Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Belgium: Eurogypsum, the European federation of national associations of producers of gypsum products, is lobbying for building materials such as gypsum to be included in a list of critical and strategic raw materials as part of the European Union's (EU) proposed Critical Raw …
The Oman Daily Observer newspaper has reported that India received 4.84Mt (49%) of Omani gypsum exports during the year. This accounts for 87% of the South Asian nation's total gypsum imports, of 5.54Mt, in 2022. The total figure shows a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% between 2009 and 2022.
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Canada/US: Saint-Gobain has signed a 15-year renewable electricity supply agreement (PPA) with TotalEnergies for the purchase of solar power for its 125 industrial sites in the US and Canada. This 100MW PPA, known as the Danish Fields Solar Project (Danish …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Europe/US: Tristan Suffys, secretary general of Eurogypsum, the European gypsum association, presented the association's net zero roadmap at the Global Gypsum Conference 2023 in Chicago, US, on 9 November 2023. Live and online audiences heard Eurogypsum's full …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Europe: Microban International has secured a European patent relating to treated wallboard, increasing its portfolio of wallboard technology patents that include the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Australia and Brazil. The patent covers the …
US: Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) show that the sale of gypsum board products fell by 5% to 1.25Bnm 2 in the first half of 2023, from 1.31Bnm 2 in the same period in 2022. The total supply of crude gypsum grew by 9% to 20.4Mt. Notably, supplies of imported and synthetic gypsum increased in the reporting …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. US: Gypsum wallboard companies sold 629Mm 2 of gypsum wallboard in the first quarter of 2022, in line with first-quarter 2021 sales, according to US Geological Survey (USGS) figures. They exported 16.9Mm 2, up by 6% year-on-year from first-quarter 2021 volumes.Canada received …
It then offered an aid scheme for large-scale gas users but missed the gypsum sector out, much to the chagrin of the Asociación Técnica y Empresarial del Yeso (ATEDY), which complained about it at the end of 2022. The gypsum industry was later included in July 2023 when a funding scheme was announced.
Germany: Rigips held the first meeting for its specialist contractor advisory board on 13 – 14 September 2023 at the Brieselang gypsum wallboard plant in Brandenburg. The managing directors of 10 wallboard construction companies met to discuss the market and future challenges. The program for the two-day meeting included …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Canada: Gypsum industry veteran Bob Bruce has died at the age of 72. Bob Bruce worked in the gypsum sector for over 40 years. He obtained a PhD in chemistry from McMaster University in the 1970s and then worked for various gypsum companies, including BPB, …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Bosnia & Herzegovina: The shareholders assembly of state-owned power company RiTE Ugljevik has approved the signing of contracts for the sale of gypsum and coal with Beijing New Building Materials (BNBM) Ugljevik. The project intends to build a 40Mm 2 /yr gypsum …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. UK: Etex subsidiary Siniat says that its upcoming second gypsum wallboard plant at its Bristol site will help it to achieve 30% post-consumer gypsum recycling in its UK wallboard production by 2025. The new plant is scheduled for commissioning in 2023. The producer secured …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. US: Georgia-Pacific made total investments worth US$2bn throughout 2023. Major capital expenditure (CAPEX) investments include its US$325m construction of its second Sweetwater gypsum wallboard plant in Texas.
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Ethiopia: Habesha Cement plans to produce gypsum wallboard. In an interview with the Capitol Ethiopia newspaper Mesfin Abi, the chief executive of the company, announced plans to target the imported market locally and export wallboard also.
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Members of Eurogypsum, the European Gypsum Association, gathered at the Les Atelier des Tanneurs in Brussels on 27 - 28 April 2022 to formally celebrate the 60th Anniversary of their association, despite a delay of 12 months due to Covid restrictions.
