DuPont is a science company. DuPont puts science to work by solving
problems and creating solutions that make people's lives better, safer and easier.
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the company was founded in 1802 in wilmington (delaware, usa)
by eleuthère irénée du pont de nemours,
a french nobleman who emigrated to the new world and who had been,
while in france, a pupil of antoine lavoisier, the founder of modern chemistry.
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operating today in more than 70 countries and universally known to be one
of the safest companies of the world, DuPont offers a wide range of products
and services to markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics,
communications, safety and protection, home and construction,
transportation and apparel.
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the wide variety of solutions provided by DuPont is able to meet virtually all the needs
of designers developing concepts for furniture and interiors, architecture and building,
fashion and sport equipment, houseware items and industrial goods, packaging and graphics, computers and mobile communication, bikes and automotive, and many other applications.
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about 75 percent of the most used commercial polymer-based materials
have been invented by DuPont or are the result of research and development
activities done by DuPont.
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among the best known brands of materials created and/or marketed by DuPont
there are Butacite®, Corian®, Cordura®, Cromalin®, Delrin®, Kevlar®, Hytrel®,
Lycra®, Nylon, Nomex®, SentryGlas® Plus, Sontara®, Surlyn®, Teflon®,
Tyvek®, Zodiaq® and Zytel®.

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® registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.

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