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.

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Ford: Well, there are a lot of high-strength materials out there that we're working with.

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He also blamed rising costs of raw materials and the strength of the yen for contributing to the decline in the overall Bridgestone profits.

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