Niterra revises full-year earnings upward thanks to reduced tariff impact and yen depreciation Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) has revised upward its full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. Its revenue is now projected to rise 5.2% from its initial forecast to JPY 724 billion, while operating profit is expected to rise 5.4% to JPY 137 billion. The impact of additional tariffs in the United States was mitiga...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/25

Niterra announces Keiji Suzuki as next President On February 24, Niterra Co., Ltd. announced that its Member of the Board, Executive Officer Keiji Suzuki (54 years old) will become the next President on April 1. This will be the company’s first presidential change in seven years. The reason for the change is to promptly respond to dramatic changes in the business environment. Mr. Takeshi Kawai, President and CEO (63 years old), will become the ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/25

Niterra aiming to commercialize gas sensor for hydrogen fuel in 2027 Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) aims to develop a new gas sensor for hydrogen fuel to launch it in 2027. Factors behind this include growing efforts to develop hydrogen engines. Niterra has realized high-precision measurement of hydrogen in exhaust gas to utilize it for the control of combustion. Niterra will verify and evaluate the new gas sensor, and propose it to automakers and p...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/27

ed, and can generate power with less light compared to conventional silicon-based solar cells, are expected to become popular as next-generation solar cells. In the automotive industry, Aisin Corporation, a Toyota Group company, has been developing perovskite solar cells. Toyota Gosei Co., Ltd. and NGK Insulators, Ltd., which have invested in a startup company, are also waiting for an opportunity for commercialization. (From an article in the Nik...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/14

NGK to begin volume production of honeycombed materials for DAC by around 2030 By around 2030, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK) will have a system for volume production of honeycombed materials for direct air capture (DAC) devices that absorb and collect carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The company will repurpose its honeycomb factory for purifying automobile exhaust gases to meet demand, and will also promote product development that allows f...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/12

Niterra to acquire spark plug and exhaust gas sensor businesses from Denso Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) announced by September 2 that it will acquire Denso Corporation’s (Denso) spark plug and exhaust gas sensor (oxygen sensors and air-fuel ratio sensors) businesses. The acquisition price will be JPY 180.6 billion. Niterra’s share in the global automotive plug market is likely to reach 60%. While the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) is current...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/03

Niterra makes Toshiba Materials wholly-owned subsidiary On June 2, Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) announced that it has acquired all outstanding shares of Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. (Toshiba Materials headquartered in Isogo Ward, Yokohama City) and made it a wholly-owned subsidiary. On the same day, Toshiba Materials was renamed Niterra Materials Co., Ltd. In November 2024, Niterra announced that it would acquire Toshiba Materials for JPY 150 bill...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

NGK to acquire holding company of Borsig for JPY 43.2 billion NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK) announced that it will acquire Deutsche KNM GmbH (DKNM), a holding company of Borsig GmbH (Borsig), which handles products such as process heat exchangers and membrane systems, for EUR 270 million (JPY 43.2 billion). After obtaining approval from relevant authorities, NGK will acquire all the shares of DKNM and turn it into a subsidiary. This will be NGK’s ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/03

Niterra to close Nagoya Plant Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) announced that it will close its Nagoya Plant in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The company plans to close the plant in 2025 after the termination of production activities in February 2025. The land and buildings will be divested by the end of 2025. The Nagoya Plant was established as the former headquarters plant in 1936 and has been producing sparkplugs. Niterra will transfer its production to...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/21

Niterra opens new “SUISO no MORI” facility for hydrogen and circular-carbon society On February 3, Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) held an opening ceremony for “SUISO no MORI hub”, a new demonstration facility established to realize a hydrogen and carbon recycling-oriented society, at its Komaki Plant (Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture). The new facility can be used by startup companies. It will introduce a carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery system de...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/05

NGK Insulators to change company name to “NGK Corporation” NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK Insulators) announced that it will change its name to “NGK Corporation” on April 1, 2026. The company will hold an annual shareholders’ meeting in late June where it will officially decide the change. NGK Insulators intends to use the same name in Japanese and English to improve the recognition of its brand in and outside Japan. Through collaboration wi...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/04

Niterra to acquire Toshiba Materials Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) announced that it will acquire all the shares of Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. (Toshiba Materials), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba). The transaction is scheduled to be completed on May 30, 2025. Both companies made a decision on the share acquisition based on the judgement that synergies can be generated through the use of Toshiba Materials’ material desig...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/27

Niterra develops silicon-nitride, heat-dissipation substrate for power semiconductors, aiming to commercialize for EV shift in three years Niterra Co., Ltd. has developed a new silicon-nitride heat-dissipation substrate for power semiconductors. The company aims to put it into practical application within three years. As motors used in electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) become more powerful, their power semiconductors gene...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/03

Niterra and AIST to commercialize “post-neodymium magnet” Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced that they have jointly developed a sintering additive that achieves high-density “samarium-iron-nitride” sintered magnets, and successfully produced a high-performance permanent magnet. They aim to apply the new magnet as a “post-neodymium magnet” in motors for ...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/12

NGK Insulators invests in Taiwanese startup NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK Insulators) announced on July 2 that it has invested in PanelSemi Corporation (PanelSemi, New Taipei City), a Taiwanese startup company that develops substrates for thin LED displays and semiconductor modules. PanelSemi develops LED displays that utilizes thin-film transistor circuit forming technology, and high-performance circuit substrates for semiconductor modules. NGK Insu...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/05

NGK Insulators to start production gasoline engine nitrogen oxide sensors as early as 2026 NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK Insulators) will start the production of “nitrogen oxide (NOx) sensors” for gasoline engines as early as 2026. Demand for NOx sensors, which are mainly used for diesel engines, is expected to rise rapidly in the future as a result of tightening exhaust regulations. NGK Insulators has the top share in the global diesel engine NO...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/28

nced that the 4th-generation 360THP engine recently officially came off the production line at its Xiangyang Plant. The 4th-generation 360THP engine is co-developed by DPCA and the Stellantis APAC R&D Center, with all core components sourced from global top suppliers such as Bosch, Mahle, Pierburg, NGK, and BorgWarner. It delivers a maximum power of 127kW and a peak torque of 255Nm, providing better power performance and, at the same time, furthe...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/08

NGK Insulators to increase production capacity of power semiconductor circuit boards by 2.5 times by FY 2026 On March 7, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK Insulators) announced that it will increase its production capacity of insulating and heat dissipating circuit boards made of silicon nitride by about 2.5 times from the current level by fiscal year 2026 (ending in March 2027). The circuit boards are intended for power semiconductor modules used in ele...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/08

Niterra to merge US subsidiaries Niterra Co., Ltd. (Niterra) will merge Niterra North America, Inc., a US-based manufacturer and seller of spark plugs and automotive sensors, and NTK Technologies, Inc., a seller of semiconductor and ceramic products, as of April 1, 2024. The new company’s name will bear the English name of the parent company, Niterra, to improve the brand value over the medium to long term. Also, by integrating administration s...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/05

NGK Insulators to introduce AI to explore new usage of products and technologies NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK Insulators) announced on February 8 that it has begun a joint experiment with an artificial intelligent (AI) service development startup, Stockmark Inc. (Stockmark, Minato Ward, Tokyo), to explore new usage of its products and services. By combining the documents owned by NGK Insulators, including its patents and papers, and a large-scale la...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/09