As these charts demonstrate, the further east on the U.S. map, the greater the fiber glass insulation capacity. As illustrated above, the number of plants and the capacity of those plants are significantly greater. These simple geographic facts demonstrate that the current manufacturing capacity within the United States can, with a slight shift westward, accommodate the market demands created by the closure of three of the four California plants. To further illustrate this point and bring it home, consider the chart below that lists the eastern manufacturing plants that also have the ability to meet any market demands created by the closure of California plants and the demand placed on plants in closer proximity to the California market: Company Plant Locations Number of Lines CertainTeed Athens, GA 3 CertainTeed Mountain Top, PA 2 CertainTeed Ottawa, Ontario 3 Guardian Inwood, WV 2 Guardian Winnsboro, SC 1 Industrial Insulation Group Phenix City, AL 1 Johns Manville Berlin, NJ 1 Johns Manville Defiance, OH 13 Johns Manville Winder, GA 2 Knauf Insulation Lanett, AL 3 Owens Corning Candiac, Quebec 2 Owens Corning Delmar, NY 2 Owens Corning Fairburn, GA 3 Owens Corning Lakeland, FL 2 Owens Corning Mount Vernon, OH 1 Owens Corning Newark, OH 3 Owens Corning Scarborough, Ontario 2 Rock Wool Manufacturing Leeds, AL 1 Roxul Milton, Ontario 2 The cumulative potential production capacity of these eastern North American plants is 1,705,758 tons of fiber per year. The average utilization of this capacity in 2010 was 49 percent. The total cumulative capacity for North America is 3,792,300 tons of fiber per year. The total utilization of this capacity in 2010 was 52 percent. The numbers speak for themselves, and it is plainly evident that any market gap caused by closure of plants could be quickly and California’s easily satisfied by existing operations. It is also worth noting that fiber glass insulation can readily be transported into California from other jurisdictions. Insulation can be shipped economically by truck or by rail (using intermodal
As these charts demonstrate, the further east on the U.S. map, the greater the fiber glass insulation capacity. As illustrated above, the number of plants and the capacity of those plants are significantly greater. These simple geographic facts demonstrate that the current manufacturing capacity within the United States can, with a slight shift westward, accommodate the market demands created by the closure of three of the four California plants. To further illustrate this point and bring it home, consider the chart below that lists the eastern manufacturing plants that also have the ability to meet any market demands created by the closure of California plants and the demand placed on plants in closer proximity to the California market: Company Plant Locations Number of Lines CertainTeed Athens, GA 3 CertainTeed Mountain Top, PA 2 CertainTeed Ottawa, Ontario 3 Guardian Inwood, WV 2 Guardian Winnsboro, SC 1 Industrial Insulation Group Phenix City, AL 1 Johns Manville Berlin, NJ 1 Johns Manville Defiance, OH 13 Johns Manville Winder, GA 2 Knauf Insulation Lanett, AL 3 Owens Corning Candiac, Quebec 2 Owens Corning Delmar, NY 2 Owens Corning Fairburn, GA 3 Owens Corning Lakeland, FL 2 Owens Corning Mount Vernon, OH 1 Owens Corning Newark, OH 3 Owens Corning Scarborough, Ontario 2 Rock Wool Manufacturing Leeds, AL 1 Roxul Milton, Ontario 2 The cumulative potential production capacity of these eastern North American plants is 1,705,758 tons of fiber per year. The average utilization of this capacity in 2010 was 49 percent. The total cumulative capacity for North America is 3,792,300 tons of fiber per year. The total utilization of this capacity in 2010 was 52 percent. The numbers speak for themselves, and it is plainly evident that any market gap caused by closure of California’s plants could be quickly and easily satisfied by existing operations. It is also worth noting that fiber glass insulation can readily be transported into California from other jurisdictions. Insulation can be shipped economically by truck or by rail (using intermodal
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