DuPont is closing its Kevlar plant near Goose Creek less than six years after opening the $500 million factory along the Cooper River, citing declining demand for the product used in protective gear ...

It's been 40 years since a Dupont scientist discovered Kevlar, which researchers first thought might be good for tires. Now it's synonymous with bulletproof vests. The biggest factory is in Richmond, ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (Aug. 13)—DuPont Co., citing high demand growth for aramid fiber, will invest $50 million in the coming 12-18 months to expand Kevlar para-aramid fiber capacity at its Richmond, Va., ...

It was a reasonable prediction. A nearly bulletproof assumption, grounded in basic economics. “You don't put $500 million in the ground and plan to pull out anytime soon," a Berkeley County official ...

DuPont Co. is moving production of Kevlar from a factory in South Carolina to its Spruance plant on Jefferson Davis Highway in South Richmond, where the company already does most of its manufacturing ...