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DUPONT ANNOUNCES SECOND PHASE OF KEVLAR CAPACITY EXPANSION.

Advanced Materials & Composites News,  August, 2001  

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DuPont (NYSE: DD) in Wilmington, Delaware says that it will expand its Kevlar(R) para-aramid fiber production facility in Richmond, Virginia. A new production line, based on proprietary DuPont fiber technology, will be added at the site, increasing production capacity for DuPont(TM) Kevlar(R) brand fiber by the end of 2002.

Total investment for this expansion is expected to be $50 million. "The Kevlar high-performance fiber market is seeing incredible growth as demand from our core customers continues to increase and new product applications are developed," said Diane ...

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