NGK SPARK PLUGS

NGK - Innovation with tradition

The early years

On November 11th 1936 NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. was founded with a start-up capital of one million yen. Just one year later the young company was delivering its first spark plugs. Initial public offering and ceramic cutting tools In 1949 the stock exchanges of Nagoya and Tokyo expanded the capital base. The path was clear to begin with the production of technical ceramics for diverse applications. The company introduced a separate brand for this: NTK. In 1958 the company began with the development of ceramic cutting tools - still one of the most important products of NTK today.

Telecommunications and lambda sensors

Starting in 1967 the company began to develop ceramic modules for electrical devices in telecommunications and information processing. In 1982 - with the begining of the comprehensive introduction of the regulated catalytic converter - NGK additionally incorporated lambda sensors into its portfolio. In the 1930s NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. began with the development spark plugs for automobiles in Japan

Worldwide expansion

The corporation's worldwide expansion began early: In 1959 the first overseas expansion took place with a spark plug factory in Brazil; in 1966 NGK was established in the USA. In 1973 Malaysia was added, followed by Thailand in 1974, Indonesia in 1977, Australia in 1980 and Canada in 1982.

The step towards Europe

In 1975 NGK entered Europe and established its first European subsidiary in England. Offices in the most important European countries followed: In 1979 NGK Spark Plug Deutschland GmbH was founded in Ratingen. Ten years later the German subsidiary assumed responsibility for European business under the name NGK Spark Plug Europe GmbH.

The present

Today NGK is the world's largest supplier of spark plugs and lambda sensors. More than 500 million spark plugs are produced each year under the NGK brand. The company is a leader in original equipment of new production vehicles and also plays an important role in the diesel segment.

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