An excellent business profile as a premier global chemicals, specialty materials, and seed producer with leadership positions in an extensive range of products and technologies; Well-diversified product lines and end markets; Above-average profitability; and An exceptionally broad and deep management. Susceptible to economic cycles and raw material cost pressures in some businesses; Very large postretirement liabilities; and Above-average litigation risk. The ratings on Wilmington, Del.-based E.I. DuPont De Nemours&Co. reflect its excellent business risk profile as one of the world's premier chemical, specialty materials, and seed producers, with annual sales of about $30 billion. An intermediate financial risk profile tempers these strengths. Standard&Poor's Ratings Services is concerned that weak demand stemming from poor global economic conditions
