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NGK Insulators exhibits at CES2022, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, which will be held from January 5 to 8, 2022.

NGK Insulators exhibits at CES2022, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, which will be held from January 5 to 8, 2022.

This year's CES will be held both on-site and virtually. NGK will showcase the EnerCera battery, an ideal energy storage device for IoT devices that contributes to the realization of Society5.0 , a concept which is defined as "a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space" .
　

NGK and Ricoh to Start Renewable Energy Tracking Trial Project ~ Aiming to secure the environmental value of renewable energy stored in and discharged from storage batteries and build a structure that enable trading

NGK and Ricoh to Start Renewable Energy Tracking Trial Project ~ Aiming to secure the environmental value of renewable energy stored in and discharged from storage batteries and build a structure that enable trading

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) will start a trial project in fiscal 2022 for tracking all processes from renewable energy generation to consumption, including charging and discharging of surplus generated electricity in NAS® batteries for storing electricity. Aiming to build a system that enables environmentally valuable renewable energy to be more easily and secure

NGK named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Asia ~ Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for the Sixth Consecutive Year

NGK named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Asia ~ Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for the Sixth Consecutive Year

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter "NGK") based in Nagoya, Japan, announced that it has been selected for the sixth consecutive year as a constituent company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (“DJSI Asia Pacific”), which is one of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (“DJSI”), a globally iconic environmental, social, governance (ESG) investment index.
DJSI is a leading SRI index

CO2 Separation Membrane Developed for Industrial Exhaust Gas ~ Confirmed Approximately Five Times the Separation Factor of DDR-Type Zeolite Membrane

CO2 Separation Membrane Developed for Industrial Exhaust Gas ~ Confirmed Approximately Five Times the Separation Factor of DDR-Type Zeolite Membrane

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) has developed a carbon dioxide (CO2) separation membrane for industrial exhaust gas. In testing with simulated industrial exhaust gas, the membrane achieved CO2 separation factor approximately five times that of conventionally developed DDR-type zeolite membrane used for CO2 separation. The Company aims to continue with development for further increases in separation p

Awarded Commander in the Order of Leopold II by the Kingdom of Belgium

Awarded Commander in the Order of Leopold II by the Kingdom of Belgium

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced that Chairman Taku Oshima, has been awarded Commander in the Order of Leopold II by King Philippe of the Belgians.
The award ceremony was conducted on November 10 at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, where the order was conferred by the Belgian ambassador to Japan, Ambassador Roxane de Bilderling. The order is presented by the Kin

NGK has established a target for net zero volume of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.

Notice Regarding Issuance of Green Bonds

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. is set to issue its inaugural green bonds (unsecured straight bonds) in December 2021 as the finances for the achievement of “NGK Group Vision: Road to 2050” and “NGK Group Environmental Vision for 2050” formulated in April 2021.
1. Objectives and Backgrounds
Since the company’s foundation in 1919, the NGK Group has provided society with new values centered around ceram

Kinmen Energy Storage Demonstration Project which uses NAS batteries won Gold Award in SDG7 of Taiwan Sustainable Action Award 2021

Kinmen Energy Storage Demonstration Project which uses NAS batteries won Gold Award in SDG7 of Taiwan Sustainable Action Award 2021

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (NGK) announce that Kinmen Energy Storage Demonstration Project for which NGK supplied NAS® batteries for power storage won Gold Award in SDG7 of first “Taiwan Sustainable Action Award (TSAA*) 2021” held by Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE). 
For the reason of award, it was highly appreciated that Taipower showed the best action plan for SDGs7 “Affordable and

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Surprising Ceramics.

NGK Insulators (NGK) is a leading company in the field of ceramics. Since its foundation in 1919, NGK has used its unique ceramic technology to provide numerous ground-breaking products that solve social issues. Today, NGK is active in more than 20 countries worldwide, with business foci including mobility, energy, IT and industry.

As one of the largest manufacturers of ceramic substrates for automotive catalytic converters, NGK is actively reducing the strain on our global environment. Furthermore, NGK’s products include the energy storage system “NAS” battery, in addition to the compact, thin and high-energy-density lithium-ion rechargeable “EnerCera” battery line, vital tools for sustainable energy infrastructure.

Through providing innovative, high-quality products, NGK is committed to contributing to our society. In order to create a future where people can coexist with nature, we will continue to develop and provide products that support social infrastructure while preserving the environment.

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