Corporate Histories
NGK Water Environment Systems, Ltd.
| 1919 |
Establishment of NGK Insulators, Ltd. as a spin-off of Noritake's Insulator Division. |
| 1962 |
Introduction of ceramic underdrain technology for rapid sand filtration from the US company, Leopold Technology, Inc. |
| 1970 |
Establishment of Environmental Systems & Equipment Division to pursue environment-related activities independently as a spin-off from the Chemical and Engineering Equipment Business Division. |
| 1973 |
First installation of fluidized bed incinerator for Tokyo Metropolitan Government. |
| 1990 |
First installation of sludge melting system for Tokyo Metropolitan Government. |
| 1996 |
First installation of NGK ceramic membrane water treatment plant in Miwa, Kyoto Prefecture |
| 2005 |
PPP(DBO) project for refuse recycling by fluidized-bed type carbonization system in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture |
| 2007 |
In April, establishment of NGK Water Environment Systems, Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of NGK Insulators, Ltd. |
Fuji Electric Water Environmental Systems Co., Ltd.
| 1923 |
Fuji Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., established as a strategic alliance between Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and Siemens AG |
| 1966 |
Delivery of Japan's first computer control system to Asaka Purification Plant in Tokyo |
| 1971 |
Establishment of Water Treatment Business Promotion Office, and commencement of full-scale water environment business |
| 1971 |
Delivery of Japan's first river-basin sewerage computer system for wastewater plant for southeast basin to Arakawa River |
| 1979 |
Delivery of Japan's first regional water supply control system to Kanagawa Water Supply Authority |
| 1984 |
Installation of 5,000g ozone systems to Beijing Municipal Water Works Company (First delivery of the system to overseas market for Fuji Electric) |
| 1990 |
Delivery of Japan's first ozone system for advanced water purification treatment to Kanamachi Purification Plant in Tokyo |
| 2007 |
In April, foundation of Fuji Electric Water Environmental Systems Co., Ltd., a company specializing in water and environment related business |
Steps leading to the establishment of METAWATER Co., Ltd.
| November 2007 |
Execution of a merger agreement between NGK Water Environment Systems, Ltd. and Fuji Electric Water Environmental Systems Co., Ltd. |
| April 2008 |
Establishment of METAWATER Co., Ltd. |
Fuji Electric Holdings Co.,Ltd. has merged with Fuji Electric Systems Co.,Ltd. on April 1, 2011, and changed the name to Fuji Electric Co.,Ltd.
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