| E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) operates and manufactures a range of products for distribution and sale to different markets, including the transportation, safety and protection, construction, motor vehicle, agriculture, home furnishings, medical, electronics, communications, protective apparel, and the nutrition and health markets. The Company is aligned into five market: Agriculture & Nutrition, Coatings & Color Technologies, Electronic & Communication Technologies, Performance Materials, and Safety & Protection. The Company includes embryonic businesses, such as applied biosciences and nonaligned businesses in Other. The Company had operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide and about 60 % of consolidated net sales are made to customers outside the United States of America during the year ended December 31, 2007. In October 2008, the Company acquired Coastal Training Technologies Corporation. |
