US: Owens Corning’s net earnings in the third quarter of 2019 took a dive to US$333m from US$376m, down by 11% year-on-year. Its insulation section reported earnings before interest and taxes of US$84m, down year-on-year by 11%. The section’s sales in the quarter amounted to US$693m, down by 2% year-on-year from US$710.