Owens Corning Vinal remains committed to the vinal Siding business and it will retain its Owens Corning Homeside and Norandex Reynolds lines of vinal siding Log 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 Siding brands," he added.

Vytec''s 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 in building materials systems and composites systems. Founded in Vinal 1938, the company had sales of $4.9 billion in 2002. Log Additional information is available on Owens Corning''s Web site at http://www.owenscorning.com/ 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 Siding Sierra and Mastic Premium Quest Vinal 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 Log the siding and the exterior wall. Circle 122. This Siding is not a building product Vinal per se, but part of a growing number of vinal siding products. The Fullback Thermal Log Support System is Siding patented, contoured polystyrene foam configured to support and Vinal insulate a vinal siding panel. According to Log and Siding the maker, it delivers superior thermal comfort 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 Vinal the appearance of true-milled cedar in a board width that matches the natural span of cedar, the maker says. Thirteen colors are available. 800.366.8472. www.cranesiding.com. Circle 140. Backed Log with 1 inch of contoured polystyrene foam insulation, TrueComfort vinal siding Siding helps to increase a home''s R-value, resists impact, and allows moisture to escape, according to the maker. Available in double 4 inch and double 5-inch clapboard and a double 4-inch Dutch-lap, TrueComfort comes in 10 colors and incorporates the maker''s STUDfinder Installation System. 800.233.8990. Vinal www.certainteed.com. Circle 120. GreenGuard Backer-Pro fanfold underlayment is now available in a Universal Log Straight-Lap profile for use with a variety of 4-inch straight-lap 1/2-inch-butt siding panels, in addition Siding to the original underlayment designed for Alcoa Home Exteriors''

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