Nikko Ceramics

NIKKO Company
Native name	ニッコー株式会社
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	NAG: 5343
ISIN	JP3669000006
Industry	Glass & ceramics
Founded	May 11, 1908; 116 years ago
Headquarters	Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8686, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Akiko Mitani; (president)
Services	Industrial ceramic products; Ceramic tableware and decorative products; Water treatment facilities;
Revenue	JPY 12.8 billion (FY 2016) (US$ 118.7 million) (FY 2016)
Net income	JPY 126 million (FY 2016) (US$ 1.1 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees	643 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
Website	Official website (in Japanese)

Nikko Company (ニッコー株式会社, Nikkō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of fine ceramics, known for its tableware products.

History

Nikko was founded in 1908 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa by Lord Maeda and local nobles. The Maeda lords especially fostered arts and crafts, and made of Kanazawa a cultural center like Tokyo and Kyoto. The firm was famous for their ironstone ceramics, but Nikko has broadened its output since the 1970s.

Western materials such as bone china were introduced and developed using Nikko’s own advanced technologies. Today all aspects of production from glaze formulation to mould making are manufactured in-house by Nikko’s team of craftspeople. The resulting pieces are some of the finest quality ceramics in Japan.