Abstract
DUPONT OWES MUCH OF ITS growth in the past 200 years to science. And at a press briefing in Wilmington, Del., last week to commemorate its founding in 1802, CEO Charles O. Holliday Jr. promised that chemistry, physics, and biology would help sustain and expand the company in the 21st century. We believe that our commitment to science and our core values will help create the blueprint for an exciting and profitable future, Holliday said. Sticking to science and innovation has brought DuPont far. Capitalized at $36,000 in 1802, the company has a market capitalization of $40 billion today. An original $2,000 share in DuPont would be worth $2.4 billion today. With knowledge gleaned from the father of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier, founder Eleuthere Irenee du Pont built a company based on gunpowder. Over the years, the company diversified into paints, textile fibers, dyes, packaging films, electronics materials, pharmaceuticals, and ...
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