History

JSR Micro N.V. was founded as a joint venture between UCB-Electronics and JSR in 1986. Since then, we changed from being a supplier for niche applications to a market leader in the field of advanced materials. JSR Corporation became full owner of JSR Micro N.V. in 1993.

Our mother company JSR Corporation has been evolving from a rubber supplier to an advanced fine chemicals supplier. Thanks to the unique expertise JSR has grown to a $4 billion leading supplier of advanced polymer materials. JSR nowadays employs more than 5000 people worldwide.

2008 JM Energy completed construction of world’s first commercial production plant of LIC.
2007 Established “JM Energy Corporation” for Lithium Ion Capacitor businesses.
2006 Acquired the Display Coating Business from DSM Desotech Inc.
2004 JSR Micro Korea Co. Ltd. started production of LCD materials
2003     Commercial production of developer started in the new plant in April
                     Commercial production of KrF resist started in the new plant in August
                     End of 2003: closure of the old facility.
2002     Grand Opening new JSR Micro N.V. facility in Leuven
                     Production facility of advanced KrF photosensitive resists with a capacity
                     of 200.000 liters per year
2002     A new single logo and a new name are introduced : from now on there is
                     JSR Micro N.V. in Belgium
                     JSR Micro Inc. in the USA and
                     JSR Micro Kyushu Co. Ltd., in Japan.
1997 Japan Synthetic Rubber is renamed JSR Corporation; a new logo is introduced
1997 Opening of JSR Inc.Sunnyvale, California, and JSR Kyushu,Saga, Japan, plants
1995 JSR accelerates the Globalization of the company.
1993     JSR becomes full owner of the company.
                     The new company names are:
                           JSR Electronics NV (Belgium) and
                           JSR Microelectronics Inc. (California).
1990     Joint venture results in the formation of
                     UCB-JSR Electronics NV in Belgium and
                     UCB-JSR Electronics Inc., in California.
1986 Alliance with UCB Electronics (Belgium).
1975 JSR’s initial entry into photoresist business.
1957 Founded as Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd., the largest synthetic rubber producer.