E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, or simply Du Pont, was founded on April 21, 1801 by Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours nearby modern-day Wilmington, Delaware. Its industry is chemicals and its headquarters have remained in Wilmington, Delaware.
SUBSIDIARIES[]
- Du Pont Cellophane Company, Inc. (1923-1936)
- Du Pont Chemical Works
- Du Pont Fabrikoid Company
- Du Pont of Canada Securities Ltd. (1954-1957) (previously C-I-L)
- Du Pont Company of Canada Ltd.
- Du Pont Semesan Company (1943-1946)
ACQUISITIONS[]
- Betts Machine Company (1917)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Agritol" Dynamite
- "Arasan" Seed Disinfectant & Protectant
- "Ceresan"
- "Dacron" Polyester Fiber
- "D"-Activated Animal Sterol (Delsterol)
- Du Pont Acid & Rust Inhibitor
- Du Pont Anti-Rust & Water Pump Lubricant
- Du Pont Cooling System Cleanser
- Du Pont Cooling System Sealer
- Du Pont "DEENATE" DDT (50-W, 25-W, 25-R, 10-X)
- Du Pont's Crystal Grain
- Du Pont's Eagle Ducking
- Du Pont's Choke Bore
- Du Pont's Smokeless Powder
- Military & Sporting Powders
- Black Sporting Powders
- Du Pont Rifle
- Hazard Kentucky Rifle
- Rifle & Pistol Powders
- Blank Fire Powder
- Dense Military Rifle (No. 15, 15½, 16, 17½, & 18)
- Du Pont No. 1 Smokeless
- Du Pont Pistol No. 5
- Gallery Rifle No. 75
- Schuetzen Rifle Smokeless
- Sporting Rifle No. 80
- Smokeless Shotgun Powders
- Ballistite
- Du Pont
- Du Pont No. 2
- Du Pont Oval
- Schultze
- Black Sporting Powders
- Mining & Blasting Powder
- No. 7 Polish
- "Semesan"
- "V. G. P." Trap Powder
- "Viscolac" Furniture Finish
- "Zerex" Anti-Freeze
- "Zerone" Anti-Freeze
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
Hardware (Oct. 10, 1897)
Outing (October 1916)
Pocket Directory of the Furniture Manufacturers of the Southern States (1923)
Electrical Merchandising (July 1941)
Commercial Car Journal (September 1942)
Hardware Age (Sept. 22, 1949)
Commercial Car Journal (September 1950)
Popular Science (April 1953)
Commercial Car Journal (March 1955)
Motor Age (February 1956)
Commercial Car Journal (September 1956)