Glass manufacturer Guardian Industries' meaningful geographic diversity, higher prices, and a gradually recovering economy have returned the company's credit measures to acceptable levels for the 'A' rating. We are affirming our 'A' long-term corporate credit rating on Guardian Industries, and raising our short-term rating on the company to 'A-1' from 'A-2'. We are revising the company's rating outlook to stable from negative. The stable outlook reflects our expectations that Guardian's credit measures over the next two years will be well within our target ratios for an 'A' rating because of continued good performance in its non-U.S. businesses and a gradual recovery in the U.S. residential and commercial construction markets. On Sept. 28, 2010, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services revised its
