DuPont expands Kevlar facility in Richmond, Va.DuPont Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to: Companies
1 City (1990 pop. 71,529), seat of New Castle co., NE Del., on the Delaware River and tributary streams, the Christina and the Brandywine; settled 1638, inc. as a city 1832. , DE, will expand its Kevlar Kevlar Trademarked name of poly-para-phenylene terephthalamide, a nylonlike polymer first produced by Du Pont in 1971. Kevlar can be made into strong, tough, stiff, high-melting fibres, five times stronger per weight than steel; it is used in radial tires, heat- or para-aramid fiber production facility in Richmond Richmond, cities, United States Richmond. 1 City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905. , VA. A new production line, based on proprietary DuPont fiber technology, will be added to the site, increasing production capacity for DuPont Kevlar brand fiber by the end of 2002. Total investment for this expansion is expected to be $50 million. The company has successfully completed the first phase of expansion projects that began in early 2000 and increased production of Kevlar fiber globally by approximately 15%. The second expansion phase will address a nearly two-year trend of growing demand for high-performance, high-strength para-aramid fibers, demand that is said to have exceeded global manufacturing capabilities. |
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