DuPont is a scientific enterprise founded in 1802. DuPont operates in more than 90 countries and regions around the world, with a wide range of innovative products and services involving agriculture and food, buildings and construction, communications and Transportation, energy and biological application technology and many other fields.
In 2013, the company invested US$2.2 billion in R&D, was approved for approximately 1,050 U.S. patents and approximately 2,500 international patents, and has more than 10,000 scientists and technicians and more than 150 R&D facilities around the world.
DuPont’s business dealings with China can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty (1863). Following the pace of China's reform and opening up, DuPont established an office in Beijing in 1984 and registered "DuPont China Group Co., Ltd." in Shenzhen in 1988, becoming one of the first multinational companies to invest in China.
After 30 years of hard work, DuPont has established more than 40 wholly-owned and joint ventures in China, with approximately 6,000 employees, and has moved many regional business headquarters to mainland China.
The DuPont China R&D Center in Shanghai was officially put into use in 2005 and completed the second phase of expansion in 2013. The center is committed to providing technological innovation support and cooperation platforms for local China, the Asia-Pacific region and the global market, focusing on new material application development and testing capabilities in photovoltaic solutions, bio-based materials, automotive materials and other fields. Extended information
1. Development history of DuPont
(1) Before the 20th century
In 1788, 16-year-old E.I. Dupont was working as a chemical engineer in Essonne, France Apprenticeship in the laboratory of Antoine Lavoisier. The young Dupont quickly mastered the gunpowder production technology.
On July 19, 1802, after E.I. Dupont immigrated to Delaware from France, he bought a piece of land by the Brandywine River and began to build his own gunpowder factory. The company issued 18 shares at US$2,000 per share, and raised US$36,000.
On May 1, 1804, DuPont began producing and selling gunpowder.
In 1805, the first batch of gunpowder was exported to Spain.
In 1811, the annual output of gunpowder reached 204,056 pounds, and sales reached US$122,006. DuPont is the largest gunpowder manufacturer in the United States.
(2) DuPont was established
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(3) 20th Century
In 1902, when company president Eugene Dupont died, the surviving partners decided to sell their shares to the highest bidder. Three great-grandsons of the company's founder, Thomas Clermont Dupont, Alfred Irene Dupont and Pierre Samuel Dupont, purchased the DuPont Company. The three brothers hatched plans for DuPont to move in a new direction.
In 1903, a second major research center, the Central Experimental Station, was established on the banks of the Brandywine River next to the old gunpowder factory to use the company's knowledge of the chemical cellulose to expand the company's products. variety.
In 1904, DuPont began producing varnish and other non-explosive products.
In 1923, DuPont established DuPont Cellophane Co., Ltd. after acquiring the rights to produce cellophane from a French company. Four years later, DuPont researcher Hale Chalcha made cellophane moisture-proof, turning cellophane from a simple decorative packaging material into a popular and effective food packaging material.
In 1930, DuPont researchers Arnold Collins and Wallace Carothers invented neoprene, a general-purpose synthetic rubber. Two weeks later, researcher Julian Hill first invented a synthetic fiber that became the precursor to nylon.
In 1934, the Haskell Industrial Toxicology Laboratory was established at the experimental station. The laboratory was completed in 1935 and initially had 20 researchers.
In 1935, researchers Gerald Burchett and Wallace Carothers invented nylon, a new "synthetic silk." After years of intense development, nylon was finally demonstrated to the public at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
In 1937-1938, researchers invented DuPont Teflon, a tough, versatile fluoropolymer resin, DuPont Bautacite PVB interlayer, a new plastic used in automotive safety glass, and acrylic Resin-like DuPont Lucite.
In June 1942, U.S. President Roosevelt approved the "Manhattan Project" to study the atomic bomb, and signed a contract for DuPont to fully assist the Manhattan Project: DuPont was responsible for the design and construction of all projects required for the project. , safe transportation, and access to all technologies related to the research and manufacture of atomic bombs. For this project, DuPont relocated 60,000 employees approximately 4,345 kilometers from east to west. The U.S. government paid a dollar for the research.
