Kinetic Chemicals

Kinetic Chemicals

Kinetic Chemicals Inc. was a joint venture between DuPont and General Motors. It was founded in 1930 to develop and commercialize chlorofluorocarbon chemicals, such as refrigerants. [ [http://www.refrigerants.dupont.com/Suva/en_US/about/history/history_1930.html|DuPont History Timeline] ] One of the more famous inventions of Kinetic Chemicals was Teflon.

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