WILMINGTON, Del.—DuPont Co. has completed the separation of its Performance Chemicals segment through the spin-off of Chemours Co., DuPont said in a July 1 press release.
Chemours, it said, begins “regular way” trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CC.”
“Today's successful spin-off advances DuPont's transformation to a higher growth, higher value, global science and innovation company,” said DuPont chair and chief executive officer Ellen Kullman.
Wilmington-headquartered Chemours has around 9,000 employees across 37 manufacturing sites serving more than 5,000 customers in North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Chemours' portfolio encompasses titanium technologies, chemical ‘solutions,' fluoroproducts and Viton flouroelastomers. DuPont continues to produce Kalrez perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) parts and Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomers.