Founded in 1802, DuPont’s company profile is that of a global research- and technology-based science company that is dedicated to creating sustainable solutions to help make a better, safer, and healthier life for people everywhere. We currently operate in more than 90 countries, with more than 150 research and development centers and over 70,000 employees worldwide.
For more than 200 years, DuPont has brought world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace through innovative products, materials and services. Our market-driven innovation introduces thousands of new products and patent applications every year, serving markets as diverse as agriculture, nutrition, electronics and communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
Today, DuPont is proud to build on this heritage by partnering with others to tackle the unprecedented challenges in food, energy and protection now facing our world. With global population expected to approach nine billion by 2050, DuPont is working with customers, governments, NGOs and thought leaders to discover solutions to today’s toughest challenges.
Together, we believe we can provide enough healthy food for people everywhere, decrease dependence on fossil fuels, and protect people and the environment for generations to come.
We look forward to what a third century of science and innovation can do.
Science
DuPont Science is the foundation for innovation. Science & Technology connects market insight to a broad range of technologies to create new and innovative opportunities for our businesses and customers.
It is the foundation for the market-driven innovation we deliver to our customers. With the world’s population projected to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, providing for the food, energy and protection needs of people everywhere presents unprecedented challenges. Over 10,000 DuPont scientists and engineers collaborate with customers, governments, and others to develop sustainable solutions to address those challenges. In 2012, DuPont introduced 2,047 new products and was granted 935 US patents aimed at meeting the needs of people around the world. Looking ahead, the value DuPont science unlocks for our company and for our customers will fund the pursuit of new discoveries that can help improve the lives of people everywhere.
Sustainability Approach
Sustainability is at the core of what we do - from reducing our operational footprint and creating market-facing sustainable solutions, to addressing the global challenges of the future.
As the global population continues to grow, we face unprecedented challenges in sustainably addressing some of the world's toughest problems. Feeding the world, decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting people and the environment are all critical issues that require long-term thinking and science-driven innovation. However, we recognize that we can't do this alone. Around the world, we are working with academia, governments, other companies and non-governmental organizations to deliver scientific innovations that lead to long-term, viable, sustainable solutions along our value chains.
Business Segments
The company consists of 13 businesses which are aggregated into eight reportable segments based on similar economic characteristics, the nature of the products and production processes, end-use markets, channels of distribution and regulatory environment. The company's reportable segments are Agriculture, Electronics & Communications, Industrial Biosciences, Nutrition & Health, Performance Chemicals, Performance Materials, Safety & Protection and Pharmaceuticals. The company includes certain embryonic businesses not included in the reportable segments, such as pre-commercial programs, and nonaligned businesses in Other.
