Deliberately concealing the hazards of this chemical! DuPont, 3M, and 16 other chemical companies sued!

The allegations primarily include: chemical companies deliberately concealed scientific evidence and recklessly sold, transported, supplied, disposed of, and used PFAS, causing severe environmental damage in Michigan. In response to these allegations, a DuPont spokesperson stated they were 'deeply disappointed' by the Attorney General’s decision. DuPont does not manufacture PFOA, PFOS, or GenX. Moreover, DuPont has never produced or sold firefighting foam. Other perfluorooctanes used by DuPont account for only a small fraction of global perfluorooctane production. DuPont is also actively seeking alternatives to PFAS. The list of defendant companies includes: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. (3M) Dupont The Chemours Co. Corteva Inc. Dyneon LLC Archroma entities Arkema entities AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. Daikin Industries entities Solvay Specialty Polymers Asahi Kasei Plastics North America DuPont was recently embroiled in a shocking scandal exposed by its former subsidiary! A court filing recently released by Chemours—the company spun off from DuPont—revealed that DuPont employed ruthless methods to avoid bearing the costs of cleaning up hazardous chemicals.

From nylon stockings to non-stick cookware to protective clothing: How did DuPont, America’s century-old chemical giant, conquer the world with materials?

After World War II, DuPont did not slow its pace of innovation. The development of synthetic fibers entered a golden age, with Dacron® (widely known in China as 'Dacron' or 'Di Que Liang') and Teflon™—which revolutionized kitchenware—both introduced successively. The DuPont name became virtually synonymous with 'innovative materials'. 02 DuPont’s Famous 'Black-Tech' Material Portfolio For those attentive to fashion and daily life, DuPont’s most talked-about achievements remain its 'black-tech' materials in the field of materials science. Among the following well-known textile material names, you’re sure to recognize at least one. These household-brand names collectively formed DuPont’s 'Golden Age' and 'Dream Team' of materials science. Their inventions not only influenced industrial development but also transformed people’s clothing experiences and habits. 03 Why Did DuPont 'Sell Off' These Star Brands? As shown in the table above, many star brands—including LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, and CORDURA®—are no longer owned by DuPont. Why? In 2004, DuPont packaged its large Textiles & Interiors business unit into a new entity named INVISTA and sold it for $4.4 billion to Koch Industries, another U.S. company. This meant that a series of iconic brands once proudly associated with DuPont—including LYCRA®, COOLMAX®, THERMOLITE®, and CORDURA®—all changed ownership along with INVISTA. 'After restructuring INVISTA, Koch sold the majority stake in its Apparel & Advanced Textiles business—including the LYCRA® brand—to Shandong Ruyi Group in 2017. Following completion of the transaction in 2019, the company was renamed The LYCRA Company. However, due to Ruyi’s debt default, The LYCRA Company underwent creditor-led restructuring—a story for another time, which we’ll set aside for now and perhaps revisit later.' Officially, this sale marked a pivotal step in DuPont’s strategic transformation. Why package and sell? Ultimately, it came down to the low gross margin of the textile fiber business—reportedly under 10%, compared to over 30% for other advanced-materials businesses. TYVEK®’s high gross margin, for instance, explains why it wasn’t sold. Following this, DuPont undertook several major spin-offs and restructurings. In 2015, DuPont spun off its Performance Chemicals business—including Teflon™—into the independent, publicly traded company Chemours. In 2017, DuPont merged with another chemical giant, Dow Chemical, forming DowDuPont. In 2019, DowDuPont split into three independent companies: Corteva (focused on agriculture), Dow (focused on materials science), and a 'new' DuPont (retaining the DuPont name and focused on specialty products). DuPont’s spin-offs and restructurings have also drawn public criticism regarding attempts to evade regulatory accountability. In recent years, DuPont continues to adjust its portfolio—clearly pursuing a strategy centered on focus, higher profitability, and growth. 04 Reputational Crisis: Controversies Never Cease

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