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Milestones
  • 1802
    DuPont imports raw materials from India for company’s first product – black powder for explosives

  • 1974
    DuPont opens a liaison office in India

  • 1995
    Wholly-owned India subsidiary set up

  • 1996
    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; Hyderabad office opened

  • 2002
    DuPont celebrates 200 years of Science and Innovation worldwide DuPont Liquid Packaging Systems set up at Savli

  • 2003
    DuPont India wins ‘Hewitt Best Employer’ award

  • 2004
    DuPont Refinish blending facility set up at Savli Global Excellence Center’ set up at Savli

  • 2005
    DuPont India wins DuPont Board of Directors' Award for Safety, Global Research Alliance signed with National Chemical Laboratories

  • 2006
    DuPont 2015 Sustainability Goals launched AND Global Research Alliance signed with Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

  • 2007
    DuPont India announces DuPont Knowledge Center