World War II interrupted nylon production in 1946, and when department stores began selling the sleek stockings after the war, women lined up to buy them. Sometimes almost to the point of madness.
In 1952, DuPont developed DuPont MYLAR polyester film, a particularly strong and durable plastic film used in audio tapes, tight packaging and electrical insulation materials. The newly formed Textile Fibers Division was very successful, largely due to the development of new wrinkle-resistant, wash-and-iron synthetic fibers such as DuPont Dacron and DuPont Orlon acrylic fibers.
In 1958, the International Department was established and the company began to make large-scale overseas investments.
In 1959, DuPont Lycra elastic fiber was launched. Lycra can stretch up to five times its original length and return to its original shape when relaxed.
In 1967, new insulation products DuPont Tyvek brand protective materials and DuPont Nomex brand fibers began production. Tyvek is an extremely strong, durable sheet used in packaging, envelopes, flags and building seals.
In 1968, DuPont Riston dry film was commercialized, greatly improving the production efficiency of printed circuit boards.
In 1969, DuPont Corian surface material was developed. This material is a seamless material that is anti-fouling, anti-scratch and anti-scalding and can be used for counter surfaces, sinks, and other building materials. Astronauts walking on the moon wear spacesuits made of 25 layers of sandwich material, 23 of which are DuPont materials.
In 1971, bulletproof vests made of DuPont Kevlar fiber were tested in 15 police stations. Kevlar has five times the tensile strength of steel, making it suitable for cables, powerful tires, boat hulls and jet wings.
In 1981, DuPont acquired Continental Petroleum Company (CONOCOINC.), doubling the company's assets and income. The $8 billion acquisition was the largest in U.S. history at the time.
In 1982, DuPont expanded its agricultural product varieties and developed a new generation of low-cost, less toxic pesticides - DuPont Glean.
In 1987, Charles Peterson won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
In 1990, DuPont established a pharmaceutical joint venture with Merck Pharmaceuticals.
In 1997, as part of the company's strategy to invest in biotechnology, DuPont acquired a stake in Pioneer Seed International, the world's leading seed production company. DuPont acquires International Protein Technologies, a major supplier of soy protein.
In 1998, DuPont acquired Merck Pharmaceuticals' stake in the joint venture. DuPont Pharmaceuticals has debuted Sustiva, a once-daily treatment for HIV and AIDS.
In 1999, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved DuPont's application, believing that soy protein is related to reducing heart disease and that soy protein foods can be labeled as health food.
(4) 21st Century
In 2000, DuPont Sorona was the name of DuPont’s 3GT technology, which was the most advanced polymer platform in DuPont’s technology library. DuPont will work with limited partners to use the technology to produce fibers from Sorona.
In 2002, the company celebrated its 200th anniversary.
In 2004, INVISTA was sold.
In 2005, the first bio-based materials production facility opened in Tennessee.
In 2015, Dow Chemical and DuPont USA announced that the new company would merge to become the world's second largest chemical company after BASF.
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2. DuPont’s Honor
DuPont Since 1990, DuPont has achieved an automatic reduction of 72% of greenhouse gas emissions, exceeding the original customized Target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65%.
Selected as the first green enterprise by BusinessWeek. It was also awarded the Climate Change Environmental Protection Award by PewCenter's Ceres Report under the Climate Control Group (ClimateControlGroup): first in the United States and second in the world; selected as a greenhouse gas company that reduces the carbon content of the earth (CarbonCutter). First in the United States and second in the world name.
U.S. Fortune Magazine - Ranking of America's Most Admired Companies - No. 1 in the chemical companies category.
Received the National Security Association's Green Cross Safety Medal.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Green Chemistry Award, Innovation Category.
The corporate brand ranked 197th in the 2006 "Top 500 World Brands" list compiled by WorldBrandLab. The company ranked 225th in the 2007 Fortune ranking of the world's 500 largest companies.
3. DuPont brand culture
The most important point of DuPont’s safety concept is that the company insists on taking safety as one of its core values. Every member of the team has a personal safety value and must be responsible for the safety of themselves and their colleagues; at the same time, leaders lay a solid foundation for safety management by caring for every employee and establishing a relationship of mutual respect and mutual dependence.
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