Johns Manville Introduces DuraSpun® XTR, a Novel Waterproofing Membrane Carrier at Techtextil Fair 2007 in Frankfurt

DuraSpun® XTR is a new polyester spunbond with glass thread reinforcement providing best-in-class dimensional stability to bituminous waterproofing membranes. The attributes of the product enable JM customers to lower their cost by maximize production speed while benefiting from a product with no shrinkage issues and superior quality consistency.

Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality building and specialty products. In business since 1858, the Denver, USA-based Company has sales in excess of $2.5 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. Johns Manville employs approximately 8,500 people and operates 42 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

The Engineered Products Group (EPG), one of Johns Manville's two strategic business units, produces nonwovens and fibers, glass fabrics and air filtration products at 14 manufacturing locations worldwide: Spartanburg, SC, Waterville, OH, Richland, MS, and Etowah, TN (USA); Berlin, Bobingen, Karlstein, Steinach, and Wertheim (Germany); Oskarström and Helsingborg (Sweden); Trnava (Slovakia); and Shanghai and Luoyang (China). Additional information can be found at: www.jm.com .