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 ...

Names like Harland and Wolff and Shorts are synonymous with industry in Belfast. But in Northern Ireland’s second city it is the DuPont factory which has been employing families for generations ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (Aug. 13)—DuPont Co., citing high demand growth for aramid fiber, will invest $50 million in the coming 12-18 months to expand Kevlar para-aramid fiber capacity at its Richmond, Va., ...

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 ...

Stephanie Kwolek prepares a polymerization experiment at DuPont's Pioneering Research Lab in 1967. Kwolek, who died Wednesday, made the breakthrough discovery that led to the invention of Kevlar.

But even before it opened, the factory felt the blowback of global forces. ... Bullish on Kevlar, DuPont announced its next big investment for its Lowcountry property in 2007.

DuPont’s Spruance plant makes rolls of Kevlar, which is used in bullet-resistant vests and other protective apparel. The plant also produces Nomex and Tyvek. 2007, TIMES-DISPATCH ...

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

DuPont has launched a new version of its Kevlar fabric called EXO. The company says it is the most significant aramid fiber innovation in over 50 years with better ballistic protection and it's ...

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 ...

DuPont factory: 50 years in the making. It’s an industrial success built through loyal staff and family values. Clare Weir talks to the key players as DuPont marks a golden milestone in Londonderry ...