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Since we were ounded in 1802, DuPont has pioneered new science applications
to become the worlds most dynamic science company. Our unique portolio o
innovative and sustainable solutions now serves a myriad o markets: rom
agriculture to automotive, energy to electronics and consumer to construction.
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nOUrIsHed sIene sIene
OnVenIene And AesTHeTIs
We also work in partnership with the ood manuacturing
industry, supporting it with technology and expert advice in a large
range o processes such as hygienic production environments,
ood preservation, printing o high impact graphics or packaging
and cost eective waste management. Our innovative and
integrated packaging solutions combine protection and durability
with consumer-riendly design, to help keep ood in optimum
condition during its journey rom actory or eld to the shop and
into the home. Materials such as our DuPontDuPont SurlynSurlyn packaging
resin and Mylar polyester lm are used in meat packaging to seal
in reshness and favour and protect against contaminants, while
our DuPont Suva rerigerants help to keep ood resh and sae.
But our packaging solutions extend beyond ood conservation.
With DuPont Biomax Strong we have developed an additive
that improves the perormance o bio-based, biodegradable
packaging. In the kitchen, our non-stick nish, DuPont Tefon
Platinum, shields suraces rom abrasions caused by metal
utensils and scouring pads. A wide range o our products are
urthermore used in home and cooking appliances, as well as
robotics. Take or example ood processor gears made withDuPont Delrin, a material which makes appliances last longer
and reduces noise levels.
All ov th wol ol u ou citic a agoomic
xti to vlo a maitai a halthy a utaiabl
way o li. W a committ to a ivt i avacig
utaiabl agicultu actic a vloig mo
cit way o otctig co a h ouc. W
o thi to a th wol chagig utitioal
a mak oo halthi, h, a a mo covit
o coum wolwi.
FrOM FIeLd TO TALe
Our investment in the science o ood and nutrition extends
rom the elds where crops, ruit and vegetables are grown, to
the tables where they are served. We are the leading developer
and supplier o advanced plant genetics to armers worldwide.
We provide high quality agricultural seeds, agronomic advice
and support or armers, based on both the latest technology
and years o experience. Products such as Pioneer brand maize
hybrids with the YieldGard gene or corn borer resistance (biotech)
are sold in six European countries and oer signicant yield
advantages while reducing the need to spray. DuPont introduced
the rst sulonylurea (SU)-tolerant sunfower hybrids in Europe
(Pioneer brand sunfower hybrids with the DuPont Express-Sun trait or tolerance to EXPRESS SX herbicide) to increase
harvestable yields.
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KeepInG FOOd sAFe
Our DuPont BAX Q7 system is an advanced automated
DNA-based pathogen testing system that is used in many
countries around the world, including Turkey, Poland, Saudi
Arabia, South Arica, to help detect bacteria and other organisms
in raw ingredients, inished products and environmental
samples. This system helps to ensure the ood we consume is
ree rom contamination.
rInGInG sO TO LIFe
As todays consumers discover the health beneits o soy
protein, we are working with ood manuacturers across
Europe to develop innovative products that are high in
protein, low in at and have no cholesterol. Take or example
Solae SoleCina, a nutritious blend o vegetable protein,
which has the same taste, texture and appearance as meat.
eFFIIen And sUsTAInAILIT
Our innovative insecticide, DuPont
Rynaxypyr
, has an improved environmental prole and oers long-lasting, broadspectrum protection against many o the most common and destructive chewing insects that plague ruit, vegetables,
specialty and eld crops, as well as tur. We developed this product to help our customers in South Arica, Turkey and
soon also other European countries to care or their crops saely and eciently without harming the environment.
Let: DuPont Rynaxypyr helps armers care or their crops saely
and eciently with an improved environmental approach | Above
rom top: Our DuPont BAX Q7 system uses the most advanced
technologies available today to help detect pathogens in ood |
DuPont Mylar polyester lms in packaging keeps meat resh | We
introduced the rst sulonylurea (SU)-tolerant sunfower hybrids in
Europe to increase harvestable yields.
1 Photo courtesy o Marks & Spencer Group plc, United Kingdom
2 Photo courtesy o Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
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I a ag wh voic, ata a imag tavl aou th
wol i co, ou olutio a ivig w gatio
o lctoic a commuicatio vic. Fom cablig to
imagig, a cicuity to micoucto, ou cic
ovi iiabl tool o cotmoay li.
