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A marker outside DuPont's Belle Plant in Dupont City, West Virginia, where ammonia was first synthesized for commercial use DuPont's Orlon plant in Camden, South Carolina, c. 1950s In 1920, the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company formed a joint venture with the French textile company Comptoir des Textiles Artificiels (CTA) to produce artificial ...
DuPont may refer to the current incarnation of the DuPont company and its products, the predecessor company, or its founding family. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pierre Samuel du Pont (/ d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and was on its board of directors until 1940.
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The du Pont family (English: / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /) [1] or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817), a French minor aristocrat. It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fortune in the gunpowder business.
There, du Pont purchased 58 acres (230,000 m 2) of land on the St. Johns River and built a 25-room mansion and landscaped grounds, as well as a berth for the couple's motor yacht. Ball du Pont named the estate Epping Forest, after the Virginia plantation of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother and Ball du Pont's relative. [6]
Du Pont Motors was founded by E. Paul du Pont to produce marine engines for the Allied nations during World War I. After the war, Du Pont Motors produced extremely high-end automobiles. [1] The cars were manufactured in Wilmington, Delaware. E. Paul du Pont's resources allowed him to hire top-quality automotive and management talent.
Kolon Industries was the defendant in the lawsuit DuPont v.Kolon Industries, about the alleged theft of trade secrets concerning Kevlar.The lawsuit was settled in 2015, with damages of US$275 million being paid to DuPont.