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DuPont Plans Job Cuts, Site Closures in Europe

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From the Associated Press

Chemical maker DuPont Co. said it planned to cut 1,500 jobs and close four facilities in Europe in a restructuring of its performance coatings business.

DuPont executives said the restructuring would reduce annual costs by about $165 million. The Wilmington, Del.-based company anticipates taking a pretax charge of as much as $165 million in the first quarter.

The company also raised its profit guidance for the first quarter and the year.

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