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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/ . DATASOURCE: Owens Corning CONTACT: Jason Saragian of Owens Corning, +1-419-248-8987 Web site: http://www.owenscorning.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/677350.html

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