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DuPont Starts Up $500 Million Cooper River Kevlar Site

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, October 7th, 2011

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DuPont [DD] yesterday said it initiated the start up of its $500 million Cooper River Kevlar® facility near Charleston, S.C. The Cooper River Kevlar® plant uses state-of-the-art technology to allow DuPont to meet increased customer demand for advanced protective materials in emerging industries around the world by expanding its portfolio of science-based innovations and boosting productivity. Commercial supply will begin by the end of the year. The Cooper River Kevlar® plant will initially produce innovations that support three primary technology platforms: DuPont™…

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