date:Apr 24, 2013
nt Chief Executive Ellen Kullman said on a post-earnings conference call.
'MUCH SMALLER FACTOR'
DuPont's net income jumped to $3.35 billion, or $3.58 per share, in the first quarter, from $1.49 billion, or $1.58 per share, a year earlier.
However, earnings from continuing operations dipped to $1.47 per share from $1.48, weighed down by weak titanium dioxide sales.
(Titanium dioxide) has declined and it's a much smaller factor now, said John Roberts, who leads U.S. chemical coverage at UBS In