Peter Butenhoff, 2020 October 20
Part of collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (2010-215)
Dates
- Creation: 2020 October 20
Biographical / Historical
Peter Butenhoff (b. 1943) was a marketing professional at DuPont. He also held the position of Product Superintendent at the Seaford, Delaware site. He also spent time in Japan as Managing Director of DuPont in Japan.
Scope and Contents
In his interview, Peter Butenhoff describes his career in marketing at DuPont. He details his early work on spunbonded products followed by involvement in the direct use marketing of knitwear. He describes working in DuPont’s offices in the Empire State Building in New York, DuPont’s marketing strategies of the 1960s through the 1980s, and his assignments with Orlon, nylon, and automotive products. He then describes his assignment as Product Superintendent at Seaford, where he participated in the type 44 conversion. He also mentions his roles as Staple and BCF Superintendent at Seaford. He then relates his assignment as Managing Director of DuPont Japan during a period in which DuPont was establishing a worldwide presence. Throughout the interview, he comments on the work to save DuPont’s spunbonded business.
Physical Description
1 MPEG3 file. TRT 1:38:11. [ID: 2010215_20201020_Butenhoff].
Extent
From the Collection: 200 digital_files
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Some interviews are subject to a time-seal. Please contact the Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department for access.
Repository Details
Repository Details
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