JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has started to ship out solution-polymerized styrene–butadiene rubber (S-SBR) manufactured at JSR MOL Synthetic Rubber Ltd. The shipment launch was announced on Oct. 27 by JSR Director and Managing Officer Hideki Miyazaki, who gave the news during an online briefing regarding the company’s financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Miyazaki said that while it...
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has been working to construct a new plant in Hungary for the production of solution-polymerized styrene–butadiene rubber (S-SBR), managing this through joint venture JSR MOL Synthetic Rubber Ltd. Late April saw the JV complete construction work and move into trial operations. JSR MOL Synthetic Rubber is owned 51 percent by JSR and 49 percent by local firm...
Synthetic rubber manufacturer JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has posted sales of 376.55 billion yen ($3.43 billion) for the first nine months of fiscal 2018, representing growth of 20.1 percent over the same period last year. Meanwhile, the company’s operating profit was up 2.1 percent year-on-year to 37.95 billion yen, with its net profit for the period increasing 0.2 percent to 27.72...
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has, for the first time since its founding, restructured its business according to applications, said President Mitsunobu Koshiba during a recent talk with Japan Rubber Weekly. In addition to other steps, this included the establishment of a Tire Materials Department in June 2016. With its history of starting synthetic rubber production as a statutory company, he said...
Japan’s largest manufacturer of synthetic rubber, JSR Corp. (TYO:4185), is doing well with its solution styrene butadiene rubber (S–SBR) for fuel-efficient tires. The company has increased sales of S–SBR for eco tires by just short of 120 percent over that of the previous term. Such sales expansion has been a point of focus for the company, coming amid a dip...
