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P R E S S R E L E A S E O W E N S C O R N I N G OVER 80 YEARS OF INNOVATION 1938 Owens Corning invents fiberglass insulation. 1960 Owens Corning Edmonton plant started producing Fiberglass insulation. 1978 In September 1978, Owens Corning opens its ISB Toronto Plant and begins production of R20 23". Earl Mogk is the Toronto Plant Leader. 1979 Owens Corning starts packaging batt insulation in pink bags. 1980 PINK PANTHER ® rights from MGM worldwide in the building industry. The iconic MGM character and company "spokescat" has grown to become one of the world's most recognizable and beloved brand mascots. Owens Corning began partnering with The Pink Panther to promote sales of PINK ® Fiberglas ® insulation on August 15, 1980. 1981 Superpink II is introduced, the plant reaches 240 days without a lost time accident and the second Nodulator is installed. The Canada-arm is deployed aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia for the first time. 1987 First company to register a colour in the world PINK ® . After demonstrating decades of widespread use of the colour PINK ® , Owens Corning became the first company to receive a trademark for a colour, on May 12, 1987. 1989 Owens Corning becomes the sole owner of Fiberglas ® Canada. Canada eliminates one-dollar bills and switches to the "Loonie". 1992 Toronto plant started producing R19 and R30 for the U.S. Roberta Bondar became Canada's first female astronaut in space. And the Toronto Blue Jays become the first Canadian baseball team to win the World Series. FIBERGLAS ® PINK ® 1996 Toronto plant employees participated in first Earth Day, the maple tree becomes Canada's national arboreal emblem. 2002 The Toronto plant diverts 61% of its waste from landfills. Canada signs the Kyoto Accord, limiting greenhouse gas emissions. 2007 76 per cent of ISB Toronto plant's waste is diverted from landfills. 2008 Owens Corning conquers the South Pole. 2009 Canada wins its fifth straight gold medal at the world junior hockey championship, defeating Sweden 5-1. 2011 Owens Corning launches EcoTouch ® PINK ® FIBERGLAS ® Insulation with PureFiber™ the new benchmark for insulation performance. The result is an entirely new class of high-performance, formaldehyde-free residential and commercial insulation containing 73%* recycled content. 2021 In January, Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced a new product line: FOAMULAR ® NGX (Next Generation Extruded). The proprietary blowing agent in this new line of extruded polystyrene (XPS) foam products delivers a 90% reduction in global warming potential (GWP) without sacrificing product performance. 2021 Owens Corning launches PINK NEXT GEN™ FIBERGLAS ® Insulation It's not just the next generation of PINK ® insulation – it's the new standard. And the right choice for safety, precision, comfort and sustainability. 1995 Fiberglas Canada officially becomes Owens Corning Canada. The Pink Panther becomes the new mascot. THE PINK PANTHER™ & © 1964-2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. The colour PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. © 2021 Owens Corning. All Rights Reserved. *73% recycled content is based on the average recycled glass content in all Owens Corning fiberglass batts, rolls and unbonded loosefill insulation manufactured in Canada. SCS certified. 1994 Received certificate of appreciation from Mayor and Council of Scarborough for development of significant environmental initiatives. OVER 80 YEARS OF INNOVATION Without necessarily knowing it, Owens Corning is widely recognized. The Company manufactures fibreglass insulation, shingles and roofing accessories, as well as mineral wool and extruded polystyrene rigid insulation, installed in a significant number of buildings and homes from coast to coast. A look back at 80 years of innovation and environmen- tal awareness by an industrial giant easily recognizable by its mascot, the Pink Panther. It was in 1938, exactly 83 years ago, that Owens Corning invented FIBERGLAS® insulation. This thermal and noise-absorbing insulation changed the construction industry and considerably increased the energy efficiency of buildings, thus increasing the comfort of their occupants. A Fortune 500 company for the past 66 years, Owens Corning employs 19,000 people in 33 countries. Innovation is at the heart of its busi- ness, so much so that the company helped design the beta fabrics used in the Apollo spacesuits in the 1960s and 1970s. In Canada, Owens Corning has two plants that manufacture PINK® FIBERGLAS® insulation, one in Toronto, Ontario, and one in Edmonton, Alberta. It also operates a plant that manufactures FOAMULAR® extruded polystyrene rigid insulation in Valleyfield, Quebec. In Guelph, Ontario, Owens Corning owns one of 32 composite manu- facturing plants located around the world. Thanks to its composite materials division, Owens Corning is a global pioneer and leader in the production of fibreglass reinforce- ment, and non-woven and specialty composite materials, with a long- standing focus on product innovation with a customer-centric approach. The Owens Corning Science and Technology Center, located in Granville, Ohio, is where many research and development activities are conducted, and where the company's researchers and scientists continually strive to provide promising and innovative sustainable building materials and solu- tions for the North American market. Willing to do its part for the environment, Owens Corning has undertaken several initiatives, especially in its Canadian facilities. In 2002, the Toronto plant diverted 61 percent of its waste from landfill sites. In 2007, this per- centage reached 76 percent. In 2011, when it developed the EcoTouch® with PureFiber® Technology insulation, it launched a new line of high- performance, formaldehyde-free residential and commercial insulation with a 73 percent recycled content†. And more recently, in 2021, Owens Corning announced the launch of a new product line: FOAMULAR® NGXTM, the next generation of PINK insulation. The proprietary blowing agent in this new line of extruded polystyrene rigid insulation reduces global warming potential (GWP) by 90 percent* without compromising the product's performance. Owens Corning is committed to continually providing sustainable building materials and building enclosures that mutually benefit contractors, build- ers, and owners. Long live the Company. For more information about complete enclosure solutions for all your building construction projects, reach out to our Canadian Building Science Team at owenscorning.ca. †73% recycled content is based on the average recycled glass content in all Owens Corning fibreglass batts, rolls and unbonded loosefill insulation manufactured in Canada, SCS certified. *Compared to previous FOAMULAR® blowing agent formulation. © 2021 Owens Corning. All Rights Reserved. A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT