Johns Manville at Techtextil 2003 – Looking at Innovative Growth

Johns Manville at Techtextil 2003 – Looking at Innovative Growth

(Bad Homburg, March 7, 2003) --- Johns Manville, producer of nonwovens, fabrics and glass yarns, will be exhibiting at the Techtextil fair in Frankfurt/Germany from April 8-10, 2003 (hall 5.1, booth C81). High performance nonwovens as well as technical textiles for different applications will be displayed at the show.

During 2002, Johns Manville has globalized its businesses and launched many new products. The company recognizes the importance of innovative growth making creative strides together with input from their customers – to come up with solutions that truly respond to the market demands.

New this year at the Techtextil fair are the hybrid yarns (e.g. with PP, PET and L-PET) for various molding parts as well as polyester spunbonds and sliver.

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-based company has sales in excess of $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. Johns Manville employs approximately 9,000 people and operates 46 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Johns Manville Europe is the European operations for one of Johns Manville‘s three strategic business units, and has 10 manufacturing locations in Germany, Sweden, the U.K., Poland and Slovakia. Additional information can be found at www.jm.com and www.jmeurope.com.