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Next year promises to be an exciting (and, possibly, very critical) year for many companies. Interest rates may finally head higher, workers may be tougher to find, valuations pricier, and [...]

1 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 35 Watterview Blvd. Parsippany, NJ 07054 Phone: (973) 404-6000 Fax: (973) 404-6001 www.sunchemical.com Sales: Sun Chemical had annual sales of $3.5 billion in printing inks and [...]

NEW YORK -- Individual expression will dominate fall-winter 2002-2003, according to DuPont's new ready-to-wear trend workshop, 'Creative Differences.' 'Modern romance is really the main theme,' said Roseann Forde, fashion director [...]

Merrill Lynch analyst John Roberts cut 2001 EPS estimates on DuPont (by 10c. to $1.20), Lyondell (by 30c. to a loss of $1) and Millennium (by 20c. to a loss [...]

LOOKING BACK on a bleak second quarter earnings season and a less than stellar outlook for the second half of 2001, investors should focus on companies whose profits are less [...]

Street cuts 4Q EPS estimates on major chem companies. MOUNTING EVIDENCE of the auto industry's growth engine coming to a screeching halt is throwing another wrench into the chemical industry's [...]

DuPont's chief executive officer and chairman, Charles Holliday, said that he has high expectations for the company's 2000 prospects. This optimism is being expressed despite high energy prices and disadvantageous currency rates in Europe.

ACCESS TO THE Internet and the need to download and view vast quantities of data at greater and greater speeds are placing greater demands on the capabilities of display devices. [...]

Wall Street expects upwards of 25 percent EPS growth. E. I. DU PONT de Nemours & Co. may be on the verge of a major earnings resurgence in 2000, driven [...]

Sustainability has become business as usual for many organizations. And sustainability can be a highly visible component of the FM business. Are you working to add sustainability expertise to your [...]

AFTER SIX years of a transformation encompassing $60 billion in divestitures and acquisitions, DuPont is set to deliver on its goals of achieving 6 percent annual sales growth and 10 [...]

Major coatings manufacturers are forecasting improved financial results for the second half of 2002. Although the economic future looks brighter, many companies will continue to cut costs and work to [...]

DuPont remains optimistic that the global titanium dioxide market will grow by 3.6% to reach 3.8 million tonnes by 2000. According to DuPont's manager of white pigments and mineral products, Ellen Kullman, the market will remain concentrated among paints and coatings manufacturers, plastics producers and paper mills. Meanwhile, it anticipates 'moderate growth' for 1996 and predicts that its own output will increase by 5.5% annually from 800,000 tonnes year to approximately one million tonnes year.

DuPont Co. executives are predicting the recovery of the company's synthetic fiber segment during the second half of 1996 due to falling raw materials prices and smaller inventories. They also expect European sales of synthetic fibers to lag behind American sales because of lack of demand during the second half of the year. First quarter 1996 earnings for Dupont's fiber segment fell to $179 million, 11% less than the year before. Total first quarter sales equalled $1.74 billion, 6% less than for 1995., WILMINGTON, Del - After a rough first quarter; cleaner inventories and moderating raw materials prices are sparking predictions for a second-half recovery in the domestic fibers segment for DuPont. 'We [...]

DuPont Senior VP Jerald A. Blumberg reports that the firm expects to do well in 1995, with 1994 fiber earnings rising 59.1% during 1994. The firm's streamlining measures have helped boost revenues considerably, and innovation and research should help the firm maintain healthy profits during the next few years. Nylon will be one of the strongest performers during 1995. However, higher raw material costs will still have an impact on many textiles, such as Dacron polyester., WILMINGTON, Del. -- Despite being dogged by continuing increases in raw material prices, DuPont looks for another strong round of fibers business in 1995. That was the forecast from senior [...]

The packaging and industrial polymers unit of DuPont is increasing the off-list price on all grades of Elvanol polyvinyl alcohol by 7c per pound effective June 1, or as contracts [...]

ENGINEERING POLYMERS High performance engineering polymers that are used in under-the-hood automotive applications are projected to grow at 15 to 20 percent per year, according to a recent market research [...]

