Corporate history

Jul. 1987	Nihon Ceratec Co., Ltd. established as a subsidiary of Nihon Cement Co., Ltd. (currently Taiheiyo Cement Corporation) in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture.
May. 1996	Los Angeles Branch Office established in Los Angeles, USA.
Jun. 1998	Los Angeles Branch relocated to Silicon Valley.
Apr. 2002	Merged with Megacera Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2002	Cleaning and Refurbishment Section established in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture (Kyushu) to expand ceramic cleaning and recycling operations.
Nov. 2003	Listed on JASDAQ (currently Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.).
Mar. 2005	Listed on Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange; delisted from Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.
Oct. 2005	Merged with Ceranx Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2006	Listed on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Jan. 2007	Ceratec, Inc. established in California, USA.
Feb. 2008	Yeedex Ceratec Corporation established in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Nov. 2009	Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiheiyo Cement Corporation through share exchange.
Apr. 2014	MMC business transferred to Japan Fine Ceramics Co., Ltd. through absorption-type company split.
Apr. 2015	Became wholly owned subsidiary of NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. through stock transfer by the parent company.
Apr. 2016	Company name changed to NTK CERATEC CO., LTD.
Apr. 2017	Piezoelectric Business Dept was transferred by NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Apr. 2018	Integrated Ceratec, Inc.’s business operation with NTK Technologies, Inc.

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