Aluminum Metal Co, 640 Collins Rd, Elkhart, IN 46516, US

Owens Corning, the company that invented glass fiber, uses its glass fibers in applications including boats, skis, hockey sticks and fiber-optic cables. In 1953, Owens Corning and General Motors announced the first production automobile to be made entirely of fiberglass-reinforced plastic, the Chevrolet Corvette. The company s glass fiber materials can be found in more than 40,000 end-use applications ranging from computer to automobiles, and from telecommunications cables, pipes and boats to appliances, snow skis and aircraft. Owens Corning has manufacturing, sales and research facilities as well as joint ventures and licensee relationships in more than 30 countries on six continents. Owens Corning is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, as well as one of its fabrication centers in Nappanee, Ind.