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Table of Contents
Part I
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS, continued
precautions, the company's intellectual property is vulnerable to unauthorized access through cyber-attacks, theft, and other security breaches. When
unauthorized access and use or counterfeit products are discovered, the company reports such situations to governmental authorities for investigation, as
appropriate, and takes measures to mitigate any potential impact.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The company's corporate headquarters are located in Wilmington, Delaware. The company's manufacturing, processing, marketing and research and
development facilities, as well as regional purchasing offices and distribution centers are located throughout the world.
Information regarding research and development facilities is incorporated by reference to Item 1, Business-Research and Development. Additional
information with respect to the company's property, plant and equipment and leases is contained in Notes 9, 15 and 20 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
The company has investments in property, plant and equipment related to global manufacturing operations. Collectively there are over 300 principal sites in
total. The number of sites used by their applicable segment(s) by major geographic area around the world is as follows:
Number of Sites
Agriculture Electronics & Communications Industrial Biosciences Nutrition & Health Performance Chemicals Performance Coatings Performance Materials Safety & Protection Total 1
Asia Pacific 17 11 1 9 6 3 19 7 73
EMEA 17 4 7 20 4 8 12 5 77
Latin America 15 — 1 7 1 3 1 1 29
U.S. & Canada 56 18 4 14 29 5 20 10 156
105 33 13 50 40 19 52 23 335
1. Sites that are used by multiple segments are included more than once in the figures above.
The company's plants and equipment are well maintained and in good operating condition. The company believes it has sufficient capacity to meet demand in
2012. Properties are primarily owned by the company; however, certain properties are leased. No title examination of the properties has been made for the
purpose of this report and certain properties are shared with other tenants under long-term leases.
DuPont recognizes that the security and safety of its operations are critical to its employees, community and, indeed, to the future of the company. As such,
the company has merged chemical site security into its safety core value where it serves as an integral part of its long standing safety culture. Physical security
measures have been combined with process safety measures (including the use of inherently safer technology), administrative procedures and emergency
response preparedness into an integrated security plan. The company has conducted vulnerability assessments at operating facilities in the U.S. and high
priority sites worldwide and identified and implemented appropriate measures to protect these facilities from physical and cyber attacks. DuPont is partnering
with carriers, including railroad, shipping and trucking companies, to secure chemicals in transit.
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