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

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

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