Owens Corning is an American company that develops and produces insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites and related products.

"He has become an important part of our brand," said Christian Nolte, director of strategic marketing for the manufacturer of building materials and fiberglass.

"[14] In 1978, two shipyard workers filed a class action lawsuit against which alleged that Owens-Corning and 14 other manufacturers had known about asbestos-containing products.

By 2000, it had settled with 440,000 people who claimed Owens Corning's products caused them to develop asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma.

[19] In May 1994, Owens-Corning acquired UC Industries, which produced Foamular polystyrene insulation, as a wholly owned subsidiary.

[24] Owens Corning partnered with DuPont in 2011 to create a steel and foam energy reduction (SAFER) barrier around auto racetracks.

[11] In July 2015, the company announced it would be moving a manufacturing center for mineral wool insulation into an empty plant west of Joplin, Missouri.

To distinguish its product, the company dyed their insulation pink by adding red dye to the AF wool.

The company resumed the coloring in the face of such customer interest to the point of licensing the United Artists cartoon character the Pink Panther in 1979 as the product's mascot.

[29][30][31] In February 2017, Owens Corning received the Asthma and Allergy Friendly certification for its Pure Safety high-performance insulation.

[37] In 2013, Constellation Energy built a 2.7-megawatt solar power system at an Owens Corning insulation plant in Delmar, New York.

The power system, which is leased to Owens Corning, can produce 3.3 million kilowatt hours of electrical energy in a year.

[40] Owens Corning received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2015 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign.

[41] Owens Corning has been recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for six consecutive years as of 2015.