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DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in the development of the U.S. state of Delaware and first arose as a major supplier of gunpowder.
In 1957, the research organization of the Chemicals Department of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was renamed Central Research Department, beginning the history of the premier scientific organization within DuPont and one of the foremost industrial laboratories devoted to basic science.
In March 2016, it was reported that Dow Chemical Co. and the DuPont Co. agreed to pay $27 million to DuPont CEO Edward Breen if he left the company by early 2017. [8] In February 2020, Breen was reinstated as DuPont CEO replacing Marc Doyle. [9] Breen is an alumnus of Grove City College and is the chair of the college's board of trustees. [10]
In December 2014, DuPont announced that it would move and consolidate its corporate headquarters at its nearby Chestnut Run Plaza site and that The Chemours Company, which spun off from DuPont in 2015, would move into the DuPont Building. [4] [5] As well as Chemours, the building houses The Playhouse on Rodney Square (formerly the DuPont ...
In February 2015, he succeeded Madeleine Jacobs as chief executive officer and executive director of the American Chemical Society. [ 1 ] In November 2014, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company announced that Connelly was retiring from his position as executive vice president and chief innovation officer after 36 years with the company.
Ellen J. Kullman (born January 22, 1956) is a United States business executive.Since November 2019, she has been the chief executive officer of Carbon (company). [1] She was formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ("DuPont") in Wilmington and is a former director of General Motors.
In 1957, he joined DuPont as an industrial engineer in the Kinston, North Carolina, plant, moving on to manufacturing and management positions in Wilmington, Delaware, Old Hickory, Tennessee and Camden, South Carolina. [1] [2] [5] He was CEO and chairman from 1989 to 1995. [1] [4] During that time, DuPont stock increased by 160 percent. [4]
The Chemours Company (/ k ɛ ˈ m ɔːr z /, kem-ORZ) is an American chemical company that was founded in July 2015 as a spin-off from DuPont. It has its corporate headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. [3] Chemours is the manufacturer of Teflon, the brand name of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), known for its anti-stick properties ...