Gypsum or hydrous calcium sulfate is a crucial mineral in the production of everything from wallboard to cement and even many consumer products surrounding us throughout our daily United States gypsum production was at an estimated 20 million metric tons Mt of crude gypsum and 16 Mt of synthetic gypsum in 2019 allowing the US to maintain the
·US The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is receiving public comment on its revised 2021 Climate Protection Program under which natural gas users including gypsum wallboard producers will face tighter emissions regulations The programme will enable plants to buy credits for emissions above regulation level with the
·The two [Sweetwater gypsum wallboard plant] operations combined will supply customers and distribution partners with more than 93Mm 2 /yr of gypsum wallboard each year and create more than 100 new jobs This investment strengthens Georