World's First Piezoelectric Ceramic Display
Home-Use Water Purifier "C1"
Ceramic Membrane Element
| 2000 | NGK CERAMICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. was established as a production base for HONEYCERAM in South Africa. |
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| 2001 | Tied up with De Dietrich of France in the glass-lined apparatus business. Developed the world's first piezoelectric ceramic displays. NGK Ceramics Suzhou Co., Ltd. and NGK Technocera Suzhou Co., Ltd. were established in China to produce HONEYCERAM and kiln furniture respectively. Accumulated production of HONEYCERAM reached 500 million units |
| 2002 | Electronics Business Group and three affiliated companies jointly acquired ISO 14001 certification. Achieved the management rights to FMI, a US based manufacturer of modules for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The 2002 medium-term management plan was formed. Launched home-use water purifiers "C1." |
| 2003 | Transferred all shares in Asahi Tec Corporation. BIRLA NGK INSULATORS PVT. LTD. was established as a production base of insulators in India. NGK CERAMICS POLSKA SP. Z O.O. was established as a production base of diesel particulate filters in Poland. |
| 2004 | Received the 50th Okochi Memorial Grand Production Prize for the development and practical application of NAS batteries. Supplied ceramic membrane municipal drinking water treatment systems on an OEM basis. Received an order for the Japan's largest ceramic membrane municipal drinking water treatment system from Fukui Prefecture. |
| 2005 | Participated in the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan with the NGK Water Lab exhibit. |
