NGK Insulators

{{Distinguish|text=the former NGK Spark Plug Co. (1936-2022), which spun off from NGK Insulators in 1936 and as of 2023 is known as Niterra.}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = NGK Insulators, Ltd.

| native_name = 日本碍子株式会社

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Nihon Gaishi kabushiki gaisha

| logo = NGK Insulators logo.svg

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| type = Public KK

| traded_as = {{unbulleted list|{{TYO|5333}}|{{NAG|5333}}|Nikkei 225 component}}

| genre =

| fate =

| predecessor = Spun-off from Toyo Toki

| successor =

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1919|5|5}}

| founder =

| defunct =

| location_city = Nagoya

| location_country = Japan

| locations =

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| key_people = Shun Matsushita, President and CEO
Masaharu Shibata, Chairman

| industry = Glass and Ceramics

| products = Insulator (electrical)
Sodium-sulfur batteries (grid energy storage)

| services =

| revenue = {{increase}} ¥119,976 million (2010)

| operating_income = {{increase}} ¥16,551 million (2010)

| net_income = {{increase}} ¥10,983 million (2010)

| aum =

| assets = ¥313,591 million (2010)

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| owner =

| num_employees = 3,272{{cite web |url=https://www.ngk.co.jp/english/about/outline/index.html |title=Corporate Outline |publisher=NGK Insulators}}

| parent = Morimura Group

| divisions =

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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.ngk.co.jp/english/index.html}}

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{{nihongo|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.{{cite web|url=http://e.nikkei.com/e/app/fr/market/constituents.aspx?INDEX=NAVG|title=Nikkei Constituents|publisher=NIKKEI|access-date=11 November 2010}} It is also listed in the Osaka Securities Exchange, the Nagoya Stock Exchange, and the Sapporo Securities Exchange all under listing code 5333.{{cite web |url=https://www.ngk.co.jp/english/ir/index.html |title=Investor Relations |publisher=NGK Insulators |access-date=23 December 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/finance/quote/5333:TYO |title=NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (Public, TYO:5333) |publisher=Google Finance |access-date=23 December 2010}} NGK stands for Nippon (Japan) Gaishi (insulator) Kaisha (company).

Sodium-sulfur batteries

NGK Insulators is known-worldwide for the development of sodium-sulfur batteries in cooperation with TEPCO.{{cite web

|url = https://www.ngk.co.jp/english/products/power/nas/index.html

|title = NAS Batteries

|author = NGK Insulators, Ltd.

|year = 2011

|access-date =1 August 2011

}} NGK's NaS battery systems are being used worldwide, primarily in Japan and the United States.{{cite web

|url = https://www.ngk.co.jp/english/products/power/nas/installation/index.html

|title = Reference Installations

|author = NGK Insulators, Ltd.

|year = 2011

|access-date =1 August 2011

}}

NGK Insulators markets its NaS batteries for use as grid storage (especially for use in conjunction with renewable energy sources such as wind and solar). The battery systems can be used for both peak shaving, load leveling, emissions reductions, and as emergency power supplies. The "typical system" (as defined by NGK) is composed of 40 50-kW units for a total system capacity of 12,000 kWh.

NGK's systems are currently used worldwide, both as grid storage and as a supplement to wind and solar installations. System capacities range from 1.5 to 34 MW.

See also

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