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10/13/2009

DuPont Introduces Kevlar® Advanced Performance Fibers for Industrial and Automotive Applications
New Technology Offers Higher Performance, Cost-effective Reinforcement Solutions

09/01/2009

DuPont Corn and Soybean Leadership Advances with Canadian Approval of Optimum™ GAT™ Trait
Regulatory Milestones Achieved to Bring Higher Productivity to Growers

08/20/2009

DuPont expands capacity for growing Photovolatics market DuPont to Invest $120 Million to Increase Capacity for Tedlar® Photovoltaic Module Materials

07/16/2009

DuPont helps build Mississauga’s first Habitat for Humanity Home Mississauga’s first Habitat for Humanity home is getting some “neighborly” help through products and services from DuPont Canada. 

05/28/2009

DuPont Innovation Addressing Major Global Market Trends CEO Ellen Kullman Updates Investors on Growth Opportunities in Increasing Food Productivity, Decreasing Dependence on Fossil Fuels, Protecting Lives, Growing in Emerging Markets

05/11/2009

DuPont Receives Canadian Regulatory Approval for High Oleic Soybean Trait Next Generation Healthy Soybean Oil Trait Will Benefit Everyone from Farmers to Consumers

05/07/2009

DuPont Provides Details on Restructuring Plan Announced April 21 Actions Will Enable Company to Emerge Stronger, Faster, More Agile from Global Recession

04/21/2009

DuPont Reports First Quarter 2009 Earnings In-Line with Guidance Company Expands Actions to Further Strengthen Competitiveness, Address Weak Global Outlook

03/23/2009

DuPont Selected Among Top Companies for Female Leaders
Significant Progress in Appointing Women to Senior Positions Cited by Magazine

03/17/2009

DuPont Introduces Innovative Nomex® On Demand™ to Better Protect Firefighters Smart-Fiber Technology Activates When Needed for More Thermal Protection

02/11/2009

DuPont R&D Pipeline Continues to Deliver in Challenging Global Economy Over $10 Billion in 2008 Sales Generated from New Products; Demonstrates Strength in Innovation Pipeline.

02/06/2009

Vertebrae with DuPont™ Corian® changes thinking at Toronto Interior Design Show. One of the special experimental exhibits at the Toronto Interior Design Show this week turned conventional design thinking on end.

02/04/2009

DuPont Named Among World’s Business Leaders in Ethics Reputation.  DuPont has been named among the world’s leaders in ethics reputation, earning first place in its industry sector and 10th overall among more than 500 multinational companies, according to the annual global Covalence Ethical Ranking Report.

01/22/2009

DuPont™ Express® PRO registered for non-crop weed control. A new herbicide blend will allow Western Canadian cereal growers to really turn up the heat on their glyphosate burn-off this spring.

01/12/2009

New, award-winning herbicide delivery system draws crowds at Crop Production Show. Opening-day visitors to the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon got their first glimpse of a new herbicide delivery system that will greatly improve farmers' weed control options.

12/09/2008

White Is Most Popular Color – Again – in 56th DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. “Conservative Differentiation” Among Consumers May Be Sign of the Times.

12/08/2008

DuPont Canada Announces Leadership Change.  Michael J. Oxley has been appointed the President and Chief Financial Officer of DuPont Canada.

11/17/2008

Automotive “Makeover” is Practical Alternative When A New Car is Beyond Reach Repainting an Economical Choice with Endless Color Options and Environmentally Smart DuPont Finishes

10/27/2008

Municipal Health & Safety Association and DuPont Team Up for Safety The Municipal Health & Safety Association (MHSA) and the DuPont Safety Resources business unit in Canada are teaming up to help government-related entities and agencies improve their safety performance.

10/14/2008

Global Environment Benefits When Auto Body Shops Switch to Water-Based Paints. Fourteen million pounds of air emissions have been eliminated annually since tens of thousands of auto collision repair shops in more than 30 countries began using DuPont water-based paints rather than traditional solvent-based coatings according to DuPont environmental data.

