Nikko Ceramics

Japanese ceramics company

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; 117 years ago (1908-05-11)
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

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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.

The Nikko porcelain factory in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.

## Products

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Nikko tableware collections include the Sensu, Blossom and Macaroon ranges, as well as the Blossom Lighting design.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Bloomfield, Linda (2013). Contemporary Tableware. A & C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-5395-6.

## External links

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* Japan portal
* Engineering portal
* Companies portal

* Nikko Corporate website (in Japanese)
* Nikko Ceramics website (in English)

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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