25 Jan 2017 --- DuPont swung into the black with fourth quarter profits of $263m and full-year profits of $2.5bn, but warned that transaction costs associated with its blockbuster $72bn merger with Dow Chemical Co would hit earnings for the first three months of 2017. In what is likely to be its last full-year results in its 200-year history as an independent company, DuPont posted profits of $263m in the three months ending December 31, compared to a $256m loss the year previous. Full year profits were up year-on-year from $2 billion to $2.5bn.
