Washington Works
Washington Works, officially named Chemours Washington Works and previously DuPont Washington Works is a plastics factory in West Virginia, United States. The factory was opened by DuPont chemical company in 1948 and ownership transferred to Chemours in 2015 as DuPont restructured. The factory produces chemicals used in semiconductors and in the manufacture of kitchen utensil non-stick product Teflon. Three thousand and five hundred residents are engaged in litigation against the factory following the contamination of soil and groundwater. Description Washington Works is a plastics factory that occupies a 1,200 acre site. It is located on DuPont Road, Washington, six miles from Parkersburg, West Virginia, on the Ohio River. Activities The factory manufactures fluoropolymers that are used in semiconductors and perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly known as C8) used to make cookware non-slip coating Teflon. In total, the factory manufactures over 150,000 tons of materials per annum. History The factory opened in 1948 and was named after George Washington, who was granted the land in 1772. In 1984, high levels of C8 were found during secretive tests of community drinking water in Little Hocking, Ohio, located across the Ohio River from the factory. DuPont, who did the tests, did not inform regulators of