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• DuPont Files Lawsuit Against Kolon Industries for Theft of Trade Secrets

  DuPont filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., against Kolon Industries, a competitor of DuPont in aramid fiber, for theft of trade secrets and confidential information regarding DuPont™ Kevlar® aramid fiber. The company issued the following statement from Senior Vice Presi more

• DuPont Announces Second Phase of Kevlar® Expansion Plans, Authorizes Design Using New Fiber Technology

  DuPont today announced that it will expand its Kevlar® para-aramid fiber production facility in Richmond, Va. A new production line, based on proprietary DuPont fiber technology, will be added at the site, increasing production capacity for DuPont™ Kevlar® brand fiber by the end of 2002. To more

• Teijin to Boost Production of Para-linked Aramid Fibers to Secure More than Half the World Market

  Teijin Limited, a leading producer of synthetic fibers headquartered in Osaka, Japan, today announced plans to expand production of para-linked aramid fibers used in a variety of products that will give the Teijin Group a greater than 50% share of the world market for these high performance fibers. more