09/23/2008

DuPont’s Board of Directors Appoints Ellen J. Kullman President and Board Member; Will Become Chief Executive Officer Effective Jan. 1, 2009

05/14/2008

DuPont and Genencor Create World-Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Company Joint Venture Combines Companies’ Strengths in the Development and Deployment of Second Generation Ethanol from Non-Food Feedstocks to Address $75 Billion Market Opportunity

05/08/2008

The DuPont Challenge© Science Essay Competition Recognizes Scientific Ideas of Gifted Teens The DuPont Challenge© essays cover a broad range of scientific topics including medical advances and astrophysics.

04/30/2008

DuPont Declares Second Quarter Dividend This is the 415th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company’s first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904. 

04/22/2008

DuPont Reports First Quarter Earnings Growth Of Over 20 Percent Sales Increase 9 Percent with Strong Growth in Agriculture and Emerging Markets 

03/27/2008

DuPont Opens New Seed Production Plant to Meet Increasing Demand for Pioneer® Brand Canola  The Pioneer Hi-Bred business has opened a new state-of-the-art canola production facility in Lethbridge to meet an increased demand for its high-performing Pioneer® brand canola hybrids. 

03/26/2008

DuPont Rejects ‘Grossly Exaggerated’ Contract Allegations by INVISTA A statement attributed to DuPont General Counsel Stacey J. Mobley

03/14/2008

DuPont Increases First Quarter 2008 Earnings Outlook At a meeting with investors in New York City today, DuPont increased its earnings outlook for first quarter 2008 to a range of $1.14 to $1.19 per share.

03/12/2008

The Patent Board™ and Nature Biotechnology Rank DuPont No. 1 Innovator in Chemical Industry and No. 1 in Biotech Patents DuPont has achieved top rankings in science and patent strength according to several leading indicators published by The Patent Board™ and Nature Biotechnology.

02/22/2008

DuPont Announces Growth Investment for Zodiaq® in Québec DuPont announced a multi-million dollar investment today in its manufacturing site at Thetford Mines, Québec, which produces DuPont™ Zodiaq® quartz surfaces for the residential and commercial markets.

02/20/2008

DuPont Executive Vice President Highlights Growth Initiatives and Positive 2008 Outlook DuPont Executive Vice President Ellen J. Kullman reaffirmed DuPont’s outlook for the first quarter and full year 2008.

02/15/2008

DuPont Increases Market-Facing Innovations for Global Marketplace DuPont’s research pipeline delivered strong results in 2007, with significant revenue from new products and a strengthening intellectual property portfolio.

01/30/2008

DuPont First Quarter Dividend his is the 414th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company’s first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904.

01/25/2008

DuPont Chief Science & Technology Officer Offers Perspectives on Science and Global Policymaking at Davos World Economic Forum Uma Chowdhry offered her perspectives on the importance of science in the formation of global policy during a discussion at the World Economic Forum.

01/23/2008

DuPont Leader Stresses Collaboration as the Key to Improving Global Nutrition Craig Binetti told participants at the World Economic Forum here that developing partnerships with local governments, businesses and universities while continuing to pursue scientific breakthroughs in nutrition research are the keys to elevating global nutrition.

01/22/2008

DuPont Chairman Outlines Earnings Growth Plan in Letter to Shareholders The company announced strong fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results earlier today.

01/22/2008

DuPont Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter, Full-Year Sales and Earnings Growth DuPont Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter, Full-Year Sales and Earnings Growth

01/09/2008

DuPont Updates 2007 and 2008 Earnings Outlooks DuPont increased its 2007 full-year earnings outlook to reflect stronger business results in the fourth quarter of 2007 and also raised its expectations for business results in 2008

12/11/2007

DuPont 2008 Science Essay Competition Issues Call for Entries DuPont Challenge© is Designed to Increase Science Literacy, Help Students Excel 

12/04/2007

DuPont Reports Global Color Popularity Ratings for Vehicles 55th DuPont Report Says White Now Outranks Silver As Top Choice in Some Countries

11/19/2007

DuPont Introduces Technology to Help Increase Ethanol Production QualiTrak(sm) Allows Ethanol Plants to Track and Communicate Detailed Production Information to Corn Growers

11/13/2007

DuPont Reaffirms Full-Year 2007 Earnings Per Share Outlook For the fourth quarter 2007, the company expects strong sales growth outside the United States will continue to exceed the effect of lower demand from U.S. housing and auto markets.

