DuPont to acquire high performance materials firm
The DuPont Co. has announced plans to buy BAE Systems Tensylon High Performance Materials Inc. and has purchased a minority share in Nanocomp Technologies Inc. Nanocomp technologies is the only...
View ArticleDuPont steps up its solar unit in China
DuPont China is collaborating with China Electric Equipment Group (CEEG) and China Sunergy Co. to manufacture solar technologies, power transformers, insulation and aircraft composite materials, the...
View ArticleDuPont leaders in China this week talking fossil fuel reduction and feeding a...
DuPont's senior leadership is in China this week meeting with public and private sector leaders, addressing the challenges of feeding a growing population, reducing dependency on fossil fuels and...
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DuPont Expands Production of Key Solar Panel Component
At a Fayetteville, N.C. facility, the DuPont Co. has started increasing production of a resin that's used to make a protective plastic film for solar panels, the Wilmington-based chemicals company said...
View ArticleDuPont doubles production capacity for solar material
The DuPont Co. is investing $295 million in its solar energy business based on future demands, the firm announced. The expansion of DuPont's Circleville, Ohio facility, was tied to the production of...
View ArticleDuPont alleging patent infringement of its solar technology
The DuPont Co. filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Heraeus Materials Technology and its customer, SolarWorld Industries America Inc., alleging the firms infringed a patent for solar technology....
View ArticleDuPont advancing in growing solar energy sector
The DuPont Co. is striving to reach $2 billion in sales of photovoltaic (solar) materials by 2014. The company brought in $1.4 billion in such sales in 2011 and anticipates that number will rise due to...
View ArticleDelaware River Water Alliance conference set for month’s end
The Delaware River Water Alliance is hosting a conference at month's end in Philadelphia where Collin P. O'Mara, Delaware's secretary of the Environment and Energy, will be the featured speaker. The...
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Can you say that in a NYT headline?
Nice story on the Greenwire - reprinted on the NY Times web site - about the possible Senate approaches to the climate bill. The question is whether to handle it in a comprehensive way like the House...
View ArticleBiotech brains, I.T. pros and alternate energy gurus mix it up
The Technology Forum of Delaware is hosting a networking mixer for relationship building among the region's technology experts. The event is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 19th, at Timothy's on...
View ArticleDuPont addressing solar needs in Thailand
The Wilmington-based DuPont Co. is addressing solar energy needs overseas, generating ideas and launching projects at its Innovation Center in Thailand. This month marked the second anniversary of the...
View ArticleDuPont CEO Ellen Kullman to keynote DelawareBio event Thursday
The Wilmington-based DuPont Company's Chief Executive Officer Ellen Kullman will be a keynote speaker at an upcoming, full-day event hosted by DelawareBio. The program will feature many accomplished...
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Cold weather driving down gas inventories, driving up futures price
Natural gas futures have increased by 10 percent this week, as inventories fall during a cold winter that promises to keep staying cold. Midday, prices hit $4.947 per million British thermal units --...
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