DuPont
The U.S. Appeals Court grants a favorable ruling to chemical manufacturers in the PFAS lawsuit
28 Nov 2023
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, delivered a favorable ruling on Monday, November 27, 2023, for 3M, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.,
Du Pont-Dow Chemical merger deal gets US antitrust nod
16 Jun 2017
The justice department nod for the $130-billion all-stock merger is conditional on the companies offloading certain assets, while the merger is yet to get clearance from the Canadian authorities
DuPont to pay $50 mn to help clean up mercury contamination
16 Dec 2016
DuPont has agreed to pay the largest natural resource settlement in Virginia history for mercury contamination, making the settlement the eighth largest-natural resource damage settlement in US history
Not Teflon coated: DuPont ordered to pay $5.1 mn damages
07 Jul 2016
A US jury has ordered DuPont to pay $5.1 million in damages to a man who said he developed cancer from exposure to a chemical used to make Teflon, the coating in non-stick cookware and other applications
DuPont to cut 5,000 jobs before Dow merger
31 Dec 2015
Dow, DuPont to merge and split, say reports
10 Dec 2015
The $120 billion combination will split further into three companies to focus on agriculture, specialty chemicals and materials, says a Wall Street Journal report
DuPont sued in US over cancer-causing C8 chemical used in Teflon
28 Oct 2013
The chemical, which is believed to cause kidney and testicular cancers and thyroid diseases, is used in Teflon, a coating material for utensils and clothing
DuPont to spin off performance chemicals unit
25 Oct 2013
The unit will be separated through a tax-free spin-off into new company, which will be 100-per cent owned by DuPont shareholders.
DuPont expanding Hyderabad knowledge centre
21 Nov 2012
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