1802

• DuPont imports raw materials from India for company’s first product – black powder for explosives

1974

• DuPont opens a liaison office in India

1993

• Start of DuPont™ Teflon® non-stick coating production in Madurai

1994 

• Start of DuPont™ Tynex® filaments production in Madurai
• Wholly-owned India subsidiary set up

1995

• Contract manufacturing of Crop Protection Products begins

1998

• Savli I plant in Gujarat begins commercial production.
• Commercial production of Lannate® crop protection product and Delrin® engineering polymer begins at Savli

2000

• Savli II plant in Gujarat begins production
• South Asia Field Experiment Station (SAFES) at Savli becomes operational

2001

• DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International acquires a 100% stake in the joint venture with Southern Petrochemical Industries Corp. (SPIC)
• Pioneer® seeds production plant set up in Medchal, near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh; Pioneer Hyderabad office opened

2004

• DuPont Refinish blending facility set up at Savli
• ‘Global Excellence Center’ set up at Savli

2005

• Global research alliance signed with National Chemical Laboratories, Pune

2006

• DuPont 2015 Sustainability Goals launched.
• Global Research Alliance signed with Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

2007  

• Foundation stone of DuPont Knowledge Center laid in Hyderabad.
• DuPont seed subsidiary Pioneer expands its capacity in India by partnering with a custom-built seed conditioning company in Hyderabad.

2008

• DuPont Knowledge Center at Hyderabad inaugurated
• DuPont Performance Coatings facility at Savli near Vadodara in Gujarat expanded

• DuPont subsidiary Pioneer creates corn research center

2009

• DuPont subsidiary Pioneer acquires cotton seed business of Nandi Seeds and cotton germplasm from Nagarjuna Seeds.
• DuPont Services Center at Hyderabad inaugurated

2010

• DuPont Knowledege Center at Hyderabad receive ‘Silver’ rating from the Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design (LEED-INDIA)

2011

• Launch of DuPont Lanka office on June 10, 2011