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October 2004 - March 2000

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Article 17 10/15/2004 Viton® Made With APA and Viton® FreeFlow™ Spearhead DuPont Dow's Fluoroelastomer Advances at K 2004 DuPont Dow Elastomers underlined strong growth in specialty fluoroelastomers for o-ring design with a focus on new grades of Viton® made with Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA).

Article 16 5/17/2004 Viton® from DuPont Dow Elastomers Achieves ISO/TS Certification, Meeting Quality and Technical Standards for Auto Industry O-ring Design DuPont Dow Elastomers is now ISO/TS 16949:2002 certified for Viton® fluoroelastomers to serve the world's largest automotive manufacturers who are using a Viton® o-ring as part of their design.

Article 15 4/22/2004 Viton® With APA Offers Improved Processing, Ideal for Injection Molding Technology O-ring design engineers for both manufacturers and end users can benefit from DuPont Dow Elastomers' Viton® fluoroelastomer made with Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA) which meets rigorous new sealing standards.

Article 14 10/13/2003 DuPont Dow To Showcase New Technology, Specialty Products At ACS Rubber Division Expo In Cleveland, Oct. 14-16, Booth No. 940 Metallocene gas phase EPDM technology and Viton® Extreme™ high performance specialty products based on Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA) will be featured by DuPont Dow Elastomers at the American Chemical Society Rubber Division Expo and technical meeting.

Article 13 10/8/2003 DuPont Dow Introduces New Base-Resistant Products Based on Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA). Viton® Extreme™ fluoroelastomers combine the excellent thermal resistance of Viton® with the unique resistance to chemicals and to environments that have historically exceeded the performance of conventional fluoroelastomers. DuPont Dow foresees interest in the work of Viton® o-ring design engineers in the oil and gas exploration, chemical processing, utilities, automotive and heavy duty/off-highway markets.

Article 12 11/7/2002 New Viton® Fluoroelastomers Made With Advanced Polymer Architecture Upgrade Chemical Process Sealing. Viton® made with Advanced Polymer Architecture will endow valve seals, pump diaphragms and process system tubing with greater robustness, and enhanced chemical, heat and pressure resistance leading to longer seal life and lower maintenance costs. The new specialty types offer greater options for o-ring design.

Article 11 10/7/2002 DuPont Dow Elastomers Features Viton® Made With APA, Nordel® Metallocene EPDM At ACS Rubber Expo Oct. 7-11. DuPont Dow's new generation of Viton® made with APA are now available in commercial quantities. These new specialty types meet rigorous new sealing requirements in the automotive, chemical processing, aerospace and semiconductor industries.

Article 10 9/9/2002 DuPont Dow Announces New Viton® FreeFlow™ Z: Breakthrough Processing Additives Technology. This new product is used in the production of blown film, cast film, and extruded pipe, wire and cable.

Article 9 2/27/2002 DuPont Dow Elastomers Offers Technical Papers At SAE World Congress And Exposition. This information is especially important for automotive engineers.

Article 8 10/15/2001 DuPont Dow Elastomers Introduces Advanced Polymer Architecture For Viton®. DuPont Dow Elastomers has announced the development of a new generation of Viton® fluoroelastomers made with Advanced Polymer Architecture, offering a combination of improved processability and final part performance not previously available in specialty fluoroelastomers. The new Viton® products are important for o-ring design requirements in the automotive, chemical processing, aerospace and semiconductor industries.

Article 7 10/15/2001 DuPont Dow Elastomers Introduces New Viton® and Nordel® IP Products At Rubber Expo 2001. DuPont Dow Elastomers has developed a new generation of Viton® Advanced Polymer Architecture fluoroelastomers for o-ring design and new, highly crystalline grades of Nordel® IP EPDM that improve processing and end-use performance in a variety of applications.

Article 6 9/10/2001 DuPont Dow Elastomers Earns Automotive QS-9000 Quality Registration For Its Viton® and Engage® Businesses. This article is especially important for engineers working with o-ring design for the automotive industry. DuPont Dow Elastomers has joined an elite group of manufacturers in its industry to achieve QS-9000 registration.

Article 5 5/21/2001 Viton® in Ultra-Low Emission Fuel Tube From Nolato Sunnex. The ultimate "green" goal for the motor car is zero emissions of environmentally harmful substances. That's a tough challenge for o-ring design in fuel containment systems where a Viton® o-ring is often the answer.

Article 4 5/21/2001 Viton® Shrugs Off Cold and Heat in Japanese Direct Injection Engines. Reports in the Japanese automotive industry confirm that o-ring seals of DuPont Dow Viton® fluoroelastomers are being increasingly selected for fuel injector and high pressure pump systems supplied to manufacturers such as Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota.

Article 3 1/23/2001 DuPont Dow Elastomers Builds New Facility for Expanded Viton® Fluoroelastomer Offerings. Construction of the new facility caps a three-year initiative to develop an expanded range of new Viton® elastomers for o-ring design engineers to use in tough applications. The plant will be located adjacent to the current DuPont Dow fluoroelastomer plant.

Article 2 5/1/2000 Dupont Dow Elastomers Advances 'Genuine Viton® Programme'. This news release contains information for engineers working with Viton® o-ring design for specialized chemical, petrochemical and automotive industry sealing applications.

Article 1 3/1/2000 Dupont Dow Elastomers Expands Viton® Offering For Aggressive Powertrain Applications. This article is especially important for engineers utilizing o-ring design for the automotive industry. Two new types of Viton® fluoroelastomers, Viton® TBR and Viton® IBR ared used for aggressive powertrain applications.

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