Below is a report of the current status of JSR's business operations, as of 9am on March 17th (Thu), as a result of the Tohoku-area Pacific Coast Earthquake that occurred on March 11th 2011. As previously reported, all of our manufacturing operations are physically intact with the exception of the following two locations.

1.	Chiba Plant (located in Ichihara City, Chiba)
	The situation at the Chiba Plant remains the same as reported yesterday. However, adverse effects on manufacturing are possible due to supply limitations of raw materials.
2.	Kashima Plant (located in Kamisu City, Ibaraki)
	The situation at the Kashima Plant remains the same as reported yesterday. We resumed limited product shipment today and are trying for full recovery as soon as possible. The following is what we reported yesterday:
	( All manufacturing lines and manufacturing equipment were stopped by the automatic interlocks triggered by the earthquake. The industrial water supply is interrupted and no information is available at the moment regarding when it will resume. Our preliminary physical inspection revealed damages in some areas such as the loading berth facilities and a warehouse. )
	We will complete a thorough physical inspection, repair damages and undertake restart preparations before the Kashima Chemical Complex recovers operations.