Owens Corning Introduces AdVeil(TM) Non-Woven Glass Veil with Breakthrough Technology that Enhances the Performance of Cushion Vinyl Flooring

Toledo, Ohio (ots/PRNewswire) -

Pre-Filled Non-Woven Glass Veil Reduces Plastisol Use by up to 30
percent, Improves Production Efficiencies and Provides Smoother
Surfaces

Global composite solutions and building materials leader Owens
Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced the development of AdVeil(TM)
non-woven glass veil incorporating a new technology that brings cost
and production benefits to the cushion vinyl (CV) flooring industry.
Based on the company's patented Advantex(R) glass technology, AdVeil
glass veil is supplied pre-filled with a proprietary inorganic
formulation that reduces plastisol use up to 150 grams per square
meter - a savings of up to 30 percent compared to conventional
non-woven glass veil offered in the marketplace. Other attributes of
the product, which will initially be available in Europe, include:

- The same thickness as standard veil, but a weight of 180
grams vs. 40 grams, making it less sensitive to creasing in the
manufacturing process
- An improved smooth-surface base for the design layer,
significantly reducing the risk of printing defects and improving design
quality
- Mechanical and dimensional stability
- High thermal stability

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"AdVeil glass veil not only provides cushion vinyl flooring
manufacturers with a product that helps reduce raw material use and
costs with only minor production modifications, it also allows them
to deliver an enhanced product to their customers that improves their
production efficiencies and end product," said Jean-Jacques Michat,
Western Europe flooring sales leader, OCV(TM) Non-Woven Technologies.

Underpinning the commercial and production advantages of AdVeil
glass veil is its environmental profile, which fits with the
increasingly tough demands from the flooring industry and consumers.
AdVeil glass veil is manufactured with Advantex glass fibers, which
are produced using Advantex glass furnace technology in a boron-free
process, which when compared to traditional E-glass manufacturing
technology results in up to a 90 percent reduction in fluoride
emissions, more than 85 percent reduction in particulate emissions,
and more than 65 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Advantex technology is more energy efficient than traditional
E-glass, resulting less demand for fossil fuels and lower carbon
dioxide emissions.

Illustration caption:

Owens Corning AdVeil(TM) non-woven pre-filled glass tissue
reduces plastisol consumption and offers greater production
efficiency and improved surface aspect for cushion vinyl flooring.

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is a leading global producer of
residential and commercial building materials, glass fiber
reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems. A
Fortune 500 company for 54 consecutive years, Owens Corning is
committed to driving sustainability through delivering solutions,
transforming markets and enhancing lives. Founded in 1938, Owens
Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with
sales of US$6 billion in 2008 and 17,000 employees in 26 countries on
five continents. Additional information is available at
www.owenscorning.com.

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Contact:
Kerry Desberg, Owens Corning, +1-419-248-5939,
kerry.desberg@owenscorning.com; Alan Flower, EMG, +31-164-317-025,
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