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Last updated: April 23, 2013 5:16 pm
DuPont profit more than doubles By Neil Munshi in Chicago DuPont has reported a more than doubling of its first-quarter profits, boosted by the completion of the near-$5bn sale of its performance coating business, and supported by rising demand for its genetically modified seeds.
The US chemicals company reported net income of $3.35bn in the first quarter of the year, up from $1.49bn during the same period last year. Revenues grew 2 per cent to $10.4bn.
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