Japan Synthetic Rubber (JSR) is a manufacture of synthetic rubbers and elastomers, emulsions and plastics. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with around 5,256 employees. It is split into four segments: elastomers; emulsions; plastics; and fine chemicals and other products.
Elastomers
Main products and applications
Synthetic rubber for tyres: styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), poly isoprene rubber (IR).
Applications: Automotive tyres.
Synthetic rubber for non-tyres: acrylonitrile-butadiene-rubber (NBR), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR).
Applications: Automotive parts, industrial rubber parts.
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE): butadiene resin, styrenic thermoplastic elastomer.
Applications: Plastic modifiers, footwear.
Emulsions
Main products and applications
Latex: paper coating latex, acrylic emulsion.
Applications: Paper coating, carpet backing, adhesive agents.
Plastics
Main products and applications
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastics.
Applications: Automotive parts, electrical appliances, office automation equipment.
Acrylonitrile-(ethylene-propylene)-styrene (AES) plastics.
Applications: Automotive parts, electrical appliances, house building materials.
Fine chemicals and other products
Main products and applications
Semiconductor materials: photoresists, chemical mechanical planarisation slurry and pad, packaging materials.
Applications: Semiconductors.
Display materials: liquid crystal display (LCD) materials, plasma display panel (PDP) materials.
Applications: Flat panel displays.
Optical materials: optical fibre coating materials, heat resistant transparent resin (Arton).
Applications: Optical fibre coating materials, retardation film.
JSR Corporation
Strategy & Financial Highlights
Japan Synthetic Rubber (JSR) states that it is focused on executing strategies faster in order to reach even higher goals. Its sights are set not only on the final targets of its current medium term business plan, but also on quickly advancing to its next stage of growth. ICIS also provides you with key financial data listed in table form.
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