DuPont starts up $500 million Kevlar unit in South Carolina

摘要

DuPont has announced the start up of its $ 500 million Cooper River Kevlar facility near Charleston, S.C.rnThe Cooper River Kevlar plant uses state-of -the-art technology that will allow DuPont to meet increased customer demand for advanced protective materials in emerging industries around the world by expanding its portfolio of science-based innovations and boosting productivity. Commercial supply will begin by the end of the year.rnOverall global production capacity for Kevlar will increase initially by 25 percent and is expected to grow by 40 percent, with planned productivity improvements and continued technology developments over the next two years.