date:Apr 24, 2013
ar paint unit last year and the $6 billion purchase of nutritional supplements maker Danisco in 2011.
DuPont's agricultural business contributed almost 45 percent to the company's revenue in the first quarter. The performance chemicals business, which includes titanium dioxide, accounted for about 15 percent.
Sales in the performance chemicals business slid 17 percent.
Borel said he expected a strong finish to the grain-planting season in the northern hemisphere to drive sales growth in the c