
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- Main plant at the time of the company’s founding (1919)
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- Directors at the time of founding (Center: President Okura) (1919)
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- Chita Plant (1942)
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- The inaugural issue of Mizuho (1951)
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- Atsuta Plant (1957)
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- Insulator plant in India (1957)
