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Part I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS, continued
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DuPont Chemicals and Fluoroproducts is a leading global manufacturer of industrial and specialty fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers
and performance chemicals. The business' broad line of products include refrigerants, lubricants, propellants, solvents, fire
extinguishants and electronic gases, which cover a wide range of industries and markets. Key brands include DuPontTM Teflon®,
Capstone®, Dymel®, OpteonTM yf, Isceon®, Suva®, Vertrel®, Zyron®, Vazo® and Virkon®.
The major commodities, raw materials and supplies for the Performance Chemicals segment include: ammonia, benzene, chlorine,
chloroform, fluorspar, hydrofluoric acid, industrial gases, methanol, natural gas, perchloroethylene, petroleum coke, sodium
hydroxide, sulfur and titanium ore.
Performance Chemicals segment sales outside the U.S. accounted for 55 percent of the segment's total sales in 2013.
Performance Materials
Performance Materials businesses, Performance Polymers and Packaging & Industrial Polymers, provide productive, higher
performance polymers, elastomers, films, parts, and systems and solutions which improve the uniqueness, functionality and
profitability of its customers' offerings. The key markets served by the segment include the automotive original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and associated after-market industries, as well as electrical, packaging, construction, oil, electronics,
photovoltaics, aerospace, chemical processing and consumer durable goods. The segment has several large customers, primarily
in the motor vehicle OEM industry supply chain. The company has long-standing relationships with these customers and they are
considered to be important to the segment's operating results.
Performance Polymers delivers a broad range of polymer-based high performance materials in its product portfolio, including
elastomers and thermoplastic and thermoset engineering polymers which are used by customers to fabricate components for
mechanical, chemical and electrical systems. The main products include: DuPontTM Zytel® nylon resins, Delrin® acetal resins,
Hytrel® polyester thermoplastic elastomer resins, Tynex® filaments, Vespel® parts and shapes, Vamac® ethylene acrylic elastomer,
Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer and Viton® fluoroelastomers. Performance Polymers also includes the DuPont Teijin Films joint
venture, whose primary products are Mylar® and Melinex® polyester films.
Packaging & Industrial Polymers specializes in resins and films used in packaging and industrial polymer applications, sealants
and adhesives, sporting goods, and interlayers for laminated safety glass. Key brands include: DuPontTM Surlyn® ionomer resins,
Bynel® coextrudable adhesive resins, Elvax® EVA resins, SentryGlas®, Butacite® laminate interlayers and Elvaloy® copolymer
resins.
In November 2013, DuPont entered into a definitive agreement to sell Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls (GLS/Vinyls), a part of
Packaging & Industrial Polymers, to Kuraray Co. Ltd. for $543 million, plus the value of the inventories. GLS/Vinyls specializes
in interlayers for laminated safety glass and its key brands include SentryGlas® and Butacite® laminate interlayers. The sale is
expected to close about mid-2014 pending customary closing conditions, including timing of antitrust clearance.
The major commodities, raw materials and supplies for the Performance Materials segment include: acrylic monomers, adipic
acid, butadiene, butanediol, dimethyl terephthalate, ethane, fiberglass, hexamethylenediamine, methanol, natural gas and purified
terephthalic acid.
Performance Materials segment sales outside the U.S. accounted for 69 percent of the segment's total sales in 2013.
Safety & Protection
Safety & Protection businesses, Protection Technologies, Sustainable Solutions and Building Innovations, satisfy the growing
global needs of businesses, governments and consumers for solutions that make life safer, healthier and more secure. By uniting
market-driven science with the strength of highly regarded brands, the segment delivers products and services to a large number
of markets, including construction, transportation, communications, industrial chemicals, oil and gas, electric utilities, automotive,
manufacturing, defense, homeland security and safety consulting.
Protection Technologies is focused on finding solutions to protect people and the environment. With products like DuPont™
Kevlar® high strength material, Nomex® thermal resistant material and Tyvek® protective material, the business continues to hold
strong positions in life protection markets and meet the continued demand for body armor and personal protective gear for the
military, law enforcement personnel, firefighters and other first responders, as well as for workers in the oil and gas industry around
the world.