In 1934, a chemist pulled a sticky polymer into a thread, and nylon moved toward everyday lifeIn a twist of fate, a humble lab experiment by chemist Julian Hill in the 1930s turned a sticky substance into a global phenomenon. What st...
France's data centre ambitions bump up against rural fearsA massive AI data centre planned for the small French village of Fouju is creating a divide. While proponents see economic benefits and job...
A wind farm in Poland became so loud that local birds started singing louder to compete with the noiseWind farms are impacting bird populations. Birds are altering their songs to be heard over turbine noise, a costly adaptation. Some species...
In 1965, a chemist expected a routine polymer solution and got a bizarre cloudy liquid instead: It became KevlarIn 1965, the world of materials science was forever changed by scientist Stephanie Kwolek, who stumbled upon a peculiar cloudy polymer mixt...
In 1965, a strange, cloudy solution in Stephanie Kwolek’s lab lead to the invention of KevlarA seemingly failed experiment in the 1960s led to the creation of Kevlar, a fiber five times stronger than steel. Chemist Stephanie Kwolek'...
Competition Commission clears SRF-DuPont dealThe all cash deal was valued at $20 million when both sides made the announcement in December 2014. In this regard, SRF entered into a pact...
DuPont opens new centre in India for food industryDuPont Nutrition & Health, a part of the company, opened the centre in Gurgaon to serve food industry in India, DuPont said in a statement.
SRF acquires Dupont's Dymel pharma propellant business for $20 millionDuPont will supply SRF the product from its facility till SRF's facility is approved. The consideration for the transaction is USD 20 milli...
DuPont to show innovative materials at InterplasticaAmong DuPont innovations at Interplastica 2015 will be new forward-thinking materials and technologies, to significantly reduce weight in a...
DuPont introduces technology solution to tackle fake pesticides sale'DuPont Izone', a technology that works with web-based verification system, helps in validating the authenticity of the product when a farm...
- DuPont India turns to 'Power of Shunya' to tap opportunities
Currently, India is one of the top ten countries by revenue and one of the fastest growing markets for DuPont globally.
- DuPont centre to expand into food, energy, protection
DuPont Knowledge Centre will expand its work in the three global mega trends of food, energy and protection, said Homi C Bhedwar, DuPont's ...
- DuPont Apollo, Wipro EcoEnergy ink film supply agreement
DuPont Apollo Ltd has entered into strategic supply agreement with Wipro EcoEnergy to supply silicon-based thin film to latter's upcoming g...
- DuPont to invest $100 mn to step up R&D here
US-based chemicals giant DuPont plans to invest up to $100 million over the next three years to expand its research and development (R&D) u...
- DuPont to hire 1,750 in next 2-3 years in India
DuPont said it will double its headcount in India to about 3,500 to meet manpower requirements for achieving its target of clocking $ 1 bn ...
DuPont upbeat on India, to hire 300 employeesWhile globally people were fired, DuPont India is hiring people and has a target of adding 300 more to its existing workforce. Pink slip bl...
- DuPont launches Customer Technical Centre in Mumbai
DuPont India today announced the launch of its Customer Technical Centre (CTC) here in partnership with the SIES School of Packaging.