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D UPON T SAFETY & PROTECTION am ` - O* . I ;-A* K#r&L:. y\ > MSL mm aA h %\s - Strategic Direction: Protect people, property, operations and the environment worldwide by extending the company's know ledge, technology and experience to deliver solutions for a safer life. Core Markets: Construction; Manufacturing; Consumers; Federal and Local Governments; Medical; First Responders. 2003 Revenue: S4.1 B Disaster Recovery Firm Bears Up to Fight Against Mold For homeowners and building managers, no four-letter word creates more fear than "mold." In the past few years, indoor mold contamination-- and its financial and physical conse quences--lias caught the attention of the media, the public and the medical community. Overcoming that contamination is a primary service of a nationwide firm based in Fort. Worth, Fexns. BMS Catastrophe (RMS CAT) was formed in 1981 to restore buildinns following files and Hoods. By 2003, however, more than 50 percent' of the company's business was devoted to mold remediation. And because of the potential harm that could be caused to its employees by mold expo sure, RMS CAT is devoted to using protective gear made of DuPontrM Tyvek* According to Charlie Cook, RMS CAT Director of Environmental Remediation, "In order to perform our job safely and efficiently, we need to use a durable and reliable product. We've found that DuPont1 ^ Tyvck is more durable and lighter in weight than other products on the market." Antec Acquisition Strengthens Biosecurity Offerings Building on its demonstrated expertise in protecting the global . environment from the threat of disease, DuPont strengthened its biosecurity portfolio in 2003 with the acquisition of Antec International. Antec products are used worldwide to protect the food supply from viruses such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). And in the winter ol 2002-20031 Antec was a leader in helping the cruise industry overcome die illness-causing Norwalk-like virus. The acquisition is the culmination of a 15-year relationship, during which DuPont was the supplier of the active ingredient in many Airtec products. . During the worldwide outbreak of FMD in 2001, DuPont and Antec worked closely together to produce additional supplies of Antec's . Virkon*' S and deliver them to more than 100 nations facing the devastation of their livestock/ Corian Shines Brightly in Milan; Makes a Splash in Orlando . Three internationally renowned designers opened up dramatic, new possibilities in "De-Lighred by Corian'," a unique event at the Internationa] Furniture Fair in Milan, Italy, in April 2003. The. translucency of DuPontIM Corian* solid surfaces was showcased m a variety ol ways, from James Irvine's ergonomic circular bar where lights changed in unison, to Ross Lovegrove's canyon like installation of mulri-colored carved Corian*, to Marc Ncwson's "forest" of lamp sculptures (shown above). As a whole, the exhibition explored the translucency of Corian"' on a grand scale. And April 2003 also saw the launch of Conan - Bas- Relief panels at the Kitchen and Rath Industry Show in Orlando, Florida. Now. consumers can personalize'.their' homes with backsplashes and vertical \ applications featuring Corian1' with.: . V unique,textures and patterns., .