14 events with tag "DuPont"
1927
ID: 1345
IG Farben establishes international cartel agreements with Standard Oil, DuPont, and Imperial Chemical Industries (1927-1929)
ID: 1345
1930
ID: 1381
Wallace Carothers at DuPont begins research that leads to nylon development
ID: 1381
1935
ID: 1439
DuPont introduces nylon, the first fully synthetic fiber, revolutionizing textiles and materials science
ID: 1439
1938
ID: 1471
DuPont introduces Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene), creating a new class of fluoropolymers
ID: 1471
1938
ID: 1472
Nylon stockings first sold commercially by DuPont
ID: 1472
1951
ID: 1659
DuPont introduces Dacron polyester fiber commercially
ID: 1659
1959
ID: 1756
Spandex (Lycra) first produced commercially by DuPont
ID: 1756
1964
ID: 1810
Nomex fire-resistant fiber first produced commercially by DuPont
ID: 1810
1965
ID: 1824
Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont invents Kevlar, a revolutionary high-strength polymer
ID: 1824
1971
ID: 1891
Kevlar first sold commercially by DuPont for tire reinforcement
ID: 1891
1980
ID: 1986
Tyvek house wrap first commercialized by DuPont for building construction
ID: 1986
1995
ID: 2128
DuPont spins off Conoco, marking shift away from petroleum for traditional chemical companies
ID: 2128
1999
ID: 3041
DuPont and Dow begin developing bio-based chemicals from renewable feedstocks
ID: 3041
2015
ID: 3282
Dow and DuPont announce merger, creating DowDuPont (later split into three companies)
ID: 3282