Nov 21 2006
DuPont recently marked its 10th year of successful operations at the Electronic Materials DuPont Dongguan Ltd. (EMDD) facility in Dongguan, China. DuPont was the first multinational company to establish a production facility for thick film microcircuit materials in China. Since its startup in 1996, EMDD has been serving the rapidly growing China domestic electronics market for products that support such industries as telecommunications, automotive electronics, passive components, and photovoltaics. DuPont hosted a special event to mark the occasion with key customers and employees.
The DuPont EMDD facility achieved a new safety milestone last month when it surpassed 3,300 days as an injury-free workplace.
Since the late 1990s, DuPont has expanded the EMDD facility's output by 300 percent, and plans to nearly double production capacity again within the next two years, as exports increase to MCM customers globally. The local technical service facility at EMDD also is growing to better support the increasing local customer demands, particularly from the photovoltaic and passive components industries.
Products from the DuPont Electronic Technologies business, such as photovoltaic materials, are examples of DuPont's recently announced marketplace sustainability commitments, to expand its business offerings to address environment, energy, safety and climate challenges in the global marketplace. As part of its 2015 Sustainability Goals, DuPont will double its investment in R&D programs with direct, quantifiable environmental benefits for its customers and consumers along its value chain.
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