JSR Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in petrochemical products, fine chemicals, and other products businesses primarily in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and Belgium. The company operates in three segments: elastomers, plastics, and fine chemicals, and other products. It offers elastomers products, such as synthetic rubbers comprising styrene-butadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, etc.; thermoplastic elastomers and compounded products; and emulsions, including paper coating latex, styrene-butadiene latex, and acrylic emulsions. The company also offers performance chemicals, such as organic/inorganic hybrid coating materials, high-functional dispersants, industrial particles, thermal control materials, binder materials for lithium-ion batteries, etc.; other products comprising butadiene monomers, etc.; and plastics products, including ABS, AES, AS, and ASA resins. In addition, it develops and supplies semiconductor materials, which include lithography materials, such as photoresists and multilayer materials, as well as CMP materials, packaging materials, etc. Further, the company provides display materials for LCD panels, anti-reflective coatings, other functional coating materials, etc.; and optical materials, including heat-resistant transparent resin and films, UV curing optical fiber coating materials, stereo-lithography systems, etc. Additionally, it offers life sciences products, such as in-vitro diagnostics, reagents and bioprocess materials, and medical polymers, as well as lithium-ion capacitors for electricity storage. The company was formerly known as Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. JSR Corporation was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.