E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DDPRA, NYSE: DDPRB, NYSE: DD), commonly referred to as DuPont or Du Pont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont is currently the world's second largest chemical company (behind BASF) in terms of market capitalization and fourth (behind BASF, Dow Chemical and Ineos) in revenue. Its stock price is a component of the Dow Jones ...
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Date founded:
- 1802
Place founded:
Industry:
- Agricultural Chemicals ,
- Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing ,
- Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing ,
- Cellulosic Organic Fiber Manufacturing ,
- Noncellulosic Organic Fiber Manufacturing ,
- Chemical industry
Also known as:
- Du Pont,
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company