Owens Corning to Announce 2009 First-Quarter Results on April 30

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is
scheduled to announce first-quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, April
30, 2009, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange.

Mike Thaman, chairman and chief executive officer, and Duncan Palmer, chief
financial officer, will host an earnings conference call at 11 a.m. ET on
Thursday, April 30, 2009, to discuss the company's results for the first
quarter of 2009.

Conference Call

April 30, 2009

11 a.m. ET

Live dial-in telephone number: U.S. 1-866-730-5771 or International
1-857-350-1595

Passcode: 82747894

(Please dial in 10 minutes before conference call start time.)

Live webcast: http://www.owenscorning.com/investors

A telephone replay will be available through May 7, 2009

U.S. Dial-In: 1-888-286-8010 or International Dial-In: 1-617-801-6888

Passcode: 33203476

A replay of the webcast will also be available at:
http://www.owenscorning.com/investors.

About Owens Corning
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is a leading global producer of residential and
commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and engineered
materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company for 54 consecutive
years, Owens Corning is committed to driving sustainability through delivering
solutions, transforming markets and enhancing lives. Founded in 1938, Owens
Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of
$6 billion in 2008 and 17,000 employees in 26 countries on five continents.
Additional information is available at www.owenscorning.com.

SOURCE Owens Corning

Investor & Media, Scott Deitz of Owens Corning, +1-419-248-8935