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JSR Group’s New Carbon Masterbatch Plant in Tianjin Completed, with Production Scheduled to Commence in May

CORPORATE  04/15/2013
TOKYO, Japan, April 15, 2013 - JSR Corporation (President: Mitsunobu Koshiba) and a Group subsidiary company, ELASTOMIX Co., Ltd. (Emix) are pleased to announce that a new carbon masterbatch (CMB) plant in Tianjin, China, has been completed. Construction of the plant was part of the Group’s measures to relocate the existing production base in Tianjin. Commercial production at the new plant is scheduled to commence in May 2013. By relocating production lines gradually to the new plant and also establishing new lines at the plant, we are striving not only to respond to the needs of Japanese-affiliated automotive parts manufacturers, our major customers, but also to expand our sales channels to local manufacturers.

KUO CHENG CMB INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD (General Manager: Tsutomu Tanimoto), a joint venture serving as our CMB production base in Tianjin, China, provides CMB mainly to Japanese-affiliated automotive parts manufacturers in the northern and central parts of China. As for the existing plant located in Jinghai Economic Development Zone, Tianjin City, the land area was insufficient, preventing a full expansion of production capacity. In this regard, the company obtained land nearby, namely a new economic development zone in Jinghai, and constructed the new plant. Gradually relocating our three lines of 110 L BANBURY mixers for mixing process A and two lines of 110 L kneaders for mixing process B, we will launch production at the new plant in May. Additionally, in order to respond to the increase in demand for mixing process B, we will add one line of 110 L kneaders.

In China, this new plant at Tianjin Kuo Cheng Rubber Industry Co., Ltd., as well as the plants in Foshan and Fuzhou, serves as our base for promoting the CMB business.

Also in the ASEAN region, as already announced, we will strengthen our production and provision systems in Thailand and Indonesia. By utilizing these bases, we aim to respond flexibly and promptly to changes in the market, hereby accelerating our global development strategy for the CMB business.

(Attached Document)
Outline of Tianjin Kuo Cheng Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.
1. Name: Tianjin Kuo Cheng Rubber Industry Co., Ltd.
2. Headquarters and
    plant location:
Jin Hai Road, Jinghai Economic Development Zone, Tianjin
3. Establishment: December 1995
4. General Manager: Tsutomu Tanimoto
5. Capital: 2.6 million dollars
6. Ownership:
JSR Corporation -27%
ELASTOMIX Co., Ltd. -23%
Kuo Cheng Industry Co., Ltd. –50%
7. No. of employees: 160
8. Production capacity: 15,000 tons per year (capacity of mixing process A)
9. Plant (gross floor area): 18,800m²



*Glossary
- Mixing process A
   /mixing process B:
The production processes of compound rubber consist of mixing process A and mixing process B. The former is the process by which reinforcements, such as carbon black, and other additives are added to rubber materials. The latter is the process by which cross-linking agents, such as sulfur, are added to the rubber after mixing process A.
- BANBURY mixer: A closed-type rubber mixer. Mixing rubber in the space between two rotating rotors.
- Kneader: A closed-type rubber mixer. Although the price is relatively low, power is also low, leading to low torque. In this regard, this machine’s heat generation and mixing capacity are lower than those of a BANBURY mixer.