# Mitsui Chemicals Says It Agreed to Buy JSR With DBJ in $8.8 Billion Deal

By John Kim

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Published: 2026-11-10T06:51:21.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-10T06:51:21.000Z
Section: Business

> The planned purchase would shift the chip materials maker from state-backed JIC Capital to Mitsui Chemicals and the government-owned Development Bank of Japan.

Mitsui Chemicals said Monday, Nov. 9, it had agreed to acquire JSR together with the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) in a transaction valued at $8.8 billion.

JSR is a chip materials maker. The planned acquisition would transfer the company from state-backed JIC Capital to Mitsui Chemicals and the government-owned DBJ.