Corteva

History

Year	Detail
1802	E.I. du Pont established the iconic powder mill company Du Pont on the banks of the Brandywine River.
1897	H.H. Dow founds Dow Chemical Company.
1906	Dow produced its first agriculture product at a time when the value of U.S. farms had soared to $30 billion.
1926	Henry A. Wallace incorporates the Hi-Bred Corn Company, ushering in a new era of farmer acceptance of hybrid corn.
1928	DuPont purchases the Grasselli Chemical Company. Grasselli was a long-time manufacturer of inorganic and organic insecticides.
1929	Dow hired a researcher, Sylvia Stoesser. Five of her patents helped unlock the secrets to treating oil wells.
1935	The company changes its name to Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company.
1942	Dow’s first expansion begins with Dow Chemical Canada Ltd.
1946	Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company of Canada is founded.
1953	Dow introduces Saran Wrap for household use.
1965	Stephanie L. Kwolek developed the first liquid crystal polymer, which provides the basis for Kevlar brand fiber.
1968	Dow begins test-marketing Ziploc bags. DuPont introduces Lannate methomyl insecticide, which goes on to become one of its most successful crop protection products.
1970	The company changed its name to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. and established a separate overseas subsidiary.
1972	Dow launches Lorsban insecticide, now one of the most widely used insecticides in the world.
1981	DuPont bought petroleum manufacturer Conoco Inc. in the 1980s. It was the largest merger in corporate history.
1989	Dow and Eli Lilly form DowElanco, a joint venture to produce agricultural products.
1996	DuPont Dow Elastomers opened for business in 1996 as a joint venture between DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company. Pioneer is the first to start a genomics effort in corn.
1997	Dow acquires 100 percent ownership of DowElanco and renames it Dow AgroSciences.
1999	DuPont becomes 100 percent owner of Pioneer.
2002	Pioneer enters into a joint venture to market seed corn in China.
2011	DuPont acquires Danisco, a world-leading company in nutrition and health and industrial biosciences.
2018	Corteva Agriscience, agriculture division of DowDuPont, brand unveiled. Corteva announces the launch of Brevant® seeds — high-performance corn and soybean genetics, technology, and traits.
2019	Corteva Agriscience spins from DowDuPont, becoming a standalone company on June 1, 2019.
2020	Corteva Agriscience Launches Inatreq™ Active in Cereals in Europe. Corteva Agriscience Acquires Full Ownership of PhytoGen Seed Company LLC.
2021	Construction of Integrated R&D Center Begins in Eschbach, Germany.
2022	Corteva Agriscience Opens Its First Seed Applied Technology Center in Europe Corteva Seed Applied Technology Center Europe CSAT. Corteva Announces U.S. EPA Registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo Herbicides through 2029. Corteva Agriscience Invests in Africa Middle East Seed Treatment Capability.
2023	With the acquisitions of Symborg and Stoller, Corteva cements its position as a global leader in the rapidly expanding Biologicals market.