DuPont is expecting to post higher-than-expected earnings for the 2002 first-quarter period. The company was expected to report $506 million in earnings for the quarter, which comes out to $0.51 per share. However, DuPont's share value fell possibly because of lack of enthusiasm among investors.

Performance fabrics and eye-catching details are among the trends that could spur sales of women's clothing in spring 1997, DuPont fashion director Roseann Forde predicted at a workshop. She identified three key themes that can encourage buying: Pretty and Practical, Details, and Performance Casual. Forde identified linen, lace, and shantung as Pretty and Practical fabrics., NEW YORK--Eye-catching details and performance fabrics are among the key lures that can get women buying clothes come spring 1997, according to Roseann Forde, DuPont's fashion director. 'A lot of [...]

DuPont predicts that fabric styles for spring 1997 will characterized by both technological advances and colorful bright designs. The company notes that new fabric styles can be classified into three distinction groups, namely, Waterworld, Country Club and City Scene. Waterworld fabrics will be largely composed of beachy bright designs inspired by the sea while Country Club fabrics will be mostly traditional golf and tennis designs. City Scene fabrics will feature futuristic designs which will be ladened with holograms, bold optical patterns and slick finishes., NEW YORK - Thanks to the rising popularity of computers and the reemergence of sports like surfing and golf, DuPont is predicting that Spring '97 fabric introductions will be categorized [...]

DuPont's Fashion Dir Iris LeBron is presenting a workshop, 'Modern Age,' which covers trends in colors, fabrics and fashion for fall 1995. Glamour is the biggest trend and will be seen in sleek fashion silhouettes and dark, rich reds and copper coloring. LeBron talks about marketing to Generation Next, the glamorous group of products; and Generation Now, which includes more traditional fashions and colors; and Generation Mix, which mixes the old with the new., NEW YORK -- Color and glamour will be generating top excitement for fall 1995 innerwear, according to the current intimate apparel workshop being staged here by DuPont. Other trends highlighted [...]

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc's chief economist Richard Stuckey predicts an eight percent growth in US car and truck sales in 1994. Stuckey says that it is possible for domestic light-vehicle production to outstrip actual sales in 1994 since Japanese carmakers will continue to build more vehicles in the country. In addition, the US' top automobile manufacturers are planning to increase production.

Du Pont Free and Easy NEW YORK - 'Fall 1991 will reflect a new creative freedom and fashion optimism stemming from the arts,' says Roseann Forde, Du Pont's fashion director [...]

DU PONT ANALYST SEES ONGOING TEXTILE WOES WASHINGTON (FNS) - The domestic textile industry will continue to face declines in manufacturing, profits and employment in the months ahead, a top [...]

Du Pont Expect the Unexpected NEW YORK - 'It's the unusual and unexpected mixing of fabric that will make fall 1991 exciting and directional,' said Judith Levy, fashion director of [...]

Dupant hails fall '88 as 'a season of contrast' in hose 'A season of contrast' is how Dupont, manufacturer of Lycra, summed up the fall '88 dichotomy in fashion trends [...]

DU PONT Opulent Orlon NEW YORK -- 'New Orlon acrylic yarns are the key to fall 1990,' said Judith Levy, Du Pont's director of knitwear fashion services. Levy spoke at [...]

DU PONT'S SPRING CLASSICS WITH DASH NEW YORK -- 'Spring-summer 1990 will emphasize fabric and color, as silhouettes become more dressy and refined,' said Bill Tuohey, fashion marketing manager of [...]

LOOKING TO FALL '89 NEW YORK -- Du Pont's annual fall-holiday leg-wear presentation forecast four trends for 1989: rich, Reniassance-inspired textures, fall foliage designs, bold Seventies patterns and novelty evening [...]

DU PONT SEEKING TO BOOST IMPULSE TREND FOR LEGWEAR NEW YORK -- 'We'd like to see hosiery become more of an impulse purchase than a replacement item. It's an era [...]

Du Pont LESS ROMANCE AHEAD NEW YORK -- Intimate apparel will be less romantic with the start of the new decade, forecasts Sheila Chefetz, fashion consultant at Du Pont. Innerwear [...]