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  2. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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    1951 "The DuPont chemical plant in Washington, West Virginia, began using PFOA in its manufacturing process." [20] 1954 R. A. Dickison, who was employed at DuPont, received an inquiry about C8's "possible toxicity." [10] 1955 A study undertaken by Gordon I. Nordby and J. Murray Luck at Stanford University found that "PFAS binds to proteins in ...

  3. DuPont - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Timeline of plastic development - Wikipedia

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    The first industrially practical polyethylene synthesis is discovered by Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson at the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) works in Northwich, England. [10] 1935: Nylon is invented and patented by DuPont. [6] 1938: Nylon is first used for bristles in toothbrushes.

  5. 'Forever chemicals' ruling provides legal victory for 3M, Dupont

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    3M (), DuPont (), and eight other "forever chemicals" manufacturers got a legal victory Monday when an Ohio court of appeals struck down an attempt by a former firefighter to bring a class-action ...

  6. A 220-year-old American corporate powerhouse is breaking up

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    DuPont de Nemours, the American multinational chemical company which traces its history back to 1802, announced plans to split into three publicly traded companies. A 220-year-old American ...

  7. du Pont family - Wikipedia

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    The name of the chemical company founded by the family is today styled solid as "DuPont" in the short form. The long form is styled as E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The stylings "Du Pont" and "DuPont" for the company's short name coexisted in the 20th century, but the latter is now consistently used in the company's branding. [2]: 3

  8. The Dawn of DuPont, and Other Economic Milestones - AOL

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    The company popularly known as DuPont is a shortened form of "E.I. du Pont de Nemours," itself a shortened version of the name Eluthere Irenee du Pont de Nemours, a Paris-born chemist.

  9. List of DuPont Experimental Station inventions - Wikipedia

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    That bunker housed a shooting range that was used to test DuPont powders and other explosives. In later years, it housed a golf ball cannon and high speed photography equipment to measure the Coefficient of Restitution of golf balls made with various DuPont elastomers. Building 256. Surlyn ionomeric resins. Teflon FEP Fluorinated ethylene propylene