NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) July 23, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'A' senior unsecured debt rating to E.I. DuPont de Nemours&Co.'s $1.25 billion of notes due 2018 and $750 million of notes due 2013. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes including debt refinancing. At the same time, we affirmed all our ratings including the 'A' corporate credit rating on Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont. The outlook is stable. "The ratings on DuPont reflect the company's excellent business risk profile as one of the world's premier chemical, specialty materials, and seed producers, tempered by an intermediate financial risk profile," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Cynthia Werneth. DuPont's key business strengths include leading technology and cost
