Owens Corning Introduces HydroStrand™ High-Performance Glass Fiber and PerforMax® Short Glass Fiber Reinforcements for Thermoplastic Applications at Chinaplas 2011

Published May 18, 2011

GUANGZHOU, China, May18, 2011– Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, announced here at Chinaplas (Hall 5.2 K11) the introduction of new glass fiber reinforcements to the China market. These include HydroStrand™, a chopped strand glass fiber for high-performance polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composites, and two new PerforMax® grades of short glass fiber reinforcements for polypropylene (PP)