Vytec''s manufacturing operations are located in London, Ontario, employing approximately 233 lowes employees. The company was founded in 1974, and was acquired by Owens Corning in 1997.Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and composites systems. Founded in 1938, vinal the company had sales of $4.9 billion in 2002. Additional information is available on Owens Corning''s Web site at http://www.owenscorning.com/ siding or by calling the company''s toll-free General Information line: 1-800-GETPINK. Pactiv''s GreenGuard Backer-Pro fanfold underlayment is designed for use with Alcoa Home Exterior''s Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. The underlayment is made from closed-cell extruded polystyrene and helps prevent moisture buildup inside walls. It is contoured to fill the spaces between the siding and the exterior lowes wall. Circle 122. This is not a building product per se, but part of a growing number of vinal siding products. The Fullback Thermal Support System is patented, contoured polystyrene foam configured to support and insulate a vinal siding panel. According to the maker, it delivers superior thermal comfort vinal and energy savings (up to a 20 percent reduction in energy costs)

impact resistant than traditional vinal siding, says the maker. CraneBoard Double 7 replicates the appearance of true-milled cedar in a board width that matches the natural span of cedar, the maker says. Thirteen colors siding are available. 800.366.8472. www.cranesiding.com. lowes Circle 140. Backed with 1 inch of contoured vinal polystyrene foam insulation, TrueComfort vinal siding helps to increase a home''s R-value, resists impact, and allows moisture to escape, according to the maker. Available siding in double 4 inch and double 5-inch clapboard lowes and vinal and a double 4-inch Dutch-lap, siding TrueComfort comes in 10 colors and incorporates the maker''s STUDfinder lowes Installation vinal System. 800.233.8990. siding www.certainteed.com. Circle 120. GreenGuard Backer-Pro lowes fanfold underlayment is now available in a Universal vinal Straight-Lap profile for use with a variety of 4-inch straight-lap 1/2-inch-butt siding panels, in addition to the original underlayment designed for Alcoa Home Exteriors''

Owens Corning siding remains committed to the vinal Siding business lowes and it will retain its Owens Corning Homeside and Norandex Reynolds lines of vinal siding and accessories."This decision to divest the Vytec operation was reached after a strategic review of all of our Owens Corning vinal siding assets," said Dan Dietzel, president of Owens Corning''s Siding Solutions Business. "This move will enable us to focus on growing Owens Corning''s Homeside and Norandex Reynolds vinal siding brands and product offerings. We believe that our customers will be best served by focusing all of our energies on these brands," he added vinal and siding.

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