General Motors, the world’s largest automaker, recently presented a 2007 Supplier of the Year award to DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings, which provides coatings to major automotive manufacturers globally.
DuPont received a General Motors 2007 Supplier of the Year award for its “contributions to GM’s global product and performance achievements.” The award acknowledged DuPont for the successful introduction and commercialisation of new globally approved technologies. DuPont has provided coatings systems to General Motors continuously for the last 99 years.
“There is no higher or more meaningful honour for us than to be recognised by our customers,” said Marty M McQuade, vice president and general manager — DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings. “Our technical collaboration with General Motors concerning coatings is just part of DuPont’s ongoing global effort to grow with our automotive customers and contribute to their success wherever they operate.”
In addition to paints and coatings, DuPont supports the global automotive and transportation industries with a vast array of products including elastomers for hoses, belts and other parts, engineering plastics for moulded components, electronics products for microcircuits and flexible and printed circuits and a variety of polyester films. The DuPont offering includes glass laminating products, fuel cell components, refrigerants and thermal protection materials. DuPont is working actively to introduce bio-based materials and fuels that reduce dependence on petroleum resources, reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel efficiency.
Founded in 1802, DuPont operates in more than 70 countries and offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food, building and construction, communications and transportation.
DuPont Automotive Systems is the largest global manufacturer of automotive OEM coatings – providing technologically sophisticated and environmentally responsible coatings.
It manufactures paints and coatings for metal exteriors, plastic exteriors and interiors in general and is the second largest worldwide manufacturer of powder coatings – offering a complete product range including polyurethane, acrylic and theromosplastic polymers.
DuPont Industrial Coatings offers a wide range of wire enamels and impregnating varnishes under the trade name Herberts Electro.  They have been adapted to the most up-to-date production methods and fulfill the highest electrical, thermal and mechanical demands.