BIG DECLINE: Soft demand for a key industrial pigment and solar energy products, coupled with increased spending on growth initiatives, led to a sharp drop in the DuPont Co.'s fourth-quarter income. But the results beat Wall Street's expectations.
LOOKING AHEAD: DuPont chairwoman and CEO Ellen Kullman said the company is stronger than it was a year ago, having recorded nearly 2,300 new product introductions in 2012, an increase of 30 percent.
STOMPING WEEDS: One-time items included $135 million to resolve legal claims stemming from the use of DuPont's Imprelis weedkiller on trees such as Norway spruces and white pines. It has now spent $750 million on Imprelis claims. CFO Nick Fanandakis said DuPont wants "to bring closure to this as soon as possible."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/news-summary-dupont-4q-earnings-203822761.html
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