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. |