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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten days before winning her first FIS Snowboard World Championship, Arielle Gold, 16, fell so hard on her head during a training run that her helmet cracked. Gold, who wears Unequal Technologies' concealed sports protection fortified with Kevlar(®), was cleared to train within days and went on to podium three times in three weeks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120818/DA59357-a) "The past few weeks have been truly...
Recent EPA Communication Indicates 29 Percent Reduction in R-22 Supply in 2013 Wilmington, Del. (PRWEB) February 02, 2013 DuPont Refrigerants urges HVACR industry members to take action to prepare for less virgin R-22 supply in 2013. “On Jan. 7, the U.S. EPA issued a “No Action Assurance” letter detailing 2013 R-22 production and import rights for manufacturers,” said Jim Bachman, North American sales and marketing manager, DuPont Refrigerants. “There are significant reductions...
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE: DD) announced today that it has completed the sale of DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) for $4.9 billion in cash (about $4.0 billion after-tax) and the assumption of certain liabilities to global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group. DPC is a global supplier of vehicle and industrial coating systems. "We intend to use a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the DPC business to buy back $1 billion of the company's...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) today announced that the Company's Executive Vice President of Operations, Scott Davis, is scheduled to participate on a keynote panel at the Winter 2013 North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) Conference held in Orlando, Florida. The panel is scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2013 beginning at 2:45 p.m. ET. NANOG is the Internet industry's premier operational and engineering conference,...
SAN JOSE, Calif. and PHOENIX, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Remote, wireless monitoring of physiological functions and structural performance in real time has long been a goal of many manufacturing industries. Achievement of that goal is now a step closer to reality with the announcement today of an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) award to FlexTech Alliance of San Jose, Calif. The Alliance has been selected to launch a new manufacturing consortium which will operate at...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT) today announced the tax reporting information for the year 2012 distributions on its common and preferred shares. This release is based on the preliminary results of work on the company's tax filings and is subject to correction or adjustment when the filings are completed. However, no material change in the information reported below is expected. Shareholders are urged to consult with their...
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourth Quarter: Fourth quarter 2012 earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations, excluding significant items, was $.11 versus prior year earnings of $.26. Reported fourth quarter 2012 EPS from continuing operations was $.02 versus $.31 in the prior year. Sales of $7.3 billion equaled the prior year. Three percent higher volume was offset by 2 percent negative currency impact and a 1 percent reduction from portfolio...
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont declared a first quarter common stock dividend of 43 cents per share payable March 14, 2013, to stockholders of record Feb. 15, 2013. This dividend is the same as what was paid in the fourth quarter 2012. This is the 434th consecutive quarterly dividend since the company's first dividend in the fourth quarter of 1904. Regular quarterly dividends of $1.12-1/2 per share on the $4.50 series preferred stock and 87-1/2 cents per...
LONDON, January 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemicals majors have step into 2013 with sanguinity, and analysts at StockCall have decided to look a little deeper on the technical side of things on companies like E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD) and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW). These free reports are available at http://www.stockcall.com/registration Major diversified chemical producers are beginning to reap the benefits of restructuring...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE: DFT), today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter 2012 operating results on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 before the market opens and host a conference call on the same day at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss those results and the outlook for 2013. The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Telephone access will be available by dialing toll-free 1-800-860-2442...
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Kevlar, a trademark of para-aramid synthetic fiber, is related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. DuPont developed Kevlar in 1965 and was first commercially used in the 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. Its normal form is as a rope or a sheet of fabric that can be used as an ingredient in composite material components. Kevlar is used in bicycle tires, racing sails, and body armor due to its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio. Twaron, produced in 1978, is a...
Kevlar, a trademark of para-aramid synthetic fiber, is related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. DuPont developed Kevlar in 1965 and was first commercially used in the 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires. Its normal form is as a rope or a sheet of fabric that can be used as an ingredient in composite material components. Kevlar is used in bicycle tires, racing sails, and body armor due to its high tensile strength-to-weight ratio. Twaron, produced in 1978, is a...
Nylon, a synthetic polymer, was first produced by Wallace Carothers in 1935. It is one of the most commonly used polymers. The thermoplastic, silky material was first used in a nylon-bristled toothbrush, then women's stockings. Nylon was made of repeating units linked by amide bonds and is frequently referred to as ppolyamide (PA). There are two common methods of making nylon for fiber applications. It was the first commercially successful synthetic polymer. It was originally intended...