MOILe reVOLUTIOn
Today many consumers seek access to high quality data via
mobile devices. In collaboration with Polymer Vision, the
worlds rst rollable all-plastic electronic display will be launched
in 2007, based on our Teonex PEN, a highly fexible, robust
polyester lm. This large yet lightweight display with 16 grey
tones oers high quality access to high-density inormation
such as web content, e-books and online newspapers. Future
generations o rollable screens will eature colour and video,
and will ultimately be incorporated into cell phone designs.
OnneTInG peOpLe
But we also work to connect people on the ground. The expanding
road inrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe doesnt just
mean improving individual road networks but also integrating
them into a transcontinental grid. The regions extreme seasonal
climate change is one o the main challenges. Our DuPont
Elvaloy Reactive Elastomer Technology (RET), is an asphalt
modier which can prevent road suraces rom rutting in the
heat, and cracking in the important cold-hot temperature cycles.
Successully used since 1991 in harsh conditions in Pakistan
and Aghanistan, Elvaloy modied asphalt now benets new
roads in Turkey, Slovenia, Ukraine, Croatia, Russia and Romania.
sMOOTH OMMUnIATIOns
DuPont is also a leading supplier o electronic materials including
printed circuit and microcircuit materials, semiconductor
abrication materials and integrated circuit packaging ound in
digital cameras, laptops and plasma display panels. DuPont
Zytel, a high perormance polyamide, provides a new option
or durable, easy-to-assemble components, and makes saer,
lead-ree electronic production assembly lines possible.
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sAFe OnneTIOns
As with every area o our business, saety is a major consideration
or all o our communication products and solutions. Wires and
cables are potential re hazards. DuPont Tefon is the most
commonly used primary insulation or high-speed data cables
and is used in IT systems and buildings because o its toughness
and strong fame-resistance. DuPont Fusabond coupling
agents meanwhile help to oer re protection or halogen-ree
insulation o wires and cables, preserving communication
systems and keeping people connected.
InspIrInG IMAGes
DuPont technology makes printing o high-quality images cost-
eective, reliable and ast. Our DuPont Artistri and DuPont
Cromaprint digital printing system allows images and designs
to be produced on a wide variety o abrics and other substrates,
while the DuPont CyrelFASTand DuPont Cyrel round are
known or their complete fexographic printing production oering.
A VOAGe OF dIsOVer
Sophisticated materials such as DuPont Pyralux fexible
circuits and DuPont Kapton polyimide lm are just twoexamples o the DuPont oering to the aerospace industry.
Our range o products have enabled missions into space by
providing key benets such as volume and weight savings and
bend and twist fexibility.
Let: The worlds rst rollable all-plastic electronic display made
with Teonex PEN | Above rom top: DuPont Cyrel digital
technology is at the oreront o fexographic printing | DuPont
Elvaloy asphalt modier provides saer passage or road users in
Central and Eastern Europe too | Our uel cells are powering
increased mobility or technology such as laptop PCs.
1 Photo courtesy o Polymer Vision
reATInG MOILe enerG
We are addressing the demand or increased personal mobility by creating cleaner, more convenient and sustainableenergy sources or mobile devices. This initiative took a major step orward in May 2005 with our launch o the rst
commercially available Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. These more powerul, longer-lasting uel cells signicantly extend the
lie o portable power supplies in consumer electronics as well as in larger industrial applications.
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With ov 200 ya a a wolwi la i woklac
aty, w u ou xic a tchology to mak
ouct a o olutio o a a li. W will
itiy ou ach a vlomt i thi aa, with
th aim o bigig to makt at lat 1,000 w ouct
a vic by 2015 that will otct ol om ham
o that. Fom coultacy a taiig to abic a
cotuctio matial, w otct ol, oty a
bui aou th wol, vy ay.
prOTeTInG peOpLe eVerWHere
Our aim is to use our knowledge to saeguard people in a
multitude o environments, protecting everyone rom emergency
response teams to chemical industry operatives and construction
workers.
