Responding to a growing demand for DuPont™ Kevlar® brand products, DuPont Protection Technologies has restored all Kevlar® manufacturing facilities to operate at full capacity. In addition, construction of a new Kevlar® plant at DuPont’s Cooper River site in South Carolina continues to move forward and will enable the company to produce higher performing, next-generation fibers.
“We are seeing greater demand for current and more advanced products across markets including automotive, aerospace, personal protection, and many industrial applications,” said Dale Outhous, global marketing director – DuPont Protection Technologies. “As a result, all Kevlar® manufacturing facilities are again producing at full capacity, and construction of the new plant at Cooper River is progressing rapidly.”
Demand has driven other investment as well. This includes increased research and development spending for additional technical personnel; state-of-the-art testing, modeling, and simulation equipment; new laboratories in Brazil and India; and, more recently, expanded aramid ingredients capacity to improve production rates for DuPont® Kevlar® and Nomex® products.
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