Long Ethylene Outage Hits DuPont's Earnings, but Performance Materials Spin-Off On Track

SUGAR LAND--July 23, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--DuPont (NYSE:DD) (Wilmington, Delaware) reported its second-quarter net earnings rose 3% from a year earlier, but a lengthy maintenance outage at its Texas ethylene unit put a dent in its Performance Materials earnings.

Within this article: Details on planned maintenance outage at DuPont's ethylene unit in Orange, Texas, including length of the outage, estimated value of the maintenance project, and earnings impact.