We have long been a pioneer in the area o protective clothing,
combining innovative thinking with a solid understanding o
market requirements. The result is a range o advanced bres
and abrics, including DuPont Kevlar, or use in saety
garments such as bullet-resistant vests, DuPont Tyvek
overalls with integral socks and thumb loops, DuPont
Tychem lightweight abrics or protection against chemical
splashes and biohazards and DuPont Nomex used by
response teams and industrial workers.
FArIs FOr eXTreMe enVIrOnMenTs
Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2007, our DuPont Nomex
heat resistant bre is still proving its worth today. Clothing made
rom DuPont Nomex MetalPro multi-component protective
yarn protects welders and iron workers rom the risk o burns
rom molten iron sparks and splashes, while reducing the
likelihood o accidents caused by heat stroke. Unlike fame-
retardant abric treatments, Nomex oers permanent protection
that cannot be washed out or worn away.
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eXperT AdVIe On sAFeT
Our saety consultancy services help companies across the
globe achieve a sustainable 50 per cent or greater reduction in
injuries and reach operational excellence. With OMV, the
leading Central and Eastern European oil and gas company, we
developed a programme that allowed them to cut the rate o
incidents or their 6,495 employees by 66 per cent, bringing the
companys incident requency rate below the industry average.
Let: DuPont Nomex has been protecting re ghters or 40 years |
Above rom top: Our personal biosecurity kit has been developed in
preparation o a potential viral avian fu pandemic | DuPont Tyvek
Classic Plus with socks and thumb loops guarantees an even higherlevel o saety or response teams and industrial workers.
1 Photo courtesy o plainpicture
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LOOKInG AFTer HeALTH
In late 2005 DuPont took steps to reduce the potentially huge impact o a viral pandemic. Our doctors, epidemiologists,
biologists, biosecurity and personal protection experts together developed a Personal Biosecurity Kit, which contains our
DuPont Rely+On Antiseptic Gel, active against many viruses including H5N1 and HIV-1, our Rely+On DuPont
Virkon
surace disinectant, masks, gloves, a digital thermometer as well as other useul items. Kits are stored byDuPont or our personnel, but are also available to external companies. We can provide both the tools and the expertise
to prepare or many health threats, as well as the materials, such as DuPont Corian and DuPont Zodiaq hygienic
high perormance suraces, that help maintain health standards.
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With mo ol o th mov, dupot i oig
to th challg o taotatio. Ou olutio aw o
a myia o thig om lctoic a commuicatio
tchology to coatig a omac matial to
u ca, la, tai, tuck a bicycl a a,
liabl, comotabl, attactiv a viomtally ou.
AUTOMOTIVe InnOVATIOn
From design to development, we provide innovative ideas and
products or the automotive industry, enabling manuacturers
to reduce environmental impact, lower operational costs and
improve uel eiciency in ever higher perormance vehicles.
Our products range rom DuPont Tefon, used in oxygen
sensors to monitor exhaust ume quality, to uel system sealing
components made o Viton luoroelas-
tomers, which oer improved resistance
to permeability and to todays aggressive
uels and uel additives.
As the largest global manuacturer o
automotive coatings or car manuacturers
and repairers, we deliver technologically
sophisticated and environmentally respon-
sible products. With our new EcoConcept
coating concept, car manuacturers can
eliminate one complete coating layer the
still mainly solvent-based primer suracer
and reduce solvent emissions. We also
develop products that help our customersproductivity. Take, or example, our
innovative UV reinish materials which
can cut the time or minor bodywork repairs
rom 45 minutes to just over 25. Our paint
solutions or metal exteriors and plastic
interiors combine aesthetics with durabil-
ity to create better-looking vehicles with
longer lie-spans.
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OMFOrT And eFFIIen
Our technology also improves the driving experience or drivers
and passengers. DuPont Hytrel, DuPont Crastin and
DuPont Zytel high perormance polymers are used in
innovative one-part engine air ducts. They replace the conven-
tional rubber and metal, thereby improving comort and saety
while increasing uel eciency. Our DuPont Kapton polyimide
lm is used as a sensor in intelligent airbag systems to measure
the size and position o passengers to determine whether the
airbag should be activated, avoiding potential injuries to babies
and children.
