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Among the many products of Owens-Corning is its fiberglass insulation. Since 19561956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. see link for calendar) Events January January 1 End of Anglo- Egyptian Condominium in Sudan. January 16 President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine January 26 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in, the company's insulation has been dyed pink to provide visual contrast; the company became so associated with its pink insulation product that it even copyrighted the term "PINK" (in capital letters only) to refer to its insulation. The cartoon character of the Pink PantherThe Pink Panther refers to: A series of films, most of which feature Peter Sellers as the bumbling French policeman Jacques Clouseau The diamond depicted in the first film (although fans over the years have perceived Inspector Clouseau to be the Pink Pant is used by Owens-Corning as the mascot of its insulation division.
Another major product of Owens-Corning is derived from its use of fiberglass as reinforcement for plastic products. The resulting fiberglass-reinforced plastic is the form of "fiberglass" used in boat hulls, automobile roofs, pipes, etc.
Owens-Corning recieved a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign HRC is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. The HRC "envisions an America where [LGBT] people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest starting in 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, the third year of the report.
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