E. I. duPont deNemours & Company

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Conglomerate
Successor	DowDuPont
Founded	July 1802; 215 years ago (1802-07)
Founder	Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
Headquarters	Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Area served	90 countries
Key people	Edward D. Breen (Chair and CEO)
Products	Products list Corian Kalrez Kapton Kevlar Mylar Nomex Nylon Orlon Rayon Sorona Tedlar Tyvek Vespel Zodiaq Zytel Teflon Tefzel
Revenue	US$25.268 billion (2015)
Operating income	US$2.350 billion (2015)
Net income	US$1.953 billion (2015)
Total assets	US$41.166 billion (2015)
Total equity	US$9.993 billion (2015)
Number of employees	52,000 (2015)
Parent	DowDuPont
Subsidiaries	Subsidiaries list DuPont Chemical & Energy Operations DuPont Pioneer Danisco Solae DuPont Danisco
Website	www.dupont.com

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American conglomerate that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont.

In the 20th century, DuPont developed many polymers such as Vespel, neoprene, nylon, Corian, Teflon, Mylar, Kapton, Kevlar, Zemdrain, M5 fiber, Nomex, Tyvek, Sorona, Corfam, and Lycra. DuPont developed Freon (chlorofluorocarbons) for the refrigerant industry, and later more environmentally friendly refrigerants. It also developed synthetic pigments and paints including ChromaFlair.

In 2014, DuPont was the world's fourth-largest chemical company based on market capitalization and eighth-largest based on revenue. On August 31, 2017 it merged with The Dow Chemical Company to create DowDuPont Inc., the world's largest chemical company in terms of sales. Its stock price is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.