EXHIBIT 99
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report, dated April 28, 2000, included in the Owens Corning
Savings and Security Plan's annual report on Form 11-K for the year ended
December 30, 1999, into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements
on Form S-8 and active S-3 (File Nos. 33-9563, 33-9986, 33-18262, 33-20997,
33-27209, 33-31687, 33-48707, 33-57886, 33-60487, 333-09367, 333-32145,
333-47961, 333-48153, 333-76715, 333-76717 and 333-76765).
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Toledo, Ohio,
June 26, 2000