11/13/2007

DuPont Updates Investors on its Applied BioSciences Growth Opportunities Robust Bio-Based Technologies Pipeline is Rapidly Advancing to Deliver New Products to Markets

11/12/2007

Biofuels Are a Sustainable Solution to Address Energy Security and Climate Change Concerns, DuPont Hosts Panel Discussion on Future of Biofuels

11/01/2007

DuPont Liquid Packaging Systems Agrees to Sell Performance Films Segment and Whitby Operating Facility to Exopack Performance Films Inc.

10/23/2007

DuPont Announces 11 Percent Dividend Increase DuPont today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an 11 percent increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend.

10/23/2007

DuPont Delivers Strong Earnings Growth in Third Quarter 2007 The company reported third quarter earnings per share of USD 0.56 versus USD 0.52 in the third quarter 2006.

09/20/2007

New Corn-Based, Aluminum-Free Deodorants Made from Bio-PDO™ Now Available DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Partners with Terra Naturals to Offer Renewably Sourced Product to Personal Care Market

09/12/2007

DuPont Advocates Accelerated Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances International Montreal Protocol Treaty Has Benefited Ozone Layer and Climate, But More Needs to be Done, Company Says

08/30/2007

DuPont Acquires IsoTherming™ Technology for Refining with Less Environmental Impact Provides Oil Refiners a Faster and Less Expensive Way to Produce Cleaner Fuels

08/06/2007

DuPont Discovery Improves Livestock Feed, Environmental Quality. Scientists Identify and Silence Plant Gene That Controls Phytic Acid

07/25/2007

DuPont Third Quarter Dividend This is the 412th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company’s first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904.

07/24/2007

DuPont Reports Second Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.04; Reaffirms Full Year Outlook Second quarter 2007 earnings per share were $1.04, compared with $1.04 in the second quarter of 2006 

06/25/2007

DuPont Invests $58 Million to Construct Two Biofuels Facilities Biobutanol Technology Research and Demonstration Facility, Ethanol Facility Being Built in Partnership with BP, British Sugar

06/21/2007

DuPont and Environmental Defense Launch Comprehensive Tool for Evaluating and Addressing Potential Risks of Nanoscale Materials Nano Risk Framework to Aid in Responsible Development of Nanotechnology

06/13/2007

Population Growth Driving Global Mega Trends in Energy, Security and Food Production At Boston Chief Executives’ Club, DuPont CEO Says Global Challenges Are Business Opportunities

06/08/2007

DuPont Performance Coatings Opens New Training Facility in Pointe-Claire, Quebec

06/08/2007

DuPont Tate & Lyle Joint Venture Officially Opens $100 Million Bio-PDO™ Facility – the World’s First to Produce Propanediol From Corn Sugar U.S. Secretary of Energy Bodman Recognizes Advancements in Bio-Based Technology

06/05/2007

DuPont Addressing Global Demand for Grain Vice President Updates Investors on Crop Genetics Research Pipeline

06/04/2007

DuPont Launches DuPont™ Cerenol™ – its Newest Renewably Sourced Polymer Family Family of Polyols Contains 80-100 Percent Renewable Content While Enhancing Performance 

06/01/2007

DuPont’s Market-Driven Science Addressing Global Mega Trends in Energy, Food and Security DuPont Chairman & CEO Chad Holliday updates investors on wide-ranging growth opportunities

05/29/2007

Newest DuPont Water-Based Coatings Mark 30 Years of Reducing Solvents and Greenhouse Gases The introduction of two new DuPont water-based finishes marks the company’s 30th year of developing coatings with reduced environmental impact

05/09/2007

DuPont Chief Financial Officer Briefs Analysts on Recent Performance Company is Focused on Delivering Results Through Growth and Productivity 

