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DuPont Co.

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DuPont First-quarter Profit Climbs: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chemical company DuPont Co (DD) said on Tuesday that first-quarter earnings rose, spurred by strong results from its agricultural business. The company posted quarterly net income of $1.19 billion, or $1.31 a share, up from $945 million, or $1.01...; Tags: Financial accounting, DuPont Co., earnings, biofuel, New York, developing country, biotechnology, net income, Thomson Reuters Corp., food, industry; News items 2008-04-22
Weak Dollar and Booming Agriculture to Help DuPont, Dow Results: By Euan Rocha NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co (DOW) and DuPont Co (DD) have faced a tough first-quarter due to soaring costs and economic difficulties, but gains from a weak U.S. dollar, strong overseas markets and booming agricultural sector are ...; Tags: DuPont Co., The Dow Chemical Co., agriculture, profit margin, earnings, chemicals, revenue, analyst, biofuel, U.S., developing country, natural gas, biotechnology, New York, electronics, food, Thomson Reuters Corp., industry, pricing strategy, benefit; News items 2008-04-21
New CAFE Standards Finally Have Auto Engineers' Attention: For the first time in the history of a recent Society of Automotive Engineers survey, environmental issues led the list of industry challenges, topping the perennial No. 1 -- cost-cutting. No wonder: Congress passed legislation in January 2008 mandating a 40 percent increase in the Corporate Average...; Tags: Industry, DuPont Co., Survey, Standards, Quality, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Marketing, Jim Henry; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Providing Solutions to Make Life Better and Safer for Their Customers: Founded in 1802, DuPont was primarily an explosives company. Today, they deliver science-based solutions that make real differences in people's lives around the world in areas such as food and nutrition, health care, apparel, safety and security, construction, electronics and transportation. Their ability to adapt to change and their foundation...; Tags: IBM Corp., DuPont Co., nutrition, transportation, talent, food, electronics, vision, health care, security; Case studies
Case Study: Multifunctional Zytel Clutch Plate Reduces Parts From 19 to 1: Multifunctional clutch plate in Zytel nylon resin serves in the new Unidamp clutch-damper for engaging the compressor in automotive air conditioners. Fewer parts means lower cost, higher quality - A single part in Zytel replaces 19 metal, rubber and plastic parts used in an earlier design. Part consolidation cuts manufacturing...; Tags: DuPont Co., quality control, manufacturing; Case studies

