Owens Corning is a leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems.

In 1935, Corning Glass, which had briefly experimented with glass fiber manufacturing in the 1920s, joined with Owens-Illinois in the production of glass fiber. Glass wood for insulation and filters were the first products, and synthetic resins were used as packaging material.

In 1938, experimental costs prompted Corning Glass and Owens-Illinois to spin off the joint venture as a separate company. And, on Nov. 1, 1938, Owens-Corning Fiberglas® Corporation was announced. By the end of 1938, the company reported sales of $2.5 million, and had more than 600 employees. Owens Corning became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1952. Annual sales grew to more than $2 billion by the end of the 1970's. In 1996, Owens-Corning Fiberglas® Corporation officially changed its name to Owens Corning to reflect the company's business growth and technology expansion.

See:

DuBois, J. Harry. Plastics History U.S.A. (Boston: Cahners,1972), 394-395.

Owens-Corning company website