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Since we were ounded in 1802, DuPont has pioneered new science applications

to become the worlds most dynamic science company. Our unique portolio o

innovative and sustainable solutions now serves a myriad o markets: rom

agriculture to automotive, energy to electronics and consumer to construction.


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OnVenIene And AesTHeTIs

We also work in partnership with the ood manuacturing

industry, supporting it with technology and expert advice in a large

range o processes such as hygienic production environments,

ood preservation, printing o high impact graphics or packaging

and cost eective waste management. Our innovative and

integrated packaging solutions combine protection and durability

with consumer-riendly design, to help keep ood in optimum

condition during its journey rom actory or eld to the shop and

into the home. Materials such as our DuPontDuPont SurlynSurlyn packaging

resin and Mylar polyester lm are used in meat packaging to seal

in reshness and favour and protect against contaminants, while

our DuPont Suva rerigerants help to keep ood resh and sae.

But our packaging solutions extend beyond ood conservation.

With DuPont Biomax Strong we have developed an additive

that improves the perormance o bio-based, biodegradable

packaging. In the kitchen, our non-stick nish, DuPont Tefon

Platinum, shields suraces rom abrasions caused by metal

utensils and scouring pads. A wide range o our products are

urthermore used in home and cooking appliances, as well as

robotics. Take or example ood processor gears made withDuPont Delrin, a material which makes appliances last longer

and reduces noise levels.

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xti to vlo a maitai a halthy a utaiabl

way o li. W a committ to a ivt i avacig

utaiabl agicultu actic a vloig mo

cit way o otctig co a h ouc. W

o thi to a th wol chagig utitioal

a mak oo halthi, h, a a mo covit

o coum wolwi.

FrOM FIeLd TO TALe

Our investment in the science o ood and nutrition extends

rom the elds where crops, ruit and vegetables are grown, to

the tables where they are served. We are the leading developer

and supplier o advanced plant genetics to armers worldwide.

We provide high quality agricultural seeds, agronomic advice

and support or armers, based on both the latest technology

and years o experience. Products such as Pioneer brand maize

hybrids with the YieldGard gene or corn borer resistance (biotech)

are sold in six European countries and oer signicant yield

advantages while reducing the need to spray. DuPont introduced

the rst sulonylurea (SU)-tolerant sunfower hybrids in Europe

(Pioneer brand sunfower hybrids with the DuPont Express-Sun trait or tolerance to EXPRESS SX herbicide) to increase

harvestable yields.


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KeepInG FOOd sAFe

Our DuPont BAX Q7 system is an advanced automated

DNA-based pathogen testing system that is used in many

countries around the world, including Turkey, Poland, Saudi

Arabia, South Arica, to help detect bacteria and other organisms

in raw ingredients, inished products and environmental

samples. This system helps to ensure the ood we consume is

ree rom contamination.

rInGInG sO TO LIFe

As todays consumers discover the health beneits o soy

protein, we are working with ood manuacturers across

Europe to develop innovative products that are high in

protein, low in at and have no cholesterol. Take or example

Solae SoleCina, a nutritious blend o vegetable protein,

which has the same taste, texture and appearance as meat.

eFFIIen And sUsTAInAILIT

Our innovative insecticide, DuPont

Rynaxypyr

, has an improved environmental prole and oers long-lasting, broadspectrum protection against many o the most common and destructive chewing insects that plague ruit, vegetables,

specialty and eld crops, as well as tur. We developed this product to help our customers in South Arica, Turkey and

soon also other European countries to care or their crops saely and eciently without harming the environment.

Let: DuPont Rynaxypyr helps armers care or their crops saely

and eciently with an improved environmental approach | Above

rom top: Our DuPont BAX Q7 system uses the most advanced

technologies available today to help detect pathogens in ood |

DuPont Mylar polyester lms in packaging keeps meat resh | We

introduced the rst sulonylurea (SU)-tolerant sunfower hybrids in

Europe to increase harvestable yields.

1 Photo courtesy o Marks & Spencer Group plc, United Kingdom

2 Photo courtesy o Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

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I a ag wh voic, ata a imag tavl aou th

wol i co, ou olutio a ivig w gatio

o lctoic a commuicatio vic. Fom cablig to

imagig, a cicuity to micoucto, ou cic

ovi iiabl tool o cotmoay li.

