JEC Composites Show 2004

Paris

30 Mar - 1 Apr 2004

 

Owens Corning Names Chuck Dana President of Its Composite Solutions Business

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsTOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2004 – Owens Corning announced today that Chuck Dana has been named president of the company's Composite Solutions Business. The Composite Solutions Business produces and supplies a wide variety of fiberglass material solutions to numerous manufacturing industries including automotive, marine, wind energy and telecommunications.

Owens Corning Realigns Composites Business Management Team to Enhance Leadership in Markets Worldwide

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsToledo, Ohio, U.S.A., March 30, 2004 – Owens Corning announced today the appointment of regional leaders in the emerging composites markets of Asia and Europe. With local leadership and sales teams in these key regions, the company is positioned to better and more rapidly fulfill growing customer needs as well as identify new opportunities and applications.

Owens Corning to Acquire Outstanding Shares of Mexican Joint Venture

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsTOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2004 – Owens Corning announced today that it has reached agreement with Vitro S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, to purchase its interest in a holding company that owns Vitro Fibras, a Mexican-based joint venture of the companies. Owens Corning currently has a 40 percent ownership position in the joint venture, which was formed in 1957.

Owens Corning Announces $30 Million Expansion at Jackson, Tenn., Glass Plant

Owens Corning Composite SolutionsTOLEDO, Ohio, February 23, 2004 – Owens Corning today announced the company will undertake a $30 Million upgrade of its Jackson, Tenn., facility to significantly increase glass fiber capacity. The expansion of the plant, which manufactures glass primarily for mat for residential and commercial roofing products but also for specialty glass applications, will be completed by August 2004.

Press Pack Owens Corning

Fiber Glass Boat JEC Composites Show 2004

Owens Corning Introduces New High-Performance Continuous Filament Mat for Marine Industry

OC® Continuous Filament Mat PARIS, 30 March, 2004 — Reinforcing its commitment to supply a steady stream of composite technology solutions to the global marine industry, Owens Corning today introduced OC® Continuous Filament Mat (CFM) 8635, a new glass-fiber, non-woven product for use in infusion molding. Manufactured from Owens Corning’s Advantex® glass, it is the only CFM product specifically tailored to this process, providing customers with up to 25 percent faster infusion versus other CFM products, and an all-glass reinforcement system for molders concerned about using organic materials in below waterline applications.

Owens Corning Launches New OC® SE 1200 Type 30® Single End Roving for Wind Energy & Marine Applications, Providing Higher Strength/Fatigue Performance

OC® Single-End Continuous Roving
 PARIS, 30 March, 2004 — At the annual JEC Composites Show, Owens Corning today introduced OC SE 1200 Type 30 single-end roving for knitting and weaving. OC SE 1200 roving is targeted at the wind energy and marine markets and sets new standards in dynamic fatigue properties when used in polyester resins systems.