Johns Manville participates in the "Filtration 2002" in Washington, DC/USA

(Bad Homburg, October 29, 2002) --- Johns Manville is proud to announce that it will once again be attending the Filtration 2002 Show to be held in Washington D.C., December 4th and 5th. At this year's show JM will introduce it's polyester substrates used in filters for pleated industrial cartridges, car interiors, cooling lubricants, and pools & spas. Additionally, meltblowns for liquid and air filtration, (e.g. for the food and pharmaceutical industry and chemical processes), glass air media for HVAC, and glass micro fibers as a main component for HEPA/ULPA will also be on display with sales managers to discuss your specific filtration needs.

Johns Manville's large filtration product offering and global presence demonstrates a strong commitment to it's customers needs and allows JM to meet the ever changing demands of the market place.

Johns Manville's filter media are produced at the following seven locations: Spartanburg, Waterville, and Richland (USA), Shanghai (China), Bobingen, Berlin, and Wertheim (Germany).

At the Filtration 2002, you will find Johns Manville at Booth #816.

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 9,500 people and operates 52 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 11 manufacturing locations in Germany, Sweden, the U.K., Poland, Slovakia and China. Additional information can be found at www.jm.com and www.jmeurope.com.