MOILe reVOLUTIOn

Today many consumers seek access to high quality data via

mobile devices. In collaboration with Polymer Vision, the

worlds rst rollable all-plastic electronic display will be launched

in 2007, based on our Teonex PEN, a highly fexible, robust

polyester lm. This large yet lightweight display with 16 grey

tones oers high quality access to high-density inormation

such as web content, e-books and online newspapers. Future

generations o rollable screens will eature colour and video,

and will ultimately be incorporated into cell phone designs.

OnneTInG peOpLe

But we also work to connect people on the ground. The expanding

road inrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe doesnt just

mean improving individual road networks but also integrating

them into a transcontinental grid. The regions extreme seasonal

climate change is one o the main challenges. Our DuPont

Elvaloy Reactive Elastomer Technology (RET), is an asphalt

modier which can prevent road suraces rom rutting in the

heat, and cracking in the important cold-hot temperature cycles.

Successully used since 1991 in harsh conditions in Pakistan

and Aghanistan, Elvaloy modied asphalt now benets new

roads in Turkey, Slovenia, Ukraine, Croatia, Russia and Romania.

sMOOTH OMMUnIATIOns

DuPont is also a leading supplier o electronic materials including

printed circuit and microcircuit materials, semiconductor

abrication materials and integrated circuit packaging ound in

digital cameras, laptops and plasma display panels. DuPont

Zytel, a high perormance polyamide, provides a new option

or durable, easy-to-assemble components, and makes saer,

lead-ree electronic production assembly lines possible.

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sAFe OnneTIOns

As with every area o our business, saety is a major consideration

or all o our communication products and solutions. Wires and

cables are potential re hazards. DuPont Tefon is the most

commonly used primary insulation or high-speed data cables

and is used in IT systems and buildings because o its toughness

and strong fame-resistance. DuPont Fusabond coupling

agents meanwhile help to oer re protection or halogen-ree

insulation o wires and cables, preserving communication

systems and keeping people connected.

InspIrInG IMAGes

DuPont technology makes printing o high-quality images cost-

eective, reliable and ast. Our DuPont Artistri and DuPont

Cromaprint digital printing system allows images and designs

to be produced on a wide variety o abrics and other substrates,

while the DuPont CyrelFASTand DuPont Cyrel round are

known or their complete fexographic printing production oering.

A VOAGe OF dIsOVer

Sophisticated materials such as DuPont Pyralux fexible

circuits and DuPont Kapton polyimide lm are just twoexamples o the DuPont oering to the aerospace industry.

Our range o products have enabled missions into space by

providing key benets such as volume and weight savings and

bend and twist fexibility.

Let: The worlds rst rollable all-plastic electronic display made

with Teonex PEN | Above rom top: DuPont Cyrel digital

technology is at the oreront o fexographic printing | DuPont

Elvaloy asphalt modier provides saer passage or road users in

Central and Eastern Europe too | Our uel cells are powering

increased mobility or technology such as laptop PCs.

1 Photo courtesy o Polymer Vision

reATInG MOILe enerG

We are addressing the demand or increased personal mobility by creating cleaner, more convenient and sustainableenergy sources or mobile devices. This initiative took a major step orward in May 2005 with our launch o the rst

commercially available Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. These more powerul, longer-lasting uel cells signicantly extend the

lie o portable power supplies in consumer electronics as well as in larger industrial applications.


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With ov 200 ya a a wolwi la i woklac

aty, w u ou xic a tchology to mak

ouct a o olutio o a a li. W will

itiy ou ach a vlomt i thi aa, with

th aim o bigig to makt at lat 1,000 w ouct

a vic by 2015 that will otct ol om ham

o that. Fom coultacy a taiig to abic a

cotuctio matial, w otct ol, oty a

bui aou th wol, vy ay.

prOTeTInG peOpLe eVerWHere

Our aim is to use our knowledge to saeguard people in a

multitude o environments, protecting everyone rom emergency

response teams to chemical industry operatives and construction

workers.