05 March 2024. France: Saint-Gobain's sales dropped by 6.4% year-on-year to €51bn in 2023. Meanwhile, the group's earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped by 1.7% year-on-year to €7.12bn. Despite this, it achieved average organic growth of 6.4% across its markets, buoyed by sustainable …
Latest Issue: Global Gypsum Magazine - March 2024. The March 2024 issue of Global Gypsum Magazine features our annual round-up of natural gypsum supplying countries. Elsewhere we include a detailed interview with plaster plant manufacturer Parget Makina and articles on automated guided vehicles and board measurement. Readers with an …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Canada: Gypsum industry veteran Bob Bruce has died at the age of 72. Bob Bruce worked in the gypsum sector for over 40 years. He obtained a PhD in chemistry from McMaster University in the 1970s and then worked for various gypsum companies, including BPB, …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Germany: Grenzebach has expanded its portfolio by acquiring the technology to build its own special hammer mill, previously sourced from Beumer Group subsidiary FAM Minerals & Mining. The hammer mill processes particle sizes of 0 – 50mm, with a throughput of up to 50t/hr.
05 March 2024. France: Saint-Gobain's sales dropped by 6.4% year-on-year to €51bn in 2023. Meanwhile, the group's earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped by 1.7% year-on-year to €7.12bn. Despite this, it achieved average organic growth of 6.4% across its markets, buoyed by sustainable solutions ...
The Global Gypsum Conference annually showcases developments in the global gypsum industry, not only in market trends, but also in production and technology advances. The …
March 29, 2023. When this column last addressed gypsum panel recycling in 2016, the focus was on development of an ASTM standard designed to facilitate closed-loop recycling of clean cutoffs from new construction. Four years later, ASTM C1881 Standard Guide for Closed-Loop Recycling of Scrap Gypsum Panel Products was published.
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Thailand: Siam Gypsum Industry (SGI), a subsidiary of Siam Cement Group, expects sales of gypsum products to rise by 10% in its 2015 fiscal year, which started on 1 July 2014, to nearly US$182m due to the rebounding property market. SGI's managing director …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. Belgium: Eurogypsum, the European federation of national associations of producers of gypsum products, is lobbying for building materials such as gypsum to be included in a list of critical and strategic raw materials as part of the European Union's (EU) proposed Critical Raw Materials Act …
World: Market research and consulting services provider Exactitude Consultancy has projected a composite annual growth rate in global gypsum demand of 4.2% between 2022 and 2029. The consultancy forecast that the market would reach US$2.14bn in value at the end of the period, up by 45% from US$1.48bn in 2021.
The Gypsum Association (GA), in partnership with Divert NS, in Nova Scotia, Canada, is pleased to announce its support for Dalhousie University Phase II Research exploring the viability of using construction and demolition (C&D) waste gypsum in concrete. Led by Pedram Sadeghian, PhD, PEng, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in …
Pladur's Gelsa plant increases gypsum wallboard production in 2022. 11 May 2023. Spain: Etex subsidiary Pladur says that its Gelsa gypsum wallboard plant produced 25Mm 2 of gypsum wallboard during 2022. This corresponds to volume growth of 30% year-on-year. The Heraldo de Aragón newspaper has reported that the 2022 figure …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. US: Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) show that the sale of gypsum board products fell by 5% to 1.25Bnm 2 in the first half of 2023, from 1.31Bnm 2 in the same period in 2022. The total supply of crude gypsum grew by 9% to 20.4Mt. Notably, supplies of …
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. US: CertainTeed plans to establish a new gypsum logistics facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The Saint-Gobain subsidiary plans to integrate a terminal dock operation on the St Johns River with environmental restoration of the riverside at an additional cost of US$70m.
Gypsum industry events, news & research - Global Gypsum. US: National consumption of gypsum wallboard dropped by 4.3% year-on-year to 2.51Mm 2 in 2023, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS) data. Demand for natural gypsum was 45Mt, up by 3% from 43.7Mt in 2022. The market imported 8.1Mt of gypsum …