FrOM THe seA TO THe sK
We also have a long history o developing aeronautical products,
helping aircrat to fy aster, urther, saer and more eciently.
A typical commercial jet may, or example, contain over 200 km
o wire and cable insulated with DuPont Tezel fuoropolymer
resin and DuPont Oasis optimised wire insulation. As part o
our marine portolio, the DuPontDuPont Imron marine nishes enhance
many ships, including the Maltese Falcon, at 88 metres one o
the largest sail yachts in the world.
sAFeT On THe MOVe
Our products are eatured throughout the worlds largest
commercial aircrat, the Airbus A380. High-perormance
materials such as DuPont Kevlar and DuPont Nomex
honeycomb core and DuPont Tedlar lm are used in many
areas including fooring, ceilings and interior walls. Products
such as DuPont Vespel engine parts and DuPont Oasis
lm enable the aircrat to meet demanding saety and strength
requirements.
redUInG OUr reLIAne On FOssIL FUeLs
DuPont is partnering with BP to deliver advanced biouels made rom sugar beet, corn, wheat and otherrenewable resources. The rst o these new uels is called biobutanol and is targeted or introduction in
2007 in the UK. Biobutanol can help accelerate the move to renewable transportation uels and contribute
to lowering overall greenhouse gas emissions.
Let: DuPont develops advanced biouels made rom renewableresources | Above rom top: Our technologies help the new Airbus
A380 fy urther, aster and saer | The Maltese Falcon, one o the
largest sail yachts in the world enhanced and protected with our
marine nishes | Our paint solutions combine aesthetics with
durability to create better-looking vehicles with longer lie-spans.
1 Photo courtesy o Airbus, computer graphic by Fixion
2 Photo courtesy o PERINI NAVI S.p.A.
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scic ha ou utu. It ifuc how w will tavl,
what w will at a how w will liv. To giv u a glim o
that utu, dupot ha collaboat with Livig Tomoow
a built a Hou o th Futu. st though th oo o
thi hou a how w may liv i a w ya tim.
DuPont showcases a series o solutions that will shape buildings
and liestyles to come. From luxury interior suraces to the
latest generation o thermally ecient protective roos and wall
systems, our products can help building proessionals, architects
and construction companies deliver saety, design, sustainability
and comort the real oundations o any great building.
UILdInG FOr THe FUTUre
Our building industry expertise and technology ocuses on
designing scientic products that unite unction and aesthetics.
They open up a new world o creative possibilities or homes,
skyscrapers, bridges, airports, stadia, industrial buildings and
oces so they can operate eciently, consume less energy,
be sae and look good or many years.
One o the main attributes o our solutions or building exteriors,
including glass, CoatingSolutions and decorative pigments, is
the prevention o weather damage. Through partnerships with
leading builders and architects we have developed a wide range
o such products. They include DuPont Zonyl, a fuorinated
additive that provides a durable and transparent protective barrier
against water, oil and grease or porous suraces and makes
them easy to clean; powder coatings such as DuPont Alesta,
which combines highly eective corrosion protection with
beautiul decorative nishes; and our strong DuPont Butacite
and DuPont SentryGlas Plus interlayers.
At the same time, we keep an eye on building aesthetics and
make materials that give architects design fexibility. The durable,
re-resistant, non-stick properties o DuPont Tefon make it
an ideal component o translucent roong structures which are
not only cost and energy ecient, but also light weight.
UILT sIene
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FrOM THe OUTsIde In
Inside buildings, our products are used to give unctional eatures,
such as kitchen work-suraces and plumbing xtures, new
aesthetic appeal. The versatility o our high-perormance, decorative
suraces DuPont Corian and DuPont Zodiaq make them
ideal or innovative ideas, such as the uturistic Z-Island kitchen
by Corian, designed by globally renowned architect Zaha
Hadid which is installed in the House o the Future. But they
can also be used in urnishings, as wall cladding and in many
other materials throughout the home.
Our DuPont Zytel, DuPont Crastin and DuPont Delrin
decorating solutions broaden the design possibilities or everyday
household items such as baths and door handles, while our
Tefon protected abrics have enabled designers to use leather,
carpets and upholstery in new and creative ways. DuPont Surlyn
is being used as a durable, resilient fooring material in stores,
restaurants and other public spaces, where the electric under-
foor heating may use waterproo, fexible, non-aging, abrasion
and chemical resistant DuPont Tezel or cable insulation.
reATInG eAUTDisplayed in the living area o the House o the Future, DuPont
SentryGlas Expressions are digitally printed decorative interlayers
that can introduce high quality images and design textures on
saety glass. Architectural paints and coatings, plastics and
decorative laminates meanwhile receive lasting beauty and
superior coverage and opacity rom our DuPont Ti-Pure
white pigments.
www.livingtomorrow.dupont.com
Let: DuPont Climate Systems contributes to the buildings thermal
eciency, reduction in CO2
emissions and more comortable indoor
climate | Above rom top: Our powder coatings oer lasting
protection and beauty | Z-Island by DuPont Corian a uturistic
sensory-responsive kitchen, designed by globally renowned
architect Zaha Hadid | DuPont SentryGlas Plus interlayers give
architects the licence to be adventurous.
OnserVInG enerG
The House o the Future will be more thermally ecient than buildings o today. DuPont
Climate Systems is a combina-tion o breathable and metallised membranes or roos and walls, DuPont Tyvek Enercor, with a metallised vapour
control layer, DuPont AirGuard. This system signicantly improves thermal and moisture management, leading to
energy savings o up to 15 per cent, a reduction in CO2
emissions and a more comortable indoor climate.
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InspIred sIene sIene
Copyright2007 DuPont. All Rights Reserved. The DuPont Oval logo, DuPont, The miracles o science and
all products denoted withand are trademarks or registered trademarks o E. I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company or its afliates. Melinex, Mylarand Teonexare registered trademarks o DuPont Teijin Films U.S.
Limited Partnership. Viton is a registered trademark o DuPont Perormance Elastomers LLC. Pioneer is a
registered trademark o Pioneer Hi-Bred International SolaeSolae and SoleCina are trademarks o Solae LLC
THe sIene OF LIsTenInG
Our research and development activities are geared towards nding sustainable
solutions that meet the needs o our customers and end-users, thus providing our
customers with concrete market opportunities. Our Cosmetic Solutions team,
or example, helps ragrance and cosmetics brands dierentiate with packag-
ing materials that make a statement. DuPont Surlyn resins, or example, are
used to create elegant transparent or rosted glass-like caps and containers
which are attractive yet durable and unbreakable.
FIndInG sUsTAInALe ALTernATIVes
We continuously strive to nd solutions or environmentally responsible
manuacturing. With our partner Tate & Lyle, we successully make Bio-PDO
rom a renewable resource, corn sugar. This provides a versatile ingredient or
many products including cosmetics, liquid detergents, anti-reeze and specialty
polymers such as DuPont Sorona.
We have also developed a broad portolio o materials and technologies or the
production o alternative energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems,
which convert sunlight into electricity through solar cells. One such system is
installed at our Chestnut Run site in Delaware, United States. Since its start-up
in April 2006 the system has produced an average o about 160 kWh/day enough
to meet the needs o eight residential homes and to provide 10 per cent o theenergy used by one o our on-site buildings. We supply PV manuacturers with
DuPont Tedlar lms, encapsulants and conductive inks.
InnOVATInG FOr THe FUTUre
At DuPont, we use science to nd solutions which address current needs and
those o uture generations. Take or example a radical new patented technology
or the construction industry: a thermal mass panel called DuPont Energain,
expressly designed to store and to save energy, as well as stabilise room
temperatures. With Energain, temperatures in buildings can be lowered by
seven degrees Celsius in the warm season, and air conditioning costs can be
reduced by an average 35 per cent. In colder months, heating costs can be cutby up to 15 per cent. In both cases, CO
2emissions can be signicantly reduced.
www.innovations.dupont.com
www.dupont.com
From top: Perume and cosmetics manuacturers
make a statement with our packaging materials |
Fabrics with bres made rom bio-based polymer
DuPont Sorona| The worlds largest sel-
supporting all-glass staircase, which won the
Innovation Award Architecture and Glass in 2006,
uses DuPont SentryGlas laminated glass
interlayers or the high strength connections
between the sidewalls and the step mountings.
1 Photo courtesy o Seele GmbH
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