DuPont posts 4Q profit on strong Asia demand


DOVER, Delaware: Improved sales across its global markets and lower raw material and energy costs led to a fourth-quarter turnaround for DuPont, which forecast continued improvement in 2010.

The chemicals company on Tuesday reported net income of $441 million, or 48 cents per share, in the three months that ended Dec. 31 versus a loss of $629 million, or 70 cents per share, a year earlier.

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