General Motors Awards DuPont for Coatings Achievements

World's Largest Automaker Recognizes Global Contributions

TROY, Mich., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Motors, the world's
largest automaker, recently presented a 2007 Supplier of the Year award to
DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings, which provides coatings to major automotive
manufacturers globally.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) received a General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year
award for its "contributions to GM's global product and performance
achievements." The award acknowledged DuPont for the successful introduction
and commercialization of new globally approved technologies. DuPont has
provided coatings systems to General Motors continuously for the last 99
years.
"There is no higher or more meaningful honor for us than to be recognized
by our customers," said Marty M. McQuade, vice president and general manager
-- DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings. "Our technical collaboration with General
Motors concerning coatings is just part of DuPont's ongoing global effort to
grow with our automotive customers and contribute to their success wherever
they operate."
In addition to paints and coatings, DuPont supports the global automotive
and transportation industries with a vast array of products including
elastomers for hoses, belts and other parts, engineering plastics for molded
components, electronics products for microcircuits and flexible and printed
circuits and a variety of polyester films. The DuPont offering also includes
glass laminating products, fuel cell components, refrigerants and thermal
protection materials. DuPont is working actively to introduce bio-based
materials and fuels that reduce dependence on petroleum resources, reduce
vehicle weight and improve fuel efficiency.
DuPont -- one of the first companies to publicly establish environmental
goals 18 years ago -- has broadened its sustainability commitments beyond
internal footprint reduction to include market-driven targets for both revenue
and research and development investment. The goals are tied directly to
business growth, specifically to the development of safer and environmentally
improved new products for key global markets.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802,
DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a
better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70
countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for
markets including agriculture and food; building and construction;
communications; and transportation.
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Rick Straitman of DuPont, +1-302-999-5226, richard.a.straitman@usa.dupont.com