• TIDS IS DU PONT
TABLE OF CONTENTIi
Page This Is Du POnt. . . . . . . . . . .. 1 A Brief History. . . . . . . . . . .. 2 Du POnt Today ..... . . . . . .. 4 riculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 oal 5 Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 Electronics 7 Fibers 7 The Global Operations of DuPont 8 to Health Care Imaging Systems to Leisure 11 Petroleum 12 Transportation 12 Du Pont, the Innovator 13 A Company of Principles 14 Safety Is Fundamental 14 A Concern for People 14 Environmental Sensitivity 15 The Unending Quest for Quality 15 Looking to the Future 16
In 1802, E. I. du Pont de Nemours formed a company on the banks of he Brandywine River near Wihtington. Delaware. to manufac ure black powder The original Du Pont powderworks have been res ored and are now par of the Hagley Museum, which deplc s the Industrial development of he United States.
I E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was founded in 1802, on the banks of the Brandywine River near Wilmington, Delaware, to manufacture black powder. From these modest origins, rhe company has grown to become one of the largest and most diversified industrial corporations in the world. With more than 140,000 employees and 200 manufacturing and processing planrs worldwide, the company has annual sales that have exceeded $30 billion. Today, Du Pont has largely withdrawn from the explosives business. Meanwhile, however, the company has ventured into more than 90 other major businesses. DuPont products can currently be found in most major market sectors. From agriculture to transportarion, the company's products are improving the quality of life around the world~ne reason Du Pont proudly says it is "making a difference."
Beneath a portrait oj the famed chemISt Lavoisier and hls protege, E. I. du Pont five contemporary Du Pont scientists display some of the tools 0 their trade.