Mu mpera z’ukwezi kwa Ndamukiza, JSR yararangije igikorwa c’ubwubatsi ca JSR MOL, ishirahamwe ry’abahinga mu vy’ubuhinga bwa none muri Hongiriya, maze ritangura gukora igerageza ry’imipira ya styrene-butadiene (SSBR). ubushobozi bwo gukora buri mwaka, ubushobozi bwo gukora buri mwaka buzoshika ku matoni 60,000
JSR MOL ni igikorwa c’ubufatanye hagati ya JSR n’Ishirahamwe ry’Amavuta y’Abahigi y’i Hongiriya mu karere{0}} JSR ifise 51% vy’imigabane na MOL Group ifise 49% vy’imigabane.
Igitegwa ca JSR mu ruganda rwa JSR mu ruganda rwa Yokkaici mu Buyapani gifise ubushobozi bw’umwaka bwa 60,000 amatoni n’uruganda rwa Thailand rufise ubushobozi bw’umwaka bwa 100,000 toni . Mu rugero rwose rwa 160,000 amatoni, 20,000 ubushobozi bw’umurongo w’umusaruro mu gisagara ca Yokkaichi bwagenewe ubushakashatsi n’ iterambere, kandi ubushobozi nyabwo bwo gukora bwari 140,{000 amatoni.
Abantu babereye bemera ko ubucuruzi bwa JSR bwa SSBR buzoshika ku 7% vy’iterambere ry’uyu mwaka, rero ibikorwa vy’ubuhinga biriho bizokora neza mu gice ca kabiri c’umwaka{1}} JSR MOL yari yateguwe gutangura kugurisha mu 2017, ariko kubera ugucerezwa, umugambi uriho ubu ni ugutanga ivyerekanwa mu gice ca kabiri c’umwaka w’ingengo y’imari hanyuma hanyuma ugahindukira ukaja mu bikorwa vy’ubudandaji imbere y’uko umwaka w’ingengo y’imari urangira.
"China Rubber" yamenye ko ingingo mfatirwako z'ishirahamwe ry'ubumwe bw'Uburayi ku bijanye n'ugusohoka kw'ibinyabiziga ari vyo bituma habaho iterambere ry'ugukoresha neza amavuta y'amapine kandi bitezwe ko ari ikintu co gutuma S-SBR irushirizaho gukomera. Muri iki gihe, abahinguzi benshi b'amapine batanguye gushinga imizi mu Buraya bwo mu Buseruko.
JSR yavuze ko kugira ngo umuntu afate umugabane w’isoko, iyo sosiyete itari gusa iteganya kwinjira mw’isoko ry’i Buraya gusa, ariko kandi iteganya kwinjira mw’isoko rya Amerika. Intumbero y’ishirahamwe ni ugutangura kwihuta gutanguza ubucuruzi bushasha no kuronka kwemererwa kw’isoko .
