Excellent business profile as a premier global chemicals, specialty materials, and seed producer with leadership positions in an extensive range of technologies; Well-diversified product lines and end markets; Solid overall profitability supported by efficient operations, research and development capabilities, and innovation; Exceptionally broad and deep management; and A currently strong financial profile for the ratings. Susceptible to economic cycles and raw material cost pressures in some businesses; Declining, but still sizable, postretirement liabilities; and Above-average litigation risk. The ratings on Wilmington, Del.-based E.I. DuPont de Nemours&Co. reflect the company's excellent business risk profile as one of the world's premier chemical, specialty materials, and seed producers, with annual sales of nearly $30 billion, tempered by an intermediate financial risk