05/02/2007

DuPont Biofuels Leader Addresses Economics Needed for Mass Adoption of Biofuels John Ranieri Affirms DuPont Strategy to Bring Biofuels to Market

04/24/2007

DuPont Reports 15% Earnings Growth in First Quarter 2007; Reaffirms Full Year Outlook First quarter 2007 earnings per share grew 15 percent to $1.01 from $0.88 in the first quarter of 2006

03/29/2007

DuPont, Honeywell Announce Refrigerants Global Joint Development Agreement Low Global Warming Refrigerants for Automobiles Provide More Sustainable Solutions for Air Conditioning Systems

03/22/2007

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Partners With Cryotech Deicing Technology to Launch Susterra™ Propanediol for Use in Cryotech BX36® Runway Deicing Fluid New Bio-Based Deicer Successfully Completed Field Trials

03/19/2007

DuPont High-Performance Materials Enable World’s Largest-Ever Commercial Aircraft in Inaugural Voyages to United States New Airbus A380 Relies on DuPont Innovations for Strength, Lightweighting

03/13/2007

DuPont™ Nomex® Marks 40 Years of Safety and Protection Innovations include Wind Power, Military, and Multi-threat Protection

03/09/2007

DuPont Leader Reviews Strategy to Bring Next Generation Biofuels to Market John Ranieri Addresses World Biofuels Markets Conference in Brussels

 03/05/2007

DuPont Scientist Among Authors for Article on Climate Success of Montreal Protocol Climate Benefit of Montreal Protocol is 5 to 6 Times Larger than 1st Commitment Period of Kyoto Protocol

 03/01/2007

DuPont Innovations to Help Agriculture Meet Global Challenges R&D Leaders: Advanced Seed Products, Biofuels, and Biomaterials Just the Beginning

02/27/2007

DuPont Executes Investments to Accelerate New Seed Product Development Plan Expands R&D to Meet Demand for Better Genetics, Biotech Traits

02/21/2007

DuPont Biofuels Leader Provides Business Update at Alternative Energy Symposium DuPont Commercialization Strategies for Cellulosic Ethanol, Biobutanol Advancing

 02/21/2007

DuPont Chief Innovation Officer Updates Investors on Increasing Returns on Research & Development  Innovation Momentum is Accelerating, Pipeline New Products are Advancing

 02/20/2007

DuPont Joins Global Coalition Calling for Coordinated Action to Address Climate Change DuPont issued the following statement as a member of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change (GROCC), in support of its principles announced today in New York.

02/13/2007

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition Growing and Advancing Rich Pipeline of New Technologies Growth Driven by Better Seed Products, Increased Biotech Penetration and Crop Protection Advances

02/07/2007

DuPont Executive Vice President Addresses Investors DuPont Executive Vice President Ellen J. Kullman told investment analysts here today that DuPont’s growth strategies and productivity initiatives.

02/05/2007

DuPont Introduces New High-Performance Products with Reduced PFOA Content Alternative Technologies Will Enable Company to Eliminate Use of PFOA by 2015

02/02/2007

DuPont Supports Findings by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Company Calls for Action by Government, Businesses

01/31/2007

DuPont Achieves Regulatory Milestone for Rynaxypyr™ Insecticide Submission to OECD Work Share Project Targets Accelerated Review

01/25/2007

DuPont Technologies to Help Farmers and Others Meet President Bush’s Biofuels Challenge Commercializing Cellulosic Ethanol Technology, Increasing Grain and Ethanol Yields and Next-Generation Biofuels are Key Drivers

01/25/2007

DuPont First Quarter Dividend This is the 410th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company’s first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904.

01/24/2007

DuPont Statement on President Bush’s Visit to its Delaware Facilities President Tours DuPont R&D Headquarters to View Various Biofuels Advancements

01/23/2007

DuPont Records Strong Earnings Growth in 4Q and Full Year 2006; Company Expects to Grow 2007 Earnings to $3.15 Per Share Fourth quarter 2006 earnings were $.94 per share, compared to fourth quarter 2005 earnings of $.16 per share.