Weakness in the performance chemical unit had to do with weak market demand across the globe.

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Dr Miah says that physical and performance enhancement, be it chemical or technological, is now widely accepted in society and we should rethink how we define what's banned in sport and what's allowed.

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I've always been against any chemical method of enhancing performance.

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While asset sales helped too, the company highlighted the performance of its 50% joint venture Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, which they book under downstream.

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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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