As part of its growth strategy for emerging markets, DuPont has opened its first office in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Sofia office represents DuPont’s growing market reach in Central Europe, following site openings in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Baltic countries and Serbia.

As part of its growth strategy for emerging markets, DuPont has opened its first office in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Sofia office represents DuPont’s growing market reach in Central Europe, following site openings in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Baltic countries and Serbia. According to the company, the Sofia site will provide access to customers in the rapidly growing markets of Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania.

Next year, the Bulgarian paint and coatings company Megachim and DuPont will launch a new product based on a know-how exchange under a trademark license agreement signed in June 2007. As a result of this agreement, DuPont Titanium Technologies (DTT) and Megachim recently announced a five-year partnership to launch a paint portfolio of architectural coatings that will be marketed under the DuPont™ Teflon® brand. Megachim is receiving technical and marketing support from DuPont in the development of high quality paint products using new Teflon surface protector additive technologies.

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