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
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1943
1943 - DuPerial's headquarter is transfered to São Paulo
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1948
1948 - Initial operation of the Barra Mansa plant to produce commercial explosives Imagem: Anúncio Explosivos
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1951
1951 - Barra Mansa Unit initiates production of COLA TUDO and polishers DUCO for automobile finishing.
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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
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1967
1967 - Initial production of Manzate® fungicide in Barra Mansa
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1974
1974 - The Paulínia unit starts the production of Lycra® elastane yarn
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1975
1975 - Acquisition of Polidura S.A. Tintas e Vernizes.
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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
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1981
1981 - Inauguration of the new headquarter of DuPont do Brasil in Alphaville
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1985
1985 - Launch of Teflon® in Brazil
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1986
1986 - Partnership with Tintas Renner, a paint company. In this same year, DuPont also sold its explosives business unit.
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1989
1989 - Launch of Corian® in Brazil
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1992
1992- Inauguration of the Uberaba plant for the production of Ti-Pure®
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1998
1998 - Joint venture with Griffin Brasil Ltda..
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1999
1999 - Acquisition of Pioneer Hi Breed
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2001
2001 - DuPont Safety Resources begins to operate in Brazil.
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2002
2002 - Inauguration of the Lycra® plant in Paulínia and the non-fabric plant in Cerquilho.
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2003
2003 - Inauguration of the paints plant in Guarulhos and the start-up of The Solae Company
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2004
2004 - Start up of DuPont América Latina.
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2006
2006 - Announcement of the sustainability goals for 2015.
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2007
2007 - 70 years of DuPont in Brazil
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