SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) April 26, 2005

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

1007 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19898
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 774-1000

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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

                  On April 26, 2005, the Registrant announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. A copy of the Registrant's earnings news release is furnished on Form 8-K. The information contained in Item 2.02 of this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

April 26, 2005

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Earnings Comparisons
($ per share diluted)

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Global Consolidated Net Sales and Net Income
                    Consolidated net sales for the first quarter were $7.4 billion compared to $8.1 billion in the first quarter 2004. Net income for the first quarter was $967 million or $.96 per share. First quarter 2004 net income was $668 million or $.66 per share.
Earnings Per Share
                   The table below reconciles 2005 first quarter earnings per share to first quarter 2004 before special items, by major element:

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Business Segment Performance - Segment Sales
                    Segment sales in the first quarter 2005 were $7.8 billion. First quarter 2004 sales of $8.9 billion included $1.9 billion from divested Textiles & Interiors businesses. As shown below, excluding these businesses, sales increased 11 percent versus 2004. Sales growth resulted from 5 percent higher local selling prices, 2 percent volume growth, a 2 percent benefit from currency, and a 2 percent increase from consolidation of DuPont Dow Elastomers (DDE). Positive pricing momentum for the Core Segments continued throughout the first quarter.

                    The following table shows core segment sales on a regional basis:

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Business Segment Performance - PTOI
                    Segment PTOI for the quarter was $1,608 million versus $1,033 million in the first quarter 2004. Excluding Textiles & Interiors and special items in the prior year, PTOI grew 14 percent. Segment PTOI and percentage changes versus first quarter 2004, both excluding and including prior-year special items, are shown below:

• Agriculture & Nutrition segment sales were $2.4 billion, up 7 percent. USD pricing was 5 percent higher, largely reflecting higher seed prices, and volumes were up 2 percent, largely in crop protection products. First quarter 2005 PTOI was $757 million, up 20 percent from the first quarter 2004, reflecting the benefit of higher sales and improved cost productivity.
  
• Coatings & Color Technologies segment sales were $1.5 billion, up 8 percent on 6 percent higher USD prices and 2 percent higher volume, despite weakening North American automotive production. Local prices improved principally in titanium dioxide and specialty coatings. Volume growth was led by titanium dioxide and automotive refinish coatings. PTOI, excluding a 2004 special item, was down 12 percent. Earnings growth in titanium dioxide was offset by the impact of higher raw material costs in coatings businesses and lower North American automotive OEM volumes.
  
• Electronic & Communication Technologies segment sales were $854 million, up 5 percent on 7 percent higher USD prices and 2 percent lower volume, principally in non-electronic markets. Strong demand for flexible circuit and plasma display materials, positive fluorochemical pricing and productivity gains more than offset higher raw material costs. PTOI increased 14 percent. PTOI of $105 million was reduced by a $15 million reserve in connection with the EPA administrative complaint related to PFOA.
  

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• Performance Materials segment sales were $1.8 billion, up 18 percent on 11 percent higher USD pricing, 3 percent lower volumes and 10 percent positive impact from consolidating DDE. Higher prices, favorable product mix and strong cost productivity gains more than offset higher raw material costs and lower volumes in automotive markets. PTOI, excluding a 2004 special item, increased 35 percent to $211 million.
  
• Safety & Protection segment sales were $1.3 billion, up 18 percent, reflecting 8 percent higher USD prices and 10 percent higher volume. Price improvement reflects higher local prices for aramids, nonwovens, and chemicals as well as raw material cost pass-through pricing in industrial chemicals. Higher raw materials costs and higher fixed costs, including growth initiatives, offset the benefit from higher sales. First quarter 2005 PTOI was $231 million, unchanged from the first quarter 2004.
  

          Additional information on segment performance including reconciliation of segment non-GAAP measures to GAAP is shown on schedules C, D, and F. The company encourages review of these schedules, along with information available on the DuPont Investor Center at www.DuPont.com.
Outlook
          "We are confident we will grow earnings and cash flow again this year even though raw material costs are now much higher than anyone expected," said Holliday. "That confidence comes from our growing stream of new products, our strong growth rates in emerging markets and our intense focus on productivity."
          DuPont reaffirms its 2005 outlook for earnings per share of between $2.65 and $2.85, and its expectation that approximately 70 percent of full-year earnings will be realized in the first half.
          The company now expects current market trends for energy-related costs to increase raw material costs significantly more than previously expected. All other key expectations underlying this outlook, described below, are unchanged from those in the company's prior outlook for 2005.
          Revenue growth:

• Sales from new products are expected to increase to 33 percent of total sales as the company continues to introduce new products and realizes the full advantage of hundreds of new products introduced in the previous four years.
  
• The pricing momentum created in 2004 will continue.
  
• Emerging market growth is expected to continue to outpace global GDP growth as the company increases its penetration into those markets.
  

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          Productivity improvements:

• The application of Six Sigma technologies to global sourcing, energy reduction, yield improvements, increases in manufacturing uptime and other supply chain efficiencies will intensify in 2005.
  
• The company will improve operating margins by realizing the full-year savings from the 2004 $900 million cost improvement program coupled with increases in sales and marketing effectiveness and improved pricing.
  

          Global economy:

• Worldwide industrial economic growth will be at historical trend line rates with strong growth in Eastern Europe, China and Latin America, and growth slightly below trend line levels in North America and Western Europe.
  

Use of Non-GAAP Measures: Management believes that measures of earnings before special items ("non-GAAP" information) are meaningful to investors because they provide insight with respect to ongoing operating results of the company. Special items represent significant charges or credits that are important to an understanding of the company's ongoing operations. Such measurements are not recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP is provided in Schedule F.

          DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and protective apparel.

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Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the company's strategy for growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures and financial results are forward-looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "projects," "indicates," and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by DuPont, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. These factors include, but are not limited to changes in the laws, regulations, policies and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and foreign currency exchange rates, of countries in which the company does business; competitive pressures; successful integration of structural changes, including restructuring plans, acquisitions, divestitures and alliances; cost of raw materials, research and development of new products, including regulatory approval and market acceptance; and seasonality of sales of agricultural products.

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4/26/05

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE A

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

SPECIAL ITEMS
(Dollars in millions, except per share)

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

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E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION EXCLUDING IMPACT OF SPECIAL ITEMS
(Dollars in millions)

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA EXCLUDING IMPACT OF SPECIAL ITEMS
(Dollars in millions, except per share)

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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
(Dollars in millions)

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