JSR at a glance
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ABOUT US
About JSR
Who is JSR?
JSR is a technology company with chemistry at its core.
What value do we provide?
At JSR, our objective is to do business based on our technical competencies to solve challenges and enrich society at large.
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MAIN BUSINESS
JSR’s Three Main Business Segments
Digital Solutions Business
Along with our breakthrough materials for Optical Solution, JSR enjoys a leading share of the global electronic materials and display solution markets.
Life Sciences Business
JSR not only provides materials for downstream processing of biopharmaceuticals, but also offers full service drug discovery and development services.
Plastics Business
ABS resins, the center of our Plastics Business, are produced by means of technological capacity in flexible product designs, giving each resin type unique properties. The Plastics Business segment provides customers around the world with products of the highest quality.
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JSR in SUCH A PLACE
JSR Products are Found Everywhere
04
DATA
JSR by the Numbers
Year of Establishment
1957
Number of Business Sites
56sites
（In Japan 15 sites and
overseas 41 sites）*As of October 2, 2025
Number of Employees
7,645
（Of this number, 3,974 employees work
at overseas business sites.）*As of March 31, 2025
Revenue
405.0billion
yen（70.2% of these revenue are overseas.）
*FY2024 results
(April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)R&D Expenses
34.2billion
yen*FY2024 results
(April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)
*Whole JSR Group, including contract research
expenses of goods purchased.Percentage of Annual
Paid Leave Taken84.1%
FY2024 results including employees
seconded from JSR.
(April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)
JSR Looking Back
05
HISTORY
JSR’s Major Milestones
JSR has expanded by identifying the needs of society and our customers.
Here we look back at our major milestones and key material innovations.
Plastics
Electronic Materials
Display Solution
Optical Solution
Life Sciences
- Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. (former company name) established
- Successfully began domestic production of synthetic rubber
- The 61st session of the Japanese National Diet passed the Law on the Abolition of the Special Measures Law Concerning the Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. On the day of the law’s promulgation, JSR became a purely private company.
- Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Company name changed to JSR Corporation
- Positioning Semiconductor Materials segment and Life Sciences Businesses as growth drivers and implementing structural reforms in the petrochemical business
- Elastomer business is spun off and transferred to ENEOS Corporation
JSR expanded into the life sciences field by applying our polymer technologies!
Contributing to the adoption of biopharmaceuticals!
Taking on the challenge of developing and producing novel medicine for cancer and other life-threatening diseases!
- Medical and Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd. and JSR Life Sciences Corporation are transferred to Tokuyama Corporation.
JSR Looking Ahead
06
CHALLENGE
JSR’s Advanced Technology Initiatives
JSR is fully engaged in advancing our competencies at the technological level, which is our biggest strength. This will enable us to further contribute to society, which is racing forward every minute.
Materials Informatics
Utilize advanced simulation technology, machine and deep learning
Open Innovation
Generate new value by collaborating with outside entities and incorporating their ideas with our technologies
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DIVERSITY
Toward a Diverse Society
JSR aims to enable all employees to reach their full potential. We are working to build a culture that prizes the individuality of each employee, in which each employee’s values, perspectives, and ideas are respected, acknowledged, and mutually refined, and where all possibilities are explored and pursued.