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WILMINGTON, Del., July 1, 2008 – The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has specified the BAX® system as an official method for pathogen detection in food imports and exports.

AQSIQ is a government agency responsible for monitoring the safety and quality of food in China. The agency recently published a new professional standard for entry/exit inspection and quarantine in the PRC. Standard SN/T1869-2007describes the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique for rapid pathogen detection and names the automated BAX® system as an approved PCR method for detecting Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni and E. sakazakii in food.    » read more »

Community groups react to news that DuPont’s Teflon chemicals likely contaminate area residential wells. Eight of nine DuPont monitoring wells exceeded New Jersey’s “alert level.”

June 9, 2008 -- Deepwater, NJ—A coalition of environmental and labor groups are calling for the testing of private drinking water wells in four towns near DuPont’s Chambers Works facility in Deepwater, N.J. They are concerned about the possible presence of the dangerous Teflon chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and other perfluorinated compounds (PFCs).    » read more »

WILMINGTON, Del., April 10, 2008 – DuPont today raised its first quarter 2008 earnings estimate to about $1.29 per share, compared to its previous outlook of $1.14 to $1.19 per share which was provided March 14. This represents more than 20 percent growth in earnings in the first quarter. Last year, the company reported first quarter earnings of $1.01 per share, including a $.06 special item charge.

Biocatalysts for Cellulosic Ethanol: Photo by DuPont    » read more »

DuPont Tyvek Products Specified for City’s Key Commercial Construction Projects

MOSCOW, Oct. 4, 2007 – DuPont innovations play a critical role in enhancing the energy efficiency of the Elite House in Sokolniki -- a skyscraper currently under construction here that, when complete, will be one of the tallest buildings with DuPont™ Tyvek® in the world, at 43 floors and 153 meters high.    » read more »

Partnership to Focus on Materials for Food and Other Packaging Uses

MELBOURNE, Australia, and WILMINGTON, Del., September 26, 2007 - DuPont and Plantic Technologies Limited , an Australian company specializing in starch-based biopolymers, today announced plans to collaborate in the development and sale of renewably sourced polymers made from Plantic® technology.    » read more »

Meets Growing Global Demand for Renewable Energy and Materials

PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 26, 2007 - Speaking at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition ’s annual forum here today, Linda J. Fisher , DuPont Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, described DuPont’s focus on business opportunities that help customers respond to growing global demand for renewable energy and materials.    » read more »

Biobutanol will be a high-energy petroleum alternative

19 September 2007 -- Washington -- David Anton, DuPont’s venture manager for development of biobutanol, the world’s first advanced biofuel, thinks a lot about the high-energy content of gasoline that is missing from traditional ethanol fuels. This deficiency is one reason automakers and the driving public have been slow to commit to fuels that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.    » read more »