We have long been a pioneer in the area o protective clothing,

combining innovative thinking with a solid understanding o

market requirements. The result is a range o advanced bres

and abrics, including DuPont Kevlar, or use in saety

garments such as bullet-resistant vests, DuPont Tyvek

overalls with integral socks and thumb loops, DuPont

Tychem lightweight abrics or protection against chemical

splashes and biohazards and DuPont Nomex used by

response teams and industrial workers.

FArIs FOr eXTreMe enVIrOnMenTs

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2007, our DuPont Nomex

heat resistant bre is still proving its worth today. Clothing made

rom DuPont Nomex MetalPro multi-component protective

yarn protects welders and iron workers rom the risk o burns

rom molten iron sparks and splashes, while reducing the

likelihood o accidents caused by heat stroke. Unlike fame-

retardant abric treatments, Nomex oers permanent protection

that cannot be washed out or worn away.

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eXperT AdVIe On sAFeT

Our saety consultancy services help companies across the

globe achieve a sustainable 50 per cent or greater reduction in

injuries and reach operational excellence. With OMV, the

leading Central and Eastern European oil and gas company, we

developed a programme that allowed them to cut the rate o

incidents or their 6,495 employees by 66 per cent, bringing the

companys incident requency rate below the industry average.

Let: DuPont Nomex has been protecting re ghters or 40 years |

Above rom top: Our personal biosecurity kit has been developed in

preparation o a potential viral avian fu pandemic | DuPont Tyvek

Classic Plus with socks and thumb loops guarantees an even higherlevel o saety or response teams and industrial workers.

1 Photo courtesy o plainpicture

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LOOKInG AFTer HeALTH

In late 2005 DuPont took steps to reduce the potentially huge impact o a viral pandemic. Our doctors, epidemiologists,

biologists, biosecurity and personal protection experts together developed a Personal Biosecurity Kit, which contains our

DuPont Rely+On Antiseptic Gel, active against many viruses including H5N1 and HIV-1, our Rely+On DuPont

Virkon

surace disinectant, masks, gloves, a digital thermometer as well as other useul items. Kits are stored byDuPont or our personnel, but are also available to external companies. We can provide both the tools and the expertise

to prepare or many health threats, as well as the materials, such as DuPont Corian and DuPont Zodiaq hygienic

high perormance suraces, that help maintain health standards.


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With mo ol o th mov, dupot i oig

to th challg o taotatio. Ou olutio aw o

a myia o thig om lctoic a commuicatio

tchology to coatig a omac matial to

u ca, la, tai, tuck a bicycl a a,

liabl, comotabl, attactiv a viomtally ou.

AUTOMOTIVe InnOVATIOn

From design to development, we provide innovative ideas and

products or the automotive industry, enabling manuacturers

to reduce environmental impact, lower operational costs and

improve uel eiciency in ever higher perormance vehicles.

Our products range rom DuPont Tefon, used in oxygen

sensors to monitor exhaust ume quality, to uel system sealing

components made o Viton luoroelas-

tomers, which oer improved resistance

to permeability and to todays aggressive

uels and uel additives.

As the largest global manuacturer o

automotive coatings or car manuacturers

and repairers, we deliver technologically

sophisticated and environmentally respon-

sible products. With our new EcoConcept

coating concept, car manuacturers can

eliminate one complete coating layer the

still mainly solvent-based primer suracer

and reduce solvent emissions. We also

develop products that help our customersproductivity. Take, or example, our

innovative UV reinish materials which

can cut the time or minor bodywork repairs

rom 45 minutes to just over 25. Our paint

solutions or metal exteriors and plastic

interiors combine aesthetics with durabil-

ity to create better-looking vehicles with

longer lie-spans.

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OMFOrT And eFFIIen

Our technology also improves the driving experience or drivers

and passengers. DuPont Hytrel, DuPont Crastin and

DuPont Zytel high perormance polymers are used in

innovative one-part engine air ducts. They replace the conven-

tional rubber and metal, thereby improving comort and saety

while increasing uel eciency. Our DuPont Kapton polyimide

lm is used as a sensor in intelligent airbag systems to measure

the size and position o passengers to determine whether the

airbag should be activated, avoiding potential injuries to babies

and children.

FrOM THe seA TO THe sK

We also have a long history o developing aeronautical products,

helping aircrat to fy aster, urther, saer and more eciently.

