DuPont Sets Priorities for 2009
US - The chief financial officer of DuPont has said that the company's priorities for 2009 are maximising earnings and cash, and driving out costs.

DuPont Eyes Emerging Markets
NEW YORK, US - DuPont is well-positioned for accelerated growth, particularly in emerging markets, Executive Vice-President Ellen J. Kullman told investors on 17 September.

Pioneer Hi-Bred: Tips to Maximize Feedstock Quality
IOWA - Higher feed input costs are challenging livestock producers to maximize the efficiency of their feedstock supplies. Producers can reap economic benefits by evaluating corn maturity prior to chopping,...

Barriers Need to be Broken to Help Farmers
US - DuPont Group Vice President Jim Borel told a United Nations (UN) special meeting in New York yesterday that the public and private sectors must act quickly to knock down barriers and help small-scale...

Chinese Food Safety Under Eye of BAX® System
CHINA - The inspection and quarantine administration of China has announced that Dupont's BAX® system will be used as an official method for pathogen detection in food imports and exports.

DuPont Positions Itself for Long Term Growth
NEW YORK - At an investors’ conference here today, DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr., said the company is accelerating growth through DuPont innovation that addresses global macro trends...

DuPont Opens Facility in Asia for Animal Health Solutions
CHINA - DuPont has expanded its biosecurity offering in Asia with a new DuPont Animal Health Solutions facility in Shenzhen, China. The plant produces Virkon® S, the leading virucidal disinfectant. DuPont...

New Study Proves Virkon® S Misting's Superior Value
Us - A team of leading researchers in the USA have found that directed misting of a four per cent solution of disinfectant Virkon® S can successfully reduce environmental bacterial contamination, such...

DuPont Pledges $1 Million to World Food Prize
US - DuPont has made a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. The donation will support the transformation of the former...

DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition On Track for Strong 2007
US - The Agriculture and Nutrition (A&N) business of multinational Dupont is on track with its previously announced August financial forecast for the full year 2007, positioning the business for solid...

DuPont Pledges $250,000 For Water Conservancy
DES MOINES -- DuPont today announced a pledge of $250,000 to The Nature Conservancy in an effort to improve water quality in vital Midwestern watersheds and to further reduce excess nutrient runoff from...

Swedish PRRS Outbreak Highlights Importance Of A New Study Demonstrating The Efficacy Of VIRKON® S For Controlling PRRS In Pig Transport
SUDBURY - A new outbreak of PRRS virus in Sweden underlines the need for effective biosecurity measures and highlights the importance of a recently published study which was carried out by world class...

Foot and Mouth Biosecurity Alert
UK - Biosecurity experts offer advice on abattoir and vehicle disinfection procedures to farmers and abattoirs

Biosecurity Kits to aid Disease Preparedness
GLOBAL - DuPont has announced the availability of three new DuPont^TM Biosecurity Kits for businesses seeking assistance with reducing the spread of viruses or bacteri...

Defra Acknowledges Virkon(R) S for use in Organic Farming
UK - International biosecurity expert, DuPont Animal Health Solutions (DAHS), is delighted to announce that Virkon(R) S, the widely used livestock and veterinary disinfectant, is now accepted for use in...

DuPont Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Earnings
GLOBAL - Expect earnings of $2.60 per share for 2006, say DuPont in their latest financial report.

DAHS Virkon® S proves highly effective and economic against PRRS virus
US - DuPont Animal Health Solutions' broad spectrum disinfectant, DAHS Virkon® S, has proved highly potent against the PRRS virus at the high dilution of 1:500. Recent tests, carried out by a leading independent...

New Win - Win situation in biosecurity provision
UK - Following DuPont's strategic acquisition of the animal health assets of leading biosecurity companies Antec International and BioSentry, a new organization -- DuPont Animal Health Solutions -- has...

DuPont Acquires Antec International
UK - Antec International, leaders in biosecurity, announced this afternoon that the company will become part of the DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise.