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Composite Solutions - 37816 A HERITAGE OF LEADERSHIP CONTINUES

Owens Corning and its Composite Solutions Business are dedicated tocreating customer value by delivering world-class products, expertise and support. To this end the company offers the widest range of glass fiber reinforcement products in the world. The business also joins forces with its customers to transform markets from traditional materials to composites.The Composite business at Owens Corning traces its roots to the mid-1930s when company pioneers developed an idea for making continuous glass fibers in commercial quantities. They conducted successful experiments with the process and within one year had three bushings and winders operating at a pilot facility.That humble beginning launched a revolution in materials technology thatgave birth to the global composites business. The company today continues to lead the development and growth of the composites industry worldwide.The company’s strengths include a global network of manufacturing facilitieswith regional development centers that focus on the specific needs of local markets. The company’s first factory for glass fiber reinforcements outside the U.S. was opened in Battice, Belgium, in 1966. The company’s first Application Development Center was added nearby to work closelywith area partners and customers in developing the regional market forcomposite materials.Other factories outside the U.S. were soon added and today the companyoperates glass fiber reinforcement facilities in Belgium, Brazil, France, India, Korea, Norway and Mexico. The company’s primary Science & Technology Center is in Granville, Ohio, U.S.A., and market development facilities are in Belgium, Brazil and India.In addition to offering an unsurpassed range of glass fiber reinforcementproducts, Owens Corning also offers its experience and expertise tosupport design processes and commercialize new-concept activities. The company is committed to customer success. All of this makes Owens Corning the perfect partner in the composites business.