US: Owens Corning’s net sales of insulation have fallen by 6% year-on-year to US$1.75bn in 2016 from US$1.85bn in the same period in 2015. Earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) fell by 21% to US$126m from US$160m. The company previously said that it expected negative revenue growth in 2016 due to a contractual dispute with a large residential customer that began early in the second quarter of 2016. In the second half of 2016 it reported stable pricing and market recovery with its residential fibreglass insulation business. Overall, Owens Corning’s sales and EBIT rose across all business lines.
