DuPont

n. family name; name of several cities and towns in the USA

n. chemical company founded in 1802 by Eleuthère Irénée Du Pont under the name E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company as a gun powder mill in Delaware (USA) which developed to be one of the largest chemical companies in the world and led the polymer revolution by developing many highly renown materials (nylon, teflon and Kevlar)

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ( NYSE: DDPRA,  NYSE: DDPRB,  NYSE: DD) was founded in July 1802 as a gun powder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont on Brandywine Creek, near Wilmington, Delaware, USA. DuPont is currently the world's second largest chemical company (behind BASF) in terms of market capitalization and fourth (behind BASF, Dow Chemical and Ineos) in revenue. Its stock price is also a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, or du Pont may refer to:CompaniesE.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), the world's fourth largest chemical company Du Pont MotorsGilbert Dupont, a French stock brokerage part of retail banking network Crédit du NordST Dupont, a French manufacturer of fine writing instruments, men's jewelery and more notably lighters
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n. Dupont, family name; name of several cities and towns in the USA