DuPont (prior to Chemours spin-off)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Pioneer_Hi-Bred
gptkb:Danisco
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1999
2011
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Éleuthère_Irénée_du_Pont
gptkbp:foundedYear 1802
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:E._I._du_Pont_de_Nemours_and_Company
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DuPont (prior to Chemours spin-off)
gptkbp:industry chemicals
materials
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Ellen_Kullman
gptkb:Chad_Holliday
gptkb:Charles_O._Holliday
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
2017
gptkbp:netIncome $3.6 billion (2014)
gptkbp:notableEvent involvement in Manhattan Project
member of the Fortune 500
environmental litigation
subject of environmental documentaries
C8 contamination lawsuits
antitrust lawsuits
involved in development of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
development of synthetic polymers
major agricultural chemicals producer
major producer of gunpowder in 19th century
member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (past)
pioneered safety culture in industry
subject of the film 'Dark Waters'
involved in production of explosives during World Wars
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Mylar
gptkb:Zytel
gptkb:Vespel
gptkb:Corian
gptkb:Kevlar
gptkb:Lycra
gptkb:Neoprene
gptkb:Nomex
gptkb:Nylon
gptkb:Teflon
gptkb:Tyvek
gptkb:Freon
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~63,000 (2014)
gptkbp:revenue $34.7 billion (2014)
gptkbp:spinOff gptkb:Chemours
2015
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol DD
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Pioneer_Hi-Bred
gptkb:Danisco
gptkb:Solae
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Opteon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8