Keyword: Ellen Kullman

Markets & Companies

Chemical Players Expect Gains on Cheap Oil and Euro

13.03.2015 - The worldwide chemicals economy withstood the strong headwinds battering the industry again in 2014. Financial results reported by companies in Europe and North America showed a...

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DuPont Vents Frustration With Activist Investor

18.02.2015 - DuPont has fired another verbal salvo at activist shareholder Nelson Peltz. In a letter to shareholders, the US chemical giant countered Peltz's criticism of its performance...

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Investor Seeks to Nominate Candidates to DuPont Board

14.01.2015 - Activist investor Nelson Peltz is stepping up his campaign to leave his mark on DuPont, announcing late last week that his Trian Fund Management will propose four candidates -...

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DuPont CEO Kullmann to Receive French Award

15.10.2014 - The American section of France's chemical industry association Société de Chimie Industrielle will award its 2015 International Palladium Medal to DuPont chair and CEO Ellen...

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DuPont Operating Profit Recedes by 16% in Q2

31.07.2013 - Sales of the DuPont group were virtually flat in Q2 2013, with the slight revenue setback of 1% to $9.8 billion blamed on poor pricing for the titanium dioxide business it plans to...

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DuPont To Exit Paints Business

24.07.2013 - DuPont plans to exit its once-lucrative paint pigments business to focus on a thriving agricultural unit better equipped to shield the biggest U.S. chemicals maker from market...

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U.S. Chemical Giants Cutting Jobs After a Devastating Third Quarter

15.11.2012 - After a bleak third quarter and expectations of a further weakening in the short-to-medium term, U.S. chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont have announced plans for massive job...

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DuPont Says $6.4 Billion Danisco Takeover In The Bag

17.05.2011 - DuPont has won its $6.4 billion battle for Danisco, with 92.2% of the Danish food ingredients maker's shares tendered in support of a deal. Nearly half of DuPont's revenue now will...