
In 2014, DuPont was the world's fourth-largest chemical company based on market capitalization and eighth-largest based on revenue.

It also developed synthetic pigments and paints including ChromaFlair. DuPont developed Freon ( chlorofluorocarbons) for the refrigerant industry, and later other refrigerants. In the 20th century, DuPont developed many polymers such as Vespel, neoprene, nylon, Corian, Teflon, Mylar, Kapton, Kevlar, Zemdrain, M5 fiber, Nomex, Tyvek, Sorona, Corfam and Lycra.

du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont ( / d uː ˈ p ɒ n t/) also ( / dj uː-/), was an American company that was founded in July 1802 in Wilmington, Delaware, as a gunpowder mill by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours.