A typical commercial jet may, or example, contain over 200 km

o wire and cable insulated with DuPont Tezel fuoropolymer

resin and DuPont Oasis optimised wire insulation. As part o

our marine portolio, the DuPontDuPont Imron marine nishes enhance

many ships, including the Maltese Falcon, at 88 metres one o

the largest sail yachts in the world.

sAFeT On THe MOVe

Our products are eatured throughout the worlds largest

commercial aircrat, the Airbus A380. High-perormance

materials such as DuPont Kevlar and DuPont Nomex

honeycomb core and DuPont Tedlar lm are used in many

areas including fooring, ceilings and interior walls. Products

such as DuPont Vespel engine parts and DuPont Oasis

lm enable the aircrat to meet demanding saety and strength

requirements.

redUInG OUr reLIAne On FOssIL FUeLs

DuPont is partnering with BP to deliver advanced biouels made rom sugar beet, corn, wheat and otherrenewable resources. The rst o these new uels is called biobutanol and is targeted or introduction in

2007 in the UK. Biobutanol can help accelerate the move to renewable transportation uels and contribute

to lowering overall greenhouse gas emissions.

Let: DuPont develops advanced biouels made rom renewableresources | Above rom top: Our technologies help the new Airbus

A380 fy urther, aster and saer | The Maltese Falcon, one o the

largest sail yachts in the world enhanced and protected with our

marine nishes | Our paint solutions combine aesthetics with

durability to create better-looking vehicles with longer lie-spans.

1 Photo courtesy o Airbus, computer graphic by Fixion

2 Photo courtesy o PERINI NAVI S.p.A.

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scic ha ou utu. It ifuc how w will tavl,

what w will at a how w will liv. To giv u a glim o

that utu, dupot ha collaboat with Livig Tomoow

a built a Hou o th Futu. st though th oo o

thi hou a how w may liv i a w ya tim.

DuPont showcases a series o solutions that will shape buildings

and liestyles to come. From luxury interior suraces to the

latest generation o thermally ecient protective roos and wall

systems, our products can help building proessionals, architects

and construction companies deliver saety, design, sustainability

and comort the real oundations o any great building.

UILdInG FOr THe FUTUre

Our building industry expertise and technology ocuses on

designing scientic products that unite unction and aesthetics.

They open up a new world o creative possibilities or homes,

skyscrapers, bridges, airports, stadia, industrial buildings and

oces so they can operate eciently, consume less energy,

be sae and look good or many years.

One o the main attributes o our solutions or building exteriors,

including glass, CoatingSolutions and decorative pigments, is

the prevention o weather damage. Through partnerships with

leading builders and architects we have developed a wide range

o such products. They include DuPont Zonyl, a fuorinated

additive that provides a durable and transparent protective barrier

against water, oil and grease or porous suraces and makes

them easy to clean; powder coatings such as DuPont Alesta,

which combines highly eective corrosion protection with

beautiul decorative nishes; and our strong DuPont Butacite

and DuPont SentryGlas Plus interlayers.

At the same time, we keep an eye on building aesthetics and

make materials that give architects design fexibility. The durable,

re-resistant, non-stick properties o DuPont Tefon make it

an ideal component o translucent roong structures which are

not only cost and energy ecient, but also light weight.

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FrOM THe OUTsIde In

Inside buildings, our products are used to give unctional eatures,

such as kitchen work-suraces and plumbing xtures, new

aesthetic appeal. The versatility o our high-perormance, decorative

suraces DuPont Corian and DuPont Zodiaq make them

ideal or innovative ideas, such as the uturistic Z-Island kitchen

by Corian, designed by globally renowned architect Zaha

Hadid which is installed in the House o the Future. But they

can also be used in urnishings, as wall cladding and in many

other materials throughout the home.

