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Owens-Corning Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. The company was spun off as a separate entity November 1, 1938. The company achieved major successes after the Second World War, with eventual annual sales of $5 billion ( USD). However, major medical liabilities due to the company's use of asbestos as a fireproofing agent led to the company's bankruptcy in 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri. This action led to a major executive reshuffling in 2001-2.

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.

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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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