- CEO
- Shigeru Kobayashi
- Full Time Employees
- 19,869
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Address
- 2-56, Suda-cho Nagoya AIC Japan 467-8530
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- NGK Insulators, Ltd. manufactures and sells advanced ceramics and related products for industrial applications worldwide. The company produces a broad range of ceramic insulators; industrial ceramics including electronic and automotive components; honeycomb ceramics for automotive catalysts and battery substrates; and electronic functional ceramics such as sensor elements and substrates; along with power transmission and distribution equipment, lithium-ion battery separators, and water treatment membranes. NGK Insulators operates primarily in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions, serving industries including power, automotive, electronics, steel, and petrochemicals. Founded in 1919, the company is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 5333. In recent developments, NGK Insulators expanded its battery materials business through strategic investments in solid-state battery technology and formed alliances for next-generation energy storage solutions; acquired interests in key suppliers to bolster supply chain resilience amid global electrification trends; and launched new high-performance ceramic substrates for electric vehicles in 2024-2025, supporting major automakers' EV transitions.