Our DuPont Zytel, DuPont Crastin and DuPont Delrin

decorating solutions broaden the design possibilities or everyday

household items such as baths and door handles, while our

Tefon protected abrics have enabled designers to use leather,

carpets and upholstery in new and creative ways. DuPont Surlyn

is being used as a durable, resilient fooring material in stores,

restaurants and other public spaces, where the electric under-

foor heating may use waterproo, fexible, non-aging, abrasion

and chemical resistant DuPont Tezel or cable insulation.

reATInG eAUTDisplayed in the living area o the House o the Future, DuPont

SentryGlas Expressions are digitally printed decorative interlayers

that can introduce high quality images and design textures on

saety glass. Architectural paints and coatings, plastics and

decorative laminates meanwhile receive lasting beauty and

superior coverage and opacity rom our DuPont Ti-Pure

white pigments.

www.livingtomorrow.dupont.com

Let: DuPont Climate Systems contributes to the buildings thermal

eciency, reduction in CO2

emissions and more comortable indoor

climate | Above rom top: Our powder coatings oer lasting

protection and beauty | Z-Island by DuPont Corian a uturistic

sensory-responsive kitchen, designed by globally renowned

architect Zaha Hadid | DuPont SentryGlas Plus interlayers give

architects the licence to be adventurous.

OnserVInG enerG

The House o the Future will be more thermally ecient than buildings o today. DuPont

Climate Systems is a combina-tion o breathable and metallised membranes or roos and walls, DuPont Tyvek Enercor, with a metallised vapour

control layer, DuPont AirGuard. This system signicantly improves thermal and moisture management, leading to

energy savings o up to 15 per cent, a reduction in CO2

emissions and a more comortable indoor climate.


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Copyright2007 DuPont. All Rights Reserved. The DuPont Oval logo, DuPont, The miracles o science and

all products denoted withand are trademarks or registered trademarks o E. I. du Pont de Nemours and

Company or its afliates. Melinex, Mylarand Teonexare registered trademarks o DuPont Teijin Films U.S.

Limited Partnership. Viton is a registered trademark o DuPont Perormance Elastomers LLC. Pioneer is a

registered trademark o Pioneer Hi-Bred International SolaeSolae and SoleCina are trademarks o Solae LLC

THe sIene OF LIsTenInG

Our research and development activities are geared towards nding sustainable

solutions that meet the needs o our customers and end-users, thus providing our

customers with concrete market opportunities. Our Cosmetic Solutions team,

or example, helps ragrance and cosmetics brands dierentiate with packag-

ing materials that make a statement. DuPont Surlyn resins, or example, are

used to create elegant transparent or rosted glass-like caps and containers

which are attractive yet durable and unbreakable.

FIndInG sUsTAInALe ALTernATIVes

We continuously strive to nd solutions or environmentally responsible

manuacturing. With our partner Tate & Lyle, we successully make Bio-PDO

rom a renewable resource, corn sugar. This provides a versatile ingredient or

many products including cosmetics, liquid detergents, anti-reeze and specialty

polymers such as DuPont Sorona.

We have also developed a broad portolio o materials and technologies or the

production o alternative energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems,

which convert sunlight into electricity through solar cells. One such system is

installed at our Chestnut Run site in Delaware, United States. Since its start-up

in April 2006 the system has produced an average o about 160 kWh/day enough

to meet the needs o eight residential homes and to provide 10 per cent o theenergy used by one o our on-site buildings. We supply PV manuacturers with

DuPont Tedlar lms, encapsulants and conductive inks.

InnOVATInG FOr THe FUTUre

At DuPont, we use science to nd solutions which address current needs and

those o uture generations. Take or example a radical new patented technology

or the construction industry: a thermal mass panel called DuPont Energain,

expressly designed to store and to save energy, as well as stabilise room

temperatures. With Energain, temperatures in buildings can be lowered by

seven degrees Celsius in the warm season, and air conditioning costs can be

reduced by an average 35 per cent. In colder months, heating costs can be cutby up to 15 per cent. In both cases, CO

2emissions can be signicantly reduced.

www.innovations.dupont.com

www.dupont.com

From top: Perume and cosmetics manuacturers

make a statement with our packaging materials |

Fabrics with bres made rom bio-based polymer

DuPont Sorona| The worlds largest sel-

supporting all-glass staircase, which won the

Innovation Award Architecture and Glass in 2006,

uses DuPont SentryGlas laminated glass

interlayers or the high strength connections

between the sidewalls and the step mountings.

1 Photo courtesy o Seele GmbH

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