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On the NYSE set, Trex CEO Adam Zambanini described accelerating expansion in Arkansas and explained why homeowners are increasingly choosing composite over traditional wood. He tied rising demand in the Sun Belt to distribution reach and the company’s latest earnings cadence, framing the central investor question as return on investment (ROI) for a premium, low-maintenance building product. For stock pickers weighing Trex as a housing-remodel play versus a durable consumer-products business, his comments about capacity, distribution and national reach provide a clear way to judge multi-year growth prospects.