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Mitsui Chemicals Strengthens Position in Semiconductor Supply Chain with $12 Billion Acquisition of JSR

Mitsui Chemicals Strengthens Position in Semiconductor Supply Chain with $12 Billion Acquisition of JSR

Mitsui Chemicals to buy chip materials firm JSR for $11.6 billion
Mitsui Chemicals to buy chip materials firm JSR for $11.6 billion

Mitsui Chemicals said on Monday it will acquire chipmaking materials maker JSR from state-backed ​fund Japan Investment Corp for 1.84 trillion yen ($11.61 billion), with the Development Bank of...

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals to buy chip materials maker for $12b
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals to buy chip materials maker for $12b

JSR's chemical customers include TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.

Mitsui Chemicals to Take Over Chip Linchpin JSR for $12 Billion
Mitsui Chemicals to Take Over Chip Linchpin JSR for $12 Billion

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals Inc. is buying JSR Corp. for ¥1.84 trillion ($12 billion) with support from state-backed Development Bank of Japan to strengthen its hold over a key chip materials linchpin.

Mitsui Chemicals agreed to acquire chip materials maker JSR at an $8.8 billion equity value
Mitsui Chemicals agreed to acquire chip materials maker JSR at an $8.8 billion equity value

The Development Bank of Japan will invest ¥200 billion in non-voting preferred shares; closing is expected in the second half of fiscal 2027

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