E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:DuPont
gptkbp:category Fortune 500 company
conglomerate
Multinational corporation
S&P 500 company
Chemical company
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Éleuthère_Irénée_du_Pont
gptkbp:foundedYear 1802
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
gptkbp:industry agriculture
chemicals
materials
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
2017
gptkbp:notableAcquisition gptkb:Pioneer_Hi-Bred
gptkb:Danisco
gptkb:Genencor
gptkb:Solae
gptkbp:notableCase C8 contamination lawsuits
Patent disputes
Benlate lawsuits
gptkbp:notableContributor Development of Freon
Development of Mylar
Development of Nomex
Development of cellophane
Development of synthetic rubber during WWII
gptkbp:notableEvent DuPont-Dow merger and subsequent split into three companies
Development of synthetic polymers
Major producer of gunpowder in 19th century
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Irénée_du_Pont
gptkb:Lammot_du_Pont
gptkb:Pierre_S._du_Pont
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Corian
gptkb:Kevlar
gptkb:Lycra
gptkb:Neoprene
gptkb:Nylon
gptkb:Teflon
gptkb:Tyvek
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~34,000 (2016)
gptkbp:publiclyTraded yes
gptkbp:spinOff gptkb:Dow_Inc.
gptkb:DuPont_(new_company)
gptkb:Corteva
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol DD
gptkbp:website https://www.dupont.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_v._E._I._du_Pont_de_Nemours_&_Co.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7