TOKYO - Nov. 24, 2011 - JSR Shanghai (Chairman: Toshiyuki Fujimoto), the China-based corporation belonging to JSR Corporation (President: Mitsunobu Koshiba), has opened branches in Beijing City and Shenzhen City to respond to the needs of customers in the display material business in Northern and Southern China.

In order to respond to the opportunities in the growing Chinese market, the JSR Group will continue to advance its business development there and is planning an even further expansion of its hub in China.

1. Establishment objective:
To strengthen JSR's sales network in the Chinese market, which is predicted to grow still further. The two cities of Beijing and Shenzhen are expected to continue to expand rapidly in various ways, including the establishment and operation of large-scale liquid crystal display (LCD) panel production lines this fiscal year. The JSR Group is developing services adapted to customer needs to take full advantage of the JSR Shanghai network,

2. New branches:
    1)Beijing Branch
       805 China Railway 19th Bureau Building, No.19 Ronghua South Road,
       Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone,
       Beijing 100176 China
       TEL: 86-10-6780-6703
       Branch director: Jun Huangfu

    2)Shenzhen Branch
       910 Huashang International Building, 2nd Donghuan Road,
       Baoan, Shenzhen,
       Guangdong 518109 China
       TEL: 86-755-2811-9055
       Branch director: Yasuo Yamaguchi