Case Study: Coil Encapsulated in Zytel Is Key Component in Air Conditioner Clutch: Encapsulation with DuPont Zytel nylon resin replaces bobbin-wound coils and extends thermal cycling performance. A coil encapsulated in Zytel nylon resin is a key component of Warner Electric's World Clutch for automotive air conditioners. When energized, the coil acts like a solenoid, causing the clutch to engage the compressor.; Tags: DuPont Co., nylon, coil, performance; Case studies
Patients Treated to Geothermal Comfort at Dupont Medical Center: When the administrators of St.Joseph Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, decided that they needed more office space and a satellite surgery center at their Dupont Medical Center facility, they concluded that the existing building could not support such an undertaking. Low temperature WaterFurnace water-to-air heat pumps, ranging from one-ton...; Tags: WaterFurnace International, DuPont Co., geothermal energy, tenant, satellite, patient, board; Case studies
Case Study: Making Better Air Brake Hoses...for Less: DuPont ETPV is a new kind of thermoplastic vulcanization delivering the high performance of many thermoset rubbers while providing substantial savings in processing costs compared with thermosets. DuPont ETPV provides a strong, flexible structure for new truck air brake hoses for steering wheels developed by Errecinque in Italy. DuPont ETPV...; Tags: DuPont Co., high-performance; Case studies
Making Better Fuel Vent Tubes? for Less: DuPont ETPV provides a strong, flexible structure for new TFLEX fuel vent tubing developed by Teleflex. The tubing complies with P-ZEV (partial zero-emissions vehicle) requirements, according to Teleflex. It is a three-layer construction also containing barrier and conductive layers. DuPont ETPV is a new kind of thermoplastic vulcanization delivering the...; Tags: DuPont Co., high-performance, barrier; Case studies
Trane Chiller Technology and DuPont Team Up to Help Sea World: To meet the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Environmental Technology Leadership Challenge of putting innovative environmental technologies to work in the "greening" of the tourism industry, Orlando's Sea World of Florida looked to two highly respected American companies for help Trane of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the DuPont Company, a...; Tags: American Standard Inc., Trane, DuPont Co., ozone; Case studies
Supervalu Joins EPA Push for Greener Coolers: Supervalu Inc.'s announcement that its 12 retail brands will participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Partnership gives a lift to the EPA's efforts to convert supermarkets to green refrigeration. Twenty-seven companies now participate in the program, including Publix, Giant Eagle, Food Lion and Whole Foods Market. ...; Tags: Lisa Everitt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cooler, DuPont Co., supermarket; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Global Sourcing Operations: How and Why?: The expansion of world trade and world prosperity is an unending responsibility for business and government leaders. The acquisition of materials, parts or components, services and capital equipment is all part of world trade. Supply managers have a dual responsibility to society, and these vital roles include significant conflicting responsibilities....; Tags: DuPont Co., capital equipment, acquisition; White papers 2005-05-01
How DuPont Used Insights From Needs-Based Research to Redefine Brand, Business: This article provides an insight into how DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC), a leading supplier of paint systems to the global automotive industry, used customer insights to reposition its brand. DPC undertook an extensive and rigorous analysis of its markets, brands and most importantly, its customer and the benefits they seek...; Tags: Branding, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., DuPont Co., brand, supplier, pricing strategy, analysis, benefit, industry; White papers 2004-11-08
Catching Up With DuPont's Expanding Six Sigma Program: One of the major goals of DuPont is it’s continual and sustainable growth. The article describes how DuPoint has incorporated the Six Sigma efforts to achieve this objective. DuPont is a leading example in Six Sigma operations. The implementation of Six Sigma has quickly expanded the cost...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, APQC, DuPont Co., Six Sigma, cost savings; White papers 2002-01-01
Safety?Working With Corian Surfaces: This paper discusses about the Corian products including a polymer known as polymethylmethacrylate, or PMMA for short and various aspect of these products. PMMA is also found in many products, such as plastic windows and eyeglass frames. PMMA is inert and nonporous, providing benefits including ease of cleaning. The pigments...; Tags: DuPont Co., polymer, food, window, benefit; White papers 1999-07-01

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Treasury Workstations: The Next Generation: This paper describes the treasury at DuPont which has been working diligently to move from regional liquidity management to global, reorganizing its cash operations around two treasury centers in Wilmington and Singapore and whittling away at its banking relationships until it is essentially down to three major regional banks?Citibank, J.P....; Tags: Treasury & Risk Management, treasury, liquidity, banking, workstation; White papers 2003-06-01
Inventory Management: Beyond Pareto - A 12 Step Approach: What is inventory and why is it such an issue? If it's all that costly why does everyone carry so much of it? What is the purpose of inventory? What's the difference between a "Push" and a "Pull" inventory? What are inventory "Categories", classifications? What is the connection between customer...; Tags: Inventory Management, customer service; White papers 2003-08-27
Storytelling: Metaphor Generation As A Customer Understanding Research Tool: Traditional market research techniques such as surveys and focus groups often fail to reveal the customer's hidden, inner feelings that are not easily verbalized or quantified. As a result, STORYTELLING is gaining recognition as a useful tool that gives marketers a richer insight into consumer behavior and attitudes. Researchers such...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Marketing research, focus group, market research, tool, technique, survey; White papers 2003-09-07
Six Sigma: Competitive Imperative: "Many manufacturers would like to achieve the consistently impressive financial and operational performance of companies such as GE, Allied Signal and DuPont.. Six Sigma is the premier improvement program focused on profits and customer satisfaction. The most advanced practitioners have found that design for Six Sigma is essential to...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Process improvement, Product marketing, Performance management, Industry Directions Inc., Six Sigma, Design For Six Sigma, product lifecycle, product design, sourcing, customer satisfaction, performance, storage, financial; White papers 1998-10-01
ISO 9000: What is its Impact on Performance?: ISO 9000 is fast becoming a must for companies in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Due to its increasingly widespread acceptance, ISO 9000 is becoming an important factor in international trade, almost an imperative for companies that export to the European Union (EU), wherein many cases buyers expressly require...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, ISO standards, Process improvement, Quality, American Society For Quality, ISO 9000, manufacturing, standards, survey, analysis, performance; White papers 2000-07-01