TOLEDO, Ohio, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OC)
advances on the Barron's 500, the financial magazine's annual list of
"America's Best Companies" for 2008.
The Barron's 500 ranks the largest (by sales) publicly traded companies
in the United States and Canada with the best record of boosting their
sales and cash flow. Owens Corning advanced to an overall ranking of 405 on
the list, up 77 points from 482 in 2007.
The Barron's 500 rankings, including detailed information about the
methodology, can be found in the May 12, 2008, issue of Barron's.
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 $5 billion in 2007 and 19,000 employees in 26
countries on five continents. Additional information is available at
http://www.owenscorning.com .
SOURCE Owens Corning
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