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DuPont Breaks Ground on MOLYKOTE® Lubricants Manufacturing Plant in China
DuPont (NYSE: DD) today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants manufacturing plant in the Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The event marks a significant step forward in the global capacity expansion, customer responsiveness, and regional innovation for the MOLYKOTE® business. The manufacturing unit is being built at the Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone and is expected to be operational by earl
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