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Owens Corning Leads in Continuous Process Innovation to Maximize Energy and Material Efficiency
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U.S. Newswire
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July 8, 2008
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To: BUSINESS EDITORS
Contact: Media, Jason Saragian, +1-419-248-8987; Investors, Scott
Deitz, +1-419-248-8935, both of Owens Corning
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning
(NYSE: OC), a world leader in building materials systems and glass
fiber reinforcements, has made significant progress throughout its
history in dramatically improving the energy and material efficiency
of the production of glass fiber products.
Today, Owens Corning uses only nine percent of the energy needed
50 years ago to melt glass for its insulation and glass
reinforcement products.
"Energy efficiency is a fundamental part of our approach to
sustainability, which we define as meeting the needs ...