18 December 2014
ABOUT THE CHEMOURS COMPANY
Following its separation from DuPont,
Chemours will be a new, publicly traded global leader in
titanium dioxide, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions.
The name reflects a focus on
the science of chemistry and
the heritage of the du Pont family origins
in Nemours, France.
As announced earlier this year,
DuPont Executive Vice President Mark P. Vergnano
will become
President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemours.
Mark E. Newman
will serve as
senior vice president and chief financial officer.
BC Chong and Thierry F.J. Vanlancker
will continue to lead
the Titanium Technologies and
the Fluoroproducts businesses, respectively.
DETAILS
announced today that
the new public company created following completion of
the pending separation of its Performance Chemicals segment
will be named
The Chemours Company (“Chemours”).
In addition, DuPont disclosed Chemours’ executive leadership team
and announced
the filing of the initial Form 10 registration statement
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
DuPont today also will file a Form 8-K/A with
an update related to the company's redesign initiative.
DuPont Chair and Chief Executive Officer
“Today's announcements continue our solid progress to
complete the separation of Performance Chemicals and
create two strong, publicly traded companies
with distinct value creation strategies,"
" DuPont and Chemours will each be global leaders,
well positioned to
pursue their respective objectives and strategies."
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