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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (, , ), commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont.
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(MON) is paying $210 million for a maker of crop-planting technology as the agribusiness company steps up efforts to diversify beyond seed production.Monsanto said the acquisition of closely held Precision Planting Inc. will include an additional, performance-based payment of as much as $40 million. Precision Planting, of Tremont, Ill., makes computer hardware and software tools designed to help farmers improve seed spacing, depth and root systems in their fields.The deal, which is expected to close this summer, is part of Monsanto's foray into a growing field called "precision agriculture," which refers to the use of computer technology and global-positioning systems to help farmers efficiently use seeds, fertilizer and chemicals.In January, Monsanto unveiled a new Integrated Farming Systems unit focused on precision agriculture to help farmers increase yields.John Raines, the head of that unit, said in an interview Wednesday that yield increases from such technology coul...DOW JONES NEWSWIRESDuPont Co. (DD) said it will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.9% as the chemicals company looks to increase shareholder return.The two-cent incre...
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. said Wednesday it's increasing its quarterly dividend by 5% to 43 cents a share from 41 cents a share. Shareholders of record as of May ...
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Powered by accelerating agriculture sales and higher prices, manufacturing giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) beat the Street on Thursday amid a 12% jump in revenue.The blue-chi...
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRESDuPont Co.'s (DD) first-quarter profit rose 4% as the chemicals giant benefited from higher pricing and a jump in sales of agricultural products, ...
DuPont Co., the Wilmington, Del., chemicals and technology producer, reported that first-quarter net income rose 4% on 12% higher sales. Net income was $1.49 billion...
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRESE.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. paid Bunge Ltd. (BG) about $440 million to acquire full ownership of Solae LLC, their soy-based ingredients venture, ...
Bunge Ltd. said Tuesday it sold for $440 million its 28% stake in Solae LLC, a specialist in soy-based ingredients, to E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. . DuPont had owne...
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