Market Needs & Drivers

• Increasing need for cheaper renewable energy
• Global terrorism fuelling the need for armor & ballistic protection
• Increased demand for oil & gas resulting in high energy costs & need for fuel-efficient transportation.

High Performance Reinforcements are a high performance product platform featuring a portfolio of product offerings targeted at a variety of end-use markets.

Markets	Wind Energy	Ballistics	Aerospace	Industrial/Pressure Vessels
Trademarks
Direct Rovings	24μ – 2400 tex 17μ – 1200 tex 17μ – 600 tex 12μ – 300 tex	12μ – 600 tex	12μ – 600 tex 12μ – 300 tex	24μ – 2400 tex 17μ – 1200 tex 17μ – 600 tex 12μ – 300 tex
Sizings	Epoxy & MC	Epoxy & MC	Epoxy	Epoxy & MC
Launch Date	Q1 2006	Q1 2007	Q1 2007	Q1 2007

* WindStrand™ is the Owens Corning trademark for High-Performance Reinforcements for wind energy.
* ShieldStrand™ is the Owens Corning trademark for High-Performance Reinforcements for ballistics armor.
* FliteStrand™ is the Owens Corning trademark for High-Performance Reinforcements for aerospace applications.
* XStrand™ is the Owens Corning trademark for High-Performance Reinforcements products for industrial applications.