Agenda :
Agenda About company
Issues & cases
Settlement 2
Company history :
Company history Founded in 1802 by E.I DuPont
Between 1802 and 1880, black powder was the sole product manufactured at DuPont.(a combination of sulpher,pottassiam nitrate and charcoal)
1880 Dupont enter into dynamite business.
By the 1920’s, Dupont become the worlds largest producer of dynamite
In 1930’s , Dupont started manufacturing freon which is developed by two GM scientist
During 1970’s Dupont start producing healthcare products
1989 DuPont researchers had filed 20 patents for non-CFC refrigerants
In 1996 started business with Dow Elastomers as a joint venture
New polymer platform 2000
Now Dupont has four Teflon plant in world wide (China- Changshu, Netherlands, Japan, and at DuPont Washington Works near Parkersburg) 3
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Dupont washington plant – near ohio river 4
Issues & cases :
Issues & cases June 1999 the Tennant family sued DuPont for accidentally killing 280 Hereford cows with C-8, an alleged animal carcinogen 5
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Cont…. The local drinking water was also contaminated with high percentage of C-8. Up to 50,000 residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley started a class-action lawsuit against DuPont. 6
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Cont…. EPA(Environment protection agency ) suit a file against Dupont in july2004 for covered up the information about dangerous chemical C-8, used in the manufacturing process of Teflon 7
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Cont…. Jan 11 –Dupont found links between c-8 contamination and elevated cholesterol
Jan 12 –U.S EPA warns of teflon chemical health risks
Jan 18 –U.S officials accuse Dupont of concealing teflon ingradients of health risks
Jan 21 –little hocking water system records highest levels of C-8
Jan 28 –customers must decide on blood tests for C-8
Mar 1 –judge approves Dupont settlement Year 2005 9
Settlement :
Settlement The case was settled in December, 2005, for $107.6 million in fines plus $6.25 million for environmental research and education.
The largest civil administrative penalty the EPA ever levied 10