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Cammy Natanael Candreanu July 1st, 2012

DUPONT PROFILE (beginning, industry, history, actual occupations)

DuPont is an American chemical industry, the second in the world by market capitalization (after BASF) and fourth after sales (after BASF, Dow Chemical and Ineos) and that was founded in the year 1802 in July as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthere Irene du Pont . Quickly the company grew, and by the 19th century had become the largest suppliers of gunpowder to the United States military, supplying half the powder used by the Union Army during the American Civil War. In the years 19021912 DuPont Continued to moving and expand into the production of dynamite and smokeless powder, and in 1914 invested in the fledgling automobile industry, buying stock of General Motors. In 1920 DuPont Continued emphasis on materials science STI in the Second World War was a major producer of war supplies, and between 1950 and 1970 after That Continued on the Space Age developments. In 1999, DuPont sold all of STI shares of Conoco, Phillips Petroleum Company Which merged with.1 DuPont describes itself as a global company of science that employs more than 60,000 people world wide and has a diverse range of product offerings. In 2005, the company ranked No. 66 in the Fortune 500 on the strength of nearly $ 28 billion in revenue and $ 1.8 billion in profits.2 DuPont's businesses Organized into five categories the Following, known as marketing platforms: Electronic and Communication Technologies, Performance Materials, Coatings and Color Technologies, Safety and Protection, and Agriculture and Nutrition. The company is known as the official sponsor of NASCAR. The company headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware, and processing plants, regional offices and its distribution centers are located throughout the world. Ellen J. Kullman is President, Chair and CEO.

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