DuPont was established in Mexico in 1925 as Mexican Explosives Company -- a joint venture with Dinamita Hercules. This was the first DuPont investment outside of the U.S.

DuPont Mexico has about 3,000 employees located at 10 sites and five R&D centers in Mexico City, Altamira, Tlalnepantla, Lerma, Ocoyoacac, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Culiacan and Santa Clara.

DuPont Mexico expects to continue to grow at a double digit rate and increase its market penetration in industries including agriculture, coatings, oil and gas and safety.   New projects are being developed -- as a part of the Emerging Markets Growth Initiative -- that have great potential and meet the needs of local and regional customers.

Milestones

• 1925   DuPont was established in Mexico.
• 1952   The Tlalnepantla site was established to manufacture refinish products.
• 1959  The titanium dioxide site was built in Altamira.
• 1973  Crop Protection Products opened the Lerma site.
• 1982   Pioneer started operations in Mexico, with offices in Guadalajara and Reynosa.
• 2002   DuPont was named among the ‘Best Places to Work in Mexico’, according to The Great Place To Work Institute, and has remained on the list since.
• 2003   A new DuPont Titanium Technologies lab and a second DuPont Performance Coatings laboratory were inaugurated at the Tlalnepantla site.
• 2004  Mexico and South America were joined as a new region -- DuPont Latin America.
• 2007  A new refinish laboratory opened at the Tlalnepantla site