Ex-Chemours worker tried to steal trade secrets
By 
Rebecca Trager2017-10-18T14:44:00
Employee intended to sell confidential information about sodium cyanide to Chinese investors to set up competing plants
An ex-employee of the US chemical company Chemours has been charged with trying to steal trade secrets relating to sodium cyanide and sell them to Chinese investors. Jerry Jindong Xu worked for DuPont and later Chemours after its spin-off in 2015, where he was involved in marketing sodium cyanide.