# NGK Insulators starts operations at Ishikawa Plant for NOx sensor components

NGK Insulators held a ceremony to start full-scale operations at the Ishikawa Plant of its subsidiary NGK Ceramic Device in Nomi City, Japan. The plant produces ceramic elements for NOx sensors, with an annual capacity of approximately 7 million units and capital investment of about 9.6 billion yen.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-09
- Where: Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
- Value: $85.0M (9.60B JPY)
- Starts operating: Apr 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 7 million units per year
- Products: ceramic elements for NOx sensors
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [NGK Insulators](https://endata.com/companies/1175.md)
- [NGK Ceramic Device](https://endata.com/companies/17129.md)

## Sources

- [ngk-global.com](https://www.ngk-global.com/news/2017/20170509_9087.html), 2017-05-09: "Production capacity for key components has been expanded to cope with increasing demand for precision in-vehicle nitrogen oxide ('NOx') sensors."

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