DOVER, Del. (AP)-- DuPont will invest $500 million to increase production of Kevlar, best known for its use in military body armor, the company said Wednesday. The expansion, when complete in 2010, ...

DuPont will debut Kevlar ® EXO™ at the Best Ranger Competition (April 14-16, 2023), which brings together some of the United States military’s most talented soldiers to go head-to-head in a grueling ...

WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kevlar EXO™, the next-gen aramid fiber, is expanding its capabilities in life protection with the launch of its use in hard armor applications, including ...

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On Thursday a federal district court judge dismissed Kolon Industries's claim that DuPont monopolized the market for the synthetic fibers used in Kevlar body armor. DuPont, represented by Crowell & ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A South Korean company and five of its employees are accused in an indictment of stealing the recipe from the DuPont Co. to the high-tech fiber used to make Kevlar body armor, ...

Kevlar® EXO™ from Dupont is the most significant aramid fiber innovation in over 50 years and an entirely new technology platform developed to serve endless applications where performance and ...

Public participation played a vital role in determining the winner. DuPont Life Protection led the public vote, receiving 35% of the total votes, equating to 20 points. Teijin Aramid followed with 24% ...

Kevlar body armor system with adjustability and small arms (9mm to 40 caliber), rifle (5.56mm) protection by inserting NIJ compliant hard armor plates IV in the front and back-Tan colored vest or ...

RICHMOND — Attorneys for a South Korean company accused of stealing the Kevlar body armor recipe from the DuPont Co. are due in federal court in Virginia. Kolon Industries will be the subject of a ...