Reports of rumored sale of DuPont's coatings business resurface

摘要

As this issue went to press reports surfaced from several news sources again regarding the rumored sale of DuPont's coatings business. The reports came as DuPont released its second quarter results, which saw sales drop in its performance coatings division by 1.5 percent in the quarter from last year. Reuters said DuPont received three final bids in an auction for its vehicle paint unit that could sell for $3.5 billion. DuPont primarily sells paint to the big US car manufacturers such as Ford and General Motors.