Exhibit 32.2


                        CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

             In connection with the Annual Report of E. I. du Pont de Nemours
and Company (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2003
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), Gary M. Pfeiffer, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

               (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                     13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

               (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                     all material respects, the financial condition and results
                     of operations of the Company.

                                                  /s/ Gary M. Pfeiffer
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                                                    Gary M. Pfeiffer
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                      March 3, 2004