Company Profile
Niterra manufactures and sells spark plugs and related products for internal-combustion engines and technical ceramics in Japan and globally. The company offers spark plugs, including plugs for aftermarket and original equipment, igniter plugs, and resistor cables and covers.
Its portfolio also includes glow plugs comprising ceramic and metal type glow plugs, and glow controllers, and oxygen, NOx, temperature, and knock sensors, as well as semiconductor packages used in all kinds of products Including smartphones, cameras, and cars, as well as manufacturing parts for semiconductors, and medical products.
Additionally, it offers fine ceramics, balls for bearings, piezoelectric ceramics, other industrial ceramics such as plungers for pumps and ceramic protective plates including wear-resistant parts, ultrasonic transducers and sensors, products for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, electric equipment products, and ceramic products
Cutting tools comprising ceramic, micro grain carbide, coated carbide, and cubic boron nitride grades, as well as SS and rotational tools Sumikaze, a sterilization deodorizer utilizes ozone to purify the air and inhibit invisible harmful substances and viruses. The company sells its spark and glow plugs under the NGK brand
Sensors, semiconductor packages/substrates, cutting tools, oxygen concentrators, and piezoelectric and fine ceramics under the NTK brand. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, Niterra was formerly known as NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. before rebranding in April 2023.