Saint-Gobain will invest approximately $100 million to double its production capacity at one of its roofing shingle plants in the Southeastern United States.

Capital Construction is the fifth platform investment for O2’s most recent fund, O2 Investment Partners Fund III.

The latest round of investments comes on the heels of a product evolution that is generating intense interest in the roofing industry.

A growing number of CEOs of mid-size and small companies are trimming energy costs, benefiting from federal tax policy and making employees happy by drawing efficient return on investment from an executive perk once reserved for the largest sites: energy-producing solar carports.

 Duro-Last Inc. has announced the completion of a new PVC Extruder located in its Saginaw, Mich., manufacturing facility.