DuPont Opens Automotive Paint Lab in Japan

AICHI PREFECTURE, Japan, Nov. 1, 2005 - DuPont Automotive Systems today
opened a    $10 million laboratory in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, to
facilitate technical services and approvals for automotive coatings used
by Japanese auto manufacturers worldwide, and to support their home
country assembly operations.  The facility will employ approximately 30
scientists and be managed by DuPont and DuPont Shinto Automotive
Systems, a joint venture between DuPont and Shinto Paint Company.

The new DuPont Aichi Coatings Laboratory is focused on the development
and testing of automotive OEM coatings to meet the requirements of
Japanese auto manufacturers.  The laboratory is an integral part of a
global network of DuPont automotive coatings laboratories, manufacturing
plants and technical centers in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

"Our aim is to offer rapid responses to Japan-based customer needs for
the latest coatings technology in any part of the world," said Marty M.
McQuade, vice president and general manager for DuPont Automotive
Systems, the company's automotive coatings unit.  "DuPont is developing
technology that will help its customers improve application productivity
and environmental compliance as they meet rising consumer demands for
improved vehicle paint aesthetics and long-term durability." 

DuPont also named Isao Matsuura as general manager of the DuPont Aichi
Coatings Laboratory.  Matsuura has been with DuPont Japan for 26 years
in a variety of assignments, including marketing and technical
management for engineering plastics and most recently, as corporate
research and development manager for DuPont automotive businesses in
Japan.   

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