Hurricanes, Higher Costs Lower DuPont 4Q Outlook

DuPont is the latest in a string of companies, including Alcoa and BP PLC, to cite the ongoing effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Jan 12th, 2006

The Associated Press is reporting that DuPont is warning that its fourth-quarter earnings will be less than half of what it had predicted because of the effects of last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes, worse-than-expected business performance, and higher raw material costs.

The company also predicted that raw material costs would rise further in 2006.

DuPont is the latest in a string of companies, including Alcoa and BP PLC, to cite the ongoing effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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