About NGK

Corporate Outline

Active in the spheres of mobility, energy, IoT, and industry, NGK Corporation (NGK) draws on proprietary ceramic technologies to move the world closer to carbon neutrality and to advance the digital society. Committed to providing products and services that draw on these unique ceramic technologies, NGK will take on the challenge of creating new value for the development of a more comfortable society through actions such as reducing the strain on our global environment, contributing to a smart society, and ensuring power supply stability.

Head Office
Head Office
EstablishmentMay 5, 1919
Paid-In Capital70.1 billion yen (As of March 31, 2025)
Net Sales619.5 billion yen (Consolidated, for the year ended March 31, 2025)
Top ManagementChairmanTaku Oshima
PresidentShigeru Kobayashi
EmployeesNGK
Full-time: 4,876 (As of March 31, 2025) Contract & Temporary: 630 (Avg. in FY2024)
Consolidated
Full-time: 19,931 (As of March 31, 2025) Contract & Temporary: 2,704 (Avg. in FY2024)
BusinessManufacture and sale of various industrial ceramic products including ceramic catalyst carriers for emission control, ceramic products for electronic components and devices, special metal products, insulators, and electric power related equipment.
OfficesHeadquartersNagoya
Main OfficeTokyo
BranchOsaka
Sales OfficesSapporo, Sendai, Toyama, Hiroshima, Takamatsu and Fukuoka
Plants & LaboratoriesNagoya, Chita, Komaki and Ishikawa
Overseas BranchesU.S.A., Mexico, France, Belgium, Poland, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, China, etc.
Group Companies46 consolidated subsidiaries
1 equity-method affiliates

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