Dupont News

A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University has reported a breakthrough in the quest to produce carbon nanotubes that are suitable for use in electronics, medicine and other applications.

Chattanooga is among four Invista locations that the global polymer and fiber manufacturer is considering to make nylon engineering polymers to be used in automotive, electrical, consumer electronic and sporting goods products.

On July 2,2009, DuPont announced plans with the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a $9 million solar research program --- part of the company's overall effort in providing more mainstream solar photovoltaic products for commercial and residential applications.

DuPont, joined by U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman, both D-Del., announced Wednesday $9 million will be spent to research and develop the new film, which will decrease the weight of a typical solar panel from around 40 pounds to only "several pounds," according to Steve Freilich, chief technology officer for DuPont Electronic and ...

By CCJ Staff Navistar International Corp. announced that Diane Gulyas, a group vice president at E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., has been named to its board of directors, effective June 16.

More technology providers than ever before were identified by readers of Chemical Processing in the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards survey.

The vapor-deposited materials could well become a technology of the past as DuPont has succeeded in developing a solution-based OLED materials technology that can last a million hours or 100 years of constant use.

Navistar International named Diane H. Gulyas to its board of directors, effective June 16.

Nancy Cheng, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 17 June 2009] LCD equipment supplier Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with DuPont Display Enhancements to employ DuPont's optical bonding technology in its electronic manufacturing service for touch panels.

The world's largest companies are increasing their efforts to sue those who infringe their intellectual property rights as the downturn continues to bite, according to new research.

The Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University and Universal Display Corporation today introduced the first a-Si:H active matrix flexible organic light-emitting diode display to be manufactured directly on DuPont Teijin's polyethylene naphthalate substrate.

I just love lazy Sunday afternoons on a summer holiday weekend. This is about the time where the fog of the upcoming work week begins to roll in; but not today.

Lauten Audio's Oceanus tube condenser microphone makes an immediate bold statement by virtue of its hefty size , innovative design and great sound.

This is not an easy time to nurture a new generation of corporate leaders. Training budgets are being slashed while a depressed housing market has made it harder to move around for better job opportunities.

PITTSBURGH - Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, on Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $112 million, hurt by sharp sales declines across the globe and a big charge for recent layoffs.

DuPonta s first quarter net profits slumped 59% year on year to $488m as most of its businesses continued to be badly hurt by the global recession, the company said on Tuesday.

Crude-oil futures fell Tuesday for a second session as gloomy earnings from DuPont and Caterpillar Inc.

Oil prices plunged with the equity markets Monday as investors nervous about a week chock-full of corporate earnings reports sought safer havens in gold and the dollar.Benchmark crude for May delivery fell $4 to $46.33 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Crude-oil futures reversed their earlier losses Tuesday, following strength in U.S. stock markets as financial companies led the market higher.

Citing a sharp drop in global industrial demand that resulted in a 59 percent decline in first-quarter profit, chemical maker DuPont Co.