Giving Shape to Smarter Ideas…  from Concept to Commercialization

Business Facts…

• Reports global sales of $3 billion in 2006
• Operates more than 40 dedicated technical support, R&D, manufacturing and application development facilities globally
• Employs more than 4,300 people globally

The industry’s broadest material solutions portfolio…

• High Temperature Solutions – Engineered for Extremes
  • DuPont™ Zytel® HTN PPA polyphthalamide
  • DuPont™ Thermx® PCT high performance polyester
  • DuPont™ Zenite® LCP liquid crystal polymer
  • DuPont™ Rynite® PET thermoplastic polyester resin
• Flexible Solutions – When parts need to bend, flex, twist, open, compress, turn, squeeze … or just move
  • DuPont™ Hytrel® TPC-ET thermoplastic polyester elastomer
  • DuPont™ ETPV engineering thermoplastic vulcanizates
  • DuPont™ Zytel® nylon 6,10 and 6,12
• Superstructural Solutions – Pushing back barriers to metal replacement
  • Zytel® HTN LFRT high performance polyamide
  • Zytel® nylon LFRT
  • Rynite® PET thermoplastic polyester resin
• Mechanical Solutions – Making stiff, strong parts that fight wear and reduce friction
  • Delrin® acetal
  • Zytel® HTN WRF high performance polyamide
  • Zytel® nylon WRF
• High Productivity Solutions – Core products to get to tomorrow first
  • Zytel® unreinforced/glass reinforced/toughened nylon
  • DuPont™ Minlon® mineral reinforced nylon
  • DuPont™ Crastin® PBT thermoplastic polyester resin
• DuPont™ Vespel® parts & shapes
• DuPont Filaments
  • Tynex™
  • Tynex-A™
  • Orel™
  • Herox™

Primary Markets Served

• Automotive and Other Transportation Industries
  • Automotive
  • Recreation and power vehicles
  • Railway
  • Aerospace
• Consumer and Industrial Markets
  • Health care
  • Housewares and appliances
  • Consumer electronics, electrical/electronic components and systems
  • Sporting goods
  • Conveyor systems
  • Oil & gas systems
  • Machinery, tooling and equipment industries

Core Competencies to reduce overall costs:

• Design
  • Weight reduction techniques
  • Permeation reduction strategies
  • Encapsulation of electrical and electronic components
  • Gears and moving parts development
  • Sealing systems
• Materials & Processing
  • Improved resin performance and productivity
  • Faster processing techniques
  • Material analysis and part testing

Global Leadership

• Keith J. Smith – vice president and general manager
• Timothy McCann – sales and marketing director
• Bjoern Hedlund – business director, High Performance Materials
• Carolann Haznedar – business director, High Productivity Materials
• Nandan Rao – vice president, technology – DuPont Performance Materials

Americas Leadership

• James R. (Jim) Hay – vice president, sales and marketing – Americas
• Christopher S. Murphy - Automotive director – Americas, DuPont Automotive Performance Materials
• Eric Beyeler – industrial and consumer markets development director – Americas
• Karla Butler – new initiatives development director – Americas
• John Ferrighetto – technology director – Americas

Supported by more than 200 years of science and thousands of materials and technology-based solutions from DuPont… Growth Platforms include:

• Performance Materials (includes DuPont Engineering Polymers)
• Safety & Protection
• Agriculture & Nutrition
• Coatings & Color Technologies
• Electronic & Communication Technologies

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The DuPont Oval, DuPont™, Crastin®, Delrin®, Hytrel®, Minlon®, Rynite®, Thermx®, Vespel®, Zenite®, Zytel®, Tynex™, Tynex-A™, Orel™ and Herox™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates.

6/19/06

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