Wilmington, Del. – September 15, 2026 -- DuPont, together with The Chemours Company and Corteva Inc., has agreed to pay $455 million over 15 years to resolve PFAS litigation brought by the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities near the companies' Fayetteville Works facility.
The settlement carries a net present value of approximately $355 million, split among the three chemical makers, and covers claims tied to historical discharges from Fayetteville Works as well as separate state allegations of PFAS contamination linked to aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) use.
DuPont's exposure is capped near $126 million on a pre-tax present-value basis
Of that amount, 44% will be reimbursed by Qnity Electronics, and DuPont says the remaining liability is materially covered by existing accruals, limiting the hit to future earnings.
Only a fraction of the payout stems from non-Fayetteville PFAS claims
Roughly $18 million of the total settlement is attributed to alleged PFAS contamination unrelated to Fayetteville Works, and no more than $14.4 million -- about 3% of the overall deal -- is tied specifically to AFFF-related claims.
The agreement covers 11 North Carolina counties and municipalities excluded from a 2024 class settlement
Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, New Hanover, Robeson and Sampson counties, along with the Town of Wrightsville Beach, City of Lumberton, Village of Bald Head Island and the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority, were left out of the U.S. Public Water System Class Settlement approved in 2024 and pursued separate litigation resolved by this deal.
The three companies also revised cost-sharing terms under their 2021 Memorandum of Understanding
DuPont, Chemours and Corteva agreed to value this settlement and future PFAS settlements at net present value, assuming equal annual installments over 25 years discounted at 8%, for purposes of calculating qualified spend under the MOU. Because the companies' combined New Jersey and North Carolina settlement payments exceed their required future MOU escrow contributions, those obligations -- including a contribution otherwise due in September 2026 -- are now considered satisfied.
Payments under the North Carolina settlement are set to begin within 30 days of the agreement's execution, though the deal remains subject to dismissal of the covered litigation.