It's been 40 years since a Dupont scientist discovered Kevlar, which researchers first thought might be good for tires. Now it's synonymous with bulletproof vests. The biggest factory is in ...

A spin-off company based at the Maydown site, Invista, now produces Lycra while the DuPont factory itself is a work leader in the production of Kevlar.

DuPont Co. is moving production of Kevlar from a factory in South Carolina to its Spruance plant on Jefferson Davis Highway in South Richmond, where the company already does most of its ...

DuPont (NYSE:DD) closed +1% in Thursday's shortened session as Citigroup named the company as its top pick among North ...

DuPont said global demand for the high performance fiber—used in tires, technical rubber goods, bulletproof vests, and other products—is outpacing supply. DuPont recently completed the first phase of ...

According to DuPont, Kevlar EXO not only shows improved best-in-class ballistic protection over the previous versions, it is also lighter and more flexible, allowing soft protective vests made out ...

Shares of DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD) gained nearly 2% in Monday’s after-hours trading session amid reports that the company is looking to offload two of its heat-resistant fiber brands ...

Stephanie Kwolek, a DuPont chemist who invented the synthetic fibers used in Kevlar body armor, has died at the age of 90, her colleagues said Friday.

DuPont (NYSE: DD) is proud to announce that its breakthrough innovation, Kevlar® EXO™, has been honored as a finalist for the Edison Awards(TM) in the Critical Safety Materials Advancement ...

Today multinational chemical company DuPont DD unveiled a new version of Kevlar promising lighter, more flexible and more effective body armor. The company describes the new material, known as ...