After the sale, expected to close in the first quarter of 2013, Performance Coatings will still develop colors and paint for cars.

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DuPont is a diversified global chemical company, supplying agricultural products (such as seeds and pesticides), high-performance materials, automotive coatings, electronic materials and key industrial chemicals to industries and consumers world-wide.

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