DuPont Forms JV With Auto-Finishes Supplier

YAROSLAVL, Russia - DuPont, Wilmington, Del., and Russkie Kraski Corp. have created a joint venture aimed at supplying automotive coatings to manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles in Russia and former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe. The new company, DuPont Russian Coatings LLC, will draw on technologies licensed from both partners.