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DuPont to divest significant portion of Mobility & Materials segment

| By Mary Bailey

DuPont (Wilmington, Del.)  announced that it intends to divest a substantial portion of its Mobility & Materials segment. The Mobility & Materials segment is comprised of category-defining businesses with longstanding market-leading positions and differentiated products, technologies and capabilities to win with customers and outperform competitors. The businesses within the Mobility & Materials segment that are in-scope for intended divestiture are predominantly those in the Engineering Polymers and Performance Resins lines of business as well as the Company’s stake in the DuPont Teijin Films joint venture. The in-scope product lines include, but are not limited to, well known and respected brands, such as Zytel, Delrin, Hytrel, Crastin, Vamac and TEDLAR. Combined, these businesses represent approximately $4.2 billion in revenue and about $1.0 billion of operating EBITDA based on full year 2021 estimates. DuPont also announced the $5.2-billion acquisition of Rogers Corp.

“Finding an ownership model that appropriately values the leadership positions and deep customer value proposition of the in-scope Mobility & Materials portfolio will position the business for continued success, leveraging its unmatched combination of products, technologies, and operating expertise for the benefits of its employees and customers,” said Ed Breen, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont. “Through unprecedented challenges in the past 18 months, these teams have proven that their unwavering commitment to deliver for their customers, employees and partners has generated solid results and I am confident they are well equipped to expand their leadership positions under new ownership.”