Japan Investment Corp to sell unit for $8.2 bn
Tokyo: Japan Investment Corp (JIC), a state-backed fund, plans to sell chipmaking materials maker JSR to Mitsui Chemicals in a deal that could exceed 1.3 trillion yen ($8.20 billion), two people familiar with the matter said.A decision could come as soon as within the month, one of the people said. Both people declined to be identified as the information is not public.JIC, JSR and Mitsui Chemicals did not reply to a request for comment.Reuters, which previously reported JIC is considering sell…

