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DuPont is a company primarily known for creating and offering agriculture, materials science and specialty products for industries around the world. Éleuthère Irénée du Pont founded the company in 1802, in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

The company looks to improve safety and health solutions for people around the world. They offer products to over seventy countries around the world. Their PPE ranges from heat and flame protection, mechanical, dust, particle, contamination, chemical, body armor, and also vehicular protection. They are partnered with brands such as Kevlar, Tyvek, Nomex, Tychem, and ProShield.

COVID-19

With the outbreak of COVID-19, DuPont has been working to help people directly impacted by the virus, primarily first responders. Their facilities have remained in operation 24/7 around the world to produce garments used to protect against the virus. The company has partnered with Tyvek to produce garments as demand continues to increase for such personal protective equipment.

Timeline

March 8, 2021

DuPont enters into a definitive agreement with Advent International, one of the world's largest private equity firms, to acquire Laird Performance Materials for $2.3 billion which will be paid from existing cash balances.

March 2, 2021

DuPont announces that Christopher Raia has been named senior vice president and Chief Human Resources Officer.

August 15, 2019

DuPont, a global science and innovation leader, today announces a new corporate partnership with Habitat for Humanity International.

Funding Rounds

Acquisitions

Patents

Further Resources

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Antimicrobial Apparel and Textiles | Microbial Control - DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences

http://microbialcontrol.dupont.com/markets/hygiene/apparel-and-home-textile/

Web

DuPont Response to Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)

https://www.dupont.com/news/dupont-response-novel-coronavirus-prevention-and-control.html?src=HP.html

Web

https://www.dupont.com/content/dam/dupont/amer/us/en/news/corporate/documents/DuPont%20DPP%20COVID-19%20update%20-%20end%20user%20communication%20march%2020%20global%20image.pdf

News

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Description

When Activist Investors Should Slash R&D -- and When They Shouldn't

Anne Marie Knott

August 19, 2021

Harvard Business Review

How to measure when innovation is actually paying off.

Corteva Chief Executive Officer James C. Collins, Jr. to Retire at Year End

Corteva, Inc.

June 23, 2021

www.prnewswire.com:443

/PRNewswire/ -- Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) today announced that James (Jim) C. Collins, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, will retire from Corteva, effective...

DuPont Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

DuPont

June 17, 2021

www.prnewswire.com:443

/PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.30 per share on the outstanding...

DuPont to Participate at Deutsche Bank's 12th Annual Global Basic Materials Conference

DuPont

June 3, 2021

www.prnewswire.com:443

/PRNewswire/ -- Ed Breen, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont, and Lori Koch, Chief Financial Officer of DuPont, will speak at Deutsche...

Chemical giants hid dangers of 'forever chemicals' in food packaging

Tom Perkins

May 12, 2021

the Guardian

DuPont and Daikin, manufacturers of 'short chain' PFAS, did not inform regulator the FDA negative results of tests on animals