Owens split Corning remains committed to the vinal Siding business and it will vinal retain its Owens Corning Homeside and Norandex Reynolds lines of vinal siding and accessories."This decision to divest the Vytec operation was reached after siding 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 split our customers will be best served by focusing all of our energies on these brands," vinal he added.

Vytec''s manufacturing siding operations are located in London, Ontario, employing approximately 233 employees. The company was founded in 1974, split and was acquired by Owens Corning in 1997.Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and composites systems. Founded in 1938, the company had sales of $4.9 vinal billion in 2002. Additional information is available on Owens Corning''s siding Web site at http://www.owenscorning.com/ split or by calling the company''s toll-free General Information line: 1-800-GETPINK. Pactiv''s GreenGuard Backer-Pro fanfold vinal underlayment is designed for use with Alcoa Home Exterior''s Grand Sierra and Mastic siding Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. The underlayment is made from closed-cell extruded polystyrene and helps prevent moisture buildup inside walls. split It is contoured to fill the spaces between the siding and the vinal exterior wall. siding 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 split a vinal siding panel. According to the maker, it delivers superior thermal comfort and energy savings (up to a 20 percent reduction in vinal energy costs)

Grand Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Series vinal siding lines. siding Contoured to fill the spaces between the siding and the exterior wall, the product improves siding''s impact resistance and the wall''s thermal efficiency, and the closed-cell extruded polystyrene absorbs virtually zero moisture. The product is a good upgrade option for remodelers, says marketing manager Dan Partrich. "You get good coverage over the wall, ... you get no water absorption, split and vinal and then you get it in a fanfold form that "allows siding you to put up the underlayment and just put the siding up split to it," he says. The 24-foot-long fanfolds are easy to install. 888.828.2850. www.pactiv.com. Circle 108. The RoofPro 450 (shown) and RoofPro 455 coil nailers feature lightweight designs, adjustable depth-of-drive, vinal and shingle guides. The tools are siding built around aluminum main housings that will stand split up to hard use, the maker says. Steel wear plates help reduce the effects of shingle abrasion. Fastener range for these tools is 3/4-inch to 1 3/4-inch. The RoofPro 455 also has a tool-free adjustable exhaust vinal and an optional vinal siding attachment. 800.543.4596. siding www.senco.com. Circle 211. split TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning announced today its intent to divest its vinal Vytec vinal Siding operation, a division of the company''s Siding Solutions Business. The unit produces several lines of vinal siding siding and accessories under the Vytec brand.

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