Dupont Industry Analysis

DuPont operates in the Materials sector, as classified under the Global Industrial Classification System. Although DuPont has businesses in a number of industries due to its diverse portfolio but as it generates the bulk of its revenues from the chemicals related business it is categorized under the Chemicals industry.  Read More : DuPont (DD)

Byron Harris, News 8 Investigates win prestigious duPont Award

WFAA senior investigative reporter Byron Harris and his team received an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for a two-year-long investigation exposing hundreds of millions of dollars in questionable spending on Medicaid dental care.

Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced 14 silver baton awards Wednesday, with other honors also going to ESPN, The Center for Investigative Reporting, NBC and CBS news, among others. The duPont is considered the broadcast equivalent of print journalism’s Pulitzer Prize, which is also awarded by Columbia University.

Below is what Columbia wrote about the series:

"WFAA’s reporting, “Denticaid: Medicaid Dental Abuse in Texas,” focused on rampant overbilling by dentists targeting children and families receiving Medicaid. One clinic, WFAA found, solicited minors off the streets of Dallas using cash and other incentives and performed extensive and often harmful dental work on them –- all without their parents’ permission. Read More : Dupont (DD)

Dupont Company Description

E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company started operations in 1802. DuPont is part of the Diversified Chemicals sub-industry and provides materials and services through 13 businesses which are aggregated and classified as eight business segments – Agriculture, Electronics & Communications, Industrial Biosciences, Nutrition & Health, Performance Chemicals, Performance Materials, Safety & Protection and Pharmaceuticals. In FY12, DuPont earned revenues of $34.8 billion, an improvement of 3.4% year-over-year. DuPont earns 59% of its revenues from outside North America. The Agriculture segment is DuPont’s largest segment by revenues, generating 30% of the total. The Nutrition & Health Segment is the fastest growing segment with a three-year revenue CAGR of 41%. Read More: DD