DuPont

DuPont has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an insect repellent ingredient derived from the catmint plant, a sustainable resource more commonly known and loved by felines worldwide as catnip. The new ingredient, Refined Oil of Nepeta cataria, is the first new insect repellent biopesticide to be registered by the EPA in eight years.

DuPont (NYSE:DD) has announced the expansion of its renewably sourced portfolio of offerings for the packaging market with the launch of new DuPont(TM) Biomax(R) TPS thermoplastic starch and DuPont(TM) Biomax(R) PTT (polytrimethylterephtalate) injection moldable resin. The launch took place at the global Interpack packaging trade fair here.