Time Line
1937
1937
- Indústrias Químicas Brasileiras DuPerial is founded in Rio de Janeiro as a result of a joint venture between DuPont and the British ICI
1943
1943
- DuPerial's headquarter is transfered to São Paulo
1948
1948
- Initial operation of the Barra Mansa plant to produce commercial explosives Imagem: Anúncio Explosivos
1951
1951
- Barra Mansa Unit initiates production of COLA TUDO and polishers DUCO for automobile finishing.
1953
1953
- End of joint venture with ICI - new company name: DuPont do Brasil S.A..
1957
1957
- Initial production of Freon® gas in Barra Mansa
1967
1967
- Initial production of Manzate® fungicide in Barra Mansa
1974
1974
- The Paulínia unit starts the production of Lycra® elastane yarn
1975
1975
- Acquisition of Polidura S.A. Tintas e Vernizes.
1979
1979
- Production of connector systems at the Diadema plant in the state of São Paulo
1980
1980
- Inauguration of the Agricultural Experimental Station in Paulinia
1981
1981
- Inauguration of the new headquarter of DuPont do Brasil in Alphaville
1985
1985
- Launch of Teflon® in Brazil
1986
1986
- Partnership with Tintas Renner, a paint company. In this same year, DuPont also sold its explosives business unit.
1989
1989
- Launch of Corian® in Brazil
1992
1992
- Inauguration of the Uberaba plant for the production of Ti-Pure®
1998
1998
- Joint venture with Griffin Brasil Ltda..
1999
1999
- Acquisition of Pioneer Hi Breed
2001
2001
- DuPont Safety Resources begins to operate in Brazil.
2002
2002
- Inauguration of the Lycra® plant in Paulínia and the non-fabric plant in Cerquilho.
2003
2003
- Inauguration of the paints plant in Guarulhos and the start-up of The Solae Company
2004
2004
- Start up of DuPont América Latina.
2006
2006
- Announcement of the sustainability goals for 2015.
2007
2007
- 70 years of DuPont in Brazil
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