The performance and safety materials division supplies high-performance chemicals and materials that cater to a wide range of industries, examples being performance polymers such Nylon, and high-strength materials used for safety materials, such as DuPontTM Kevlar, Nomex and Tyvek.
Performance and Safety Materials Gross Margin: The performance and safety materials division has a current gross margin of 27%.
It operates through four segments, namely Specialty Ingredients, Water Technologies, Performance Materials and Consumer Markets.
Louis develops uniform microscopic particles to produce high-performance materials, enhancing, say, conduction in semiconductors or the storage capacity of tapes and disks.
DuPont de Nemours is involved in science and technology in a range of disciplines including high-performance materials, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
To the realm of performance materials, technical fabrics, many of which are currently produced in Switzerland and are as expensive per yard as decent Italian leather.
Doing so requires development of countless shapes and sizes of packages, high-performance materials, new graphic capabilities, convenience features and package formats in even shorter production cycles.
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.
By an accident of language we use the same term for these products and performance enhancing materials as we do for illicit drugs like crack cocaine and heroin.
It uses nanoscale materials to boost the performance of its batteries (making an electrode out of nanoparticles increases its surface area, which in turn decreases the battery's internal resistance and improves its ability to store and deliver energy).
The technology could potentially be used in the high-performance composite polymer materials replacing metal in the new generation of superjumbo aircraft.
Performance and Safety Materials Market Share: The division has a current market share of about 3.5% of the global specialty chemicals market.
Below we look at the three most important drivers for DuPont which have a significant impact on its stock price, focusing on the performance chemicals and materials division, which constitutes about 40% of the DuPont price estimate.
The polyurethanes, performance products, advanced materials and textile effects segments manufacture and supply organic chemicals, while the pigments segment produces inorganic chemicals.
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"Applied Materials has pay-for-performance practices that align a significant majority of executive compensation with robust performance objectives, " says Mary Humiston, senior vice president, global human resources.
New lens elements and glass materials ensure the clearest possible imaging performance, and the proven dust and splashproof mechanism originally featured in the Four Thirds SHG (Super High Grade) series lenses is now incorporated for the first time in a Micro Four Thirds System lens.
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REEs are essential raw materials for the fabrication of high-performance magnets in hybrid cars and wind-turbines.
The Carbon Nanostructures Consortium an industry-led, multi-sector effort established by Lockheed Martin to accelerate the development and transition of affordable, high-performance carbon nanostructure-enhanced materials.
Airbus' A380 superjumbo and Boeing's upcoming 787 Dreamliner both use new engine designs, lightweight composite materials and advances in aerodynamics to improve performance, increase fuel efficiency and lower emissions.
Watson is the latest collaboration between IBM and Rensselaer, the oldest technological university in the U.S. The company and the university have worked together for decades to advance the frontiers of high-performance computing, nanoelectronics, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, and other areas.
Ubuntu also appeals to aspirational prosumers who want a fresh experience with faster, richer performance on a lower bill-of-materials device.
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The team of Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST has developed a high performance flexible all-solid-state battery, an essential energy source for flexible displays (see paper in Nano Letters: "Bendable Inorganic Thin-Film Battery for Fully Flexible Electronic Systems").
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Specialty Materials segment sales are anticipated to be consistent with the record performance of the third quarter.
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Magnetic materials used in mobile phones and other devices could be manufactured with fewer imperfections, thus improving performance.
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The S Series continues to offer an enhanced combination of mobility and performance in an elegant design crafted in tough, weight-saving magnesium, aluminum and carbon fiber materials.
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