Japan Pure Chemical Co., Ltd.TSE: 4973

Financial Report for First quarter Ended June 30, 2025

· Issued by Japan Pure Chemical Co., Ltd.

Financial Report for

First quarter Ended June 30, 2025

JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.

Securities Code: 4973

証券コード:4973

July 25, 2025

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Summary of Financial Results

Key points on how to read the Company's business results

  • Sales vary significantly between selling noble metals with chemicals and selling chemicals alone.

  • Noble metals have a significant impact on sales because they are expensive and their prices fluctuate.

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Plating Method

Term

Electrolytic plating

Pure gold plating

Applications

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Printed circuit boards (CPU, GPU, etc.) for PCs, smartphones, etc.

Explanation

Plating method on metal surfaces with electric current

High-purity gold plating

Hard gold plating

Palladium (Pd) plating

Electroless plating

Immersion plating

Auto catalytic plating(Au)

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Auto catalytic plating(Pd)

Connectors for smartphones, automotive, industrial machinery, etc.

Lead frames for PCs, automotive, industrial machinery, etc.

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Semiconductor memory( DRAM, NAND) Substrates with semiconductors for servers, PCs, smart phones, etc.

Semiconductor Mounted Substrate CPU, GPU, etc. for servers, PCs, etc.

Semiconductor Mounted Substrate for PC, server

Gold plating that is hardened with alloy components

Used as an undercoat for gold plating. PPF stands for Pre Plated Lead frame.

Plating method by chemical reaction without electric current

Plating method for forming by replacing metal on surface by utilizing solubility (ionization tendency) of each metal

Plating method capable of forming thick coatings by utilizing chemical reaction with reducing agents

Plating method capable of forming thick coatings by utilizing chemical reaction with reducing agents used as a base for

gold plating 2



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Product Lineup



Plating Methods

Applications

Product Lineup

3

Electrolytic plating

Pure gold



  1. Pure gold plating enabling uniform coating even on rough surfaces

  2. Pure gold plating with higher hardness

TEMPERESIST

Series

Hard gold

(Alloy)



Gold saving hard gold plating for micro connectors: OROBRIGHT BAR7

OROBRIGHT BAR7

Palladium (Pd)



Palladium plating for thin coating applicable to PPF: PALLABRIGHT NANO2

PALLABRIGHT NANO2

Electroless plating

Immersion gold



Immersion gold plating compatible with mid- to

high-P Ni: IM-GOLD IB2X

Immersion gold plating with less Ni corrosion: IM-GOLD CN

Immersion gold plating without Ni plating: IM-

GOLD PC

IM-GOLD IB2X IM-GOLD CN IM-GOLD PC

Auto catalytic gold



Auto catalytic gold plating for thin coating using gold sulfite: HY-GOLD

Auto catalytic gold plating for thin coating using gold

cyanide: HY-GOLD CN

HY-GOLD

HY-GOLD CN

Auto catalytic palladium



Auto catalytic palladium plating for ENEPIG:

NEO PALLABRIGHT 2

Direct auto catalytic palladium plating:

NEO PALLABRIGHT DP

NEO PALLABRIGHT 2 NEO

PALLABRIGHT DP

Peripheral fields

Base metals (copper, tin, nickel) Alloy plating, Post-treatment agents

Plating Process Description

Term

Explanation

Composition of plating

ENIG

Stands for Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold.

Composition of plating is Cu-Ni-Au.

Au 0.06μm

Ni 2-7μm

Cu 15-30μm

ENEPIG

Stands for Electroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion

Gold.

Au 0.06μm Pd 0.04μm

Ni 0.15-7μm

Composition of plating is Cu-Ni-Pd-Au.

Stands for Direct Immersion Gold.

Cu 15-30μm

DIG

EPIG

Since Ni plating is omitted, used for fine pitch compared to ENIG. Composition of plating is Cu-Au.

Stands for Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold.

Composition of plating is Cu-Pd-Au.

Au 0.06μm Cu 15-30μm

Au 0.06μm Pd 0.04μm

Cu 15-30μm

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Au: gold, Pd: palladium, Ni: nickel, Cu: copper,

Micrometer (μm): one millionth of one meter 4