The factory produces chemicals used in semiconductors and in the manufacture of kitchen utensil non-stick product Teflon.

[2][3] It is located on DuPont Road, Washington,[3] six miles[4] from Parkersburg, West Virginia, on the Ohio River.

[2] The factory manufactures fluoropolymers that are used in semiconductors[2] and perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly known as C8) used to make cookware non-stick coating Teflon.

[2] In 1989, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued DuPont a permit to investigate soil and ground water contamination.

[3] In 2005, residents of Parkersburg began finding level of C8 in their bloodstream at a volume that exceeded Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.