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DuPont, Leader in Agriculture Celebrates 210 Anniversary

Snapshot of History, DuPont’s Legacy

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DuPont is a house hold name in agriculture and this year they are celebrating their 210 year anniversary. The American based chemical company was founded in 1802 in Delaware. They started off as a manufacture for gunpowder becoming the leading supplier of gunpowder for the US military. In the 1920s DuPont was pivotal in developing the first synthetic rubber, polyester and nylon.

Today, Dupont is a global science-based company operating in 90 different countries and employing over 80,000 people worldwide and continues to deliver a wide variety of products and services including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction.

2012 Distinguished recognitions

•    Best Place to Work The Scientist
•    50 Most Admired Companies Fortune Magazine
•    100 Most Innovative Companies Thomson Reuters

Along with DuPont’s many accomplishments they are also leading the way in combating global hunger and recently announced the launch of the Global Food Security Index which identify and measure factors that provide food security in countries around the world.

 


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