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Manufacturing Plants
From tires to information and communication industries, JSR's product portfolio covers a wide range of applications. Manufacturing plants producing those products maintain a stable supply of high quality products. Every plant is equipped with computerized quality control systems on all processes from raw material receiving to shipping final products.
 
Yokkaichi Plant
 
This is JSRfs first manufacturing facility and has played an important role as the companyfs main plant. The first full-scale production of synthetic rubber (SBR) in Japan was begun at the Yokkaichi Plant in 1960, followed by the production of synthetic rubbers, synthetic rubber latexes, plastics and butadiene. As JSR expanded into new businesses, the production of photoresists for semiconductors began in 1977 and electronic and optical materials, such as optical fiber coatings, in 1984. Display materials production began in 1988.
 
Chiba Plant
 
In 1968, a plant for production of Butadiene extraction was completed. Plans of BR (Polybutadiene Rubber) and RB (Syndiotactic 1,2-Polybutadiene), which require Butadiene as a raw material, were constructed resulting in a full integral production chain from raw materials to final products. In addition, a new mass production plant for ARTONR Materials, which is known as Heat Resistant Transparent Plastics, was completed in September 1997. In 2004, the ARTON Plant was expanded to increase capacity. Meanwhile, the butadiene plant was transferred to Tobu Butadiene Co., Ltd., a joint venture between JSR and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. started in 1970.
 
Kashima Plant
 
JSRfs SBR Plant was completed in 1971. IR (Polysioprene Rubber), EBR (Ethylene-Propylene Rubber), and Latex plants were completed consecutively. At the same site, many other products were produced such as halogenated butyl rubber by Japan Butyl Co., Ltd., and thermoplastic elastomers by Kraton JSR Elastomers K.K. To cope with changes in demand of synthetic rubber, the production of SBR was terminated in 1982.
 
Kyushu Plant (JSR Micro Kyushu Co.,Ltd.)
 
This plant located, in Saga City, was completed as the second facility of those fine chemicals to the Yokkaichi plant. This new facility is strategically important in supplying not only the Kyushu Islands, so called gSilicon Islands in Japanh, but also for Asian markets including Korea and Taiwan where the semiconductor and display industries are growing.
CAPACITY
  Yokkaichi Plant Chiba Plant Kashima Plant Other Plant Total
SBR(including NBR,HSR) 255,000 - - - 255,000
Latex 120,000 - - - 120,000
BR - 72,000 - - 72,000
Solution SBR,Hydrogenated Polymer 45,000 - - - 45,000
IR - - 41,000 - 41,000
EP(D)M - - 36,000 - 36,000
RB - 24,000 - - 24,000
ABS resin,AS resin 280,000*1 - - - 280,000
Photoresist*2 400,000 - - 300,000*3 700,000
ARTON - 5,000 - - 5,000
Butadiene 148,000 130,000*4 120,000 - 398,000
Isoprene - - 36,000 - 36,000
*1 Techno Polymer Co.,Ltd.
*2 Unit of photoresist is gallons.
*3 Kyushu plant (JSR Micro Kyushu Co.,Ltd.) : 125000 gallons,
Belgium plant (JSR Micro N.V.) : 50000 gallons,
U.S.plant (JSR Micro, Inc.) : 125000 gallons
*4 Tobu Butadiene Co.,Ltd.