DuPont recognized for leadership, advancements and performance in safety

DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. issued the following statement regarding the National Safety Council's selection today of DuPont as the recipient of the 2006 Green Cross for Safety medal for corporate excellence in safety.

"DuPont is proud to receive the 2006 National Safety Council's Green Cross award.  Safety is in the DNA of DuPont.  Every DuPont employee will feel he or she helped earn the Green Cross award.  That is as it should be, because at DuPont, safety is a core value that touches every individual in every job.

"Safety at DuPont goes back to our founding in 1802 when E.I. du Pont designed and built his first gunpowder mills with the safety of his workers in mind.  In the two centuries that followed, our company helped to write the book on industrial safety, and we became one of the safest companies in the world.  Our commitment to safety also benefits our suppliers, customers and the communities where we operate.  Anyone who has ever had contact with DuPont knows that safety is a conscious part of everything we do. 

"Today, our safety and protection businesses make up one of our five business growth platforms.  We offer our knowledge, technology and innovations to customers around the world to help make their businesses and homes safer and to protect people, property, operations and the environment. Safety is the very foundation and essence of all that we do at DuPont, so we take great pride in this recognition - for our employees, partners and customers."

To mark receiving the safety award, DuPont today donated protective ballistic vests made with DuPont™ Kevlar® advanced fiber to 10 needy police officers currently patrolling the Washington, D.C., area without ballistic protection.  Holliday presented the donation through In-VestUSA, a non-profit organization that focuses on raising awareness and funds in communities across the United States to equip police officers with ballistic vests.

For more information about the National Safety Council and the Green Cross award news release, visit: www.nsc.org.  A visual of Holliday providing one of the protective ballistic vests to police officer Mary Cobb of the Suffolk (Va.) Police Department is available at: http://www2.dupont.com/Media_Center/en_US/assets/downloads/images/greencross_a.jpg .

DuPont is a science company.  Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.

3/16/06

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