DuPont and Kansai Paint, Ltd., have agreed to amicably terminate their automotive coatings joint venture relationships due to' incompatible global strategies'.

DuPont and Kansai operate three joint ventures that provide coatings to Japanese OEM factories in the UK, the US and Mexico. DuPont Kansai Automotive Coatings (U.K.) Ltd. was formed in 1997 and based in Hemel Hempstead. It will continue to service customers for a one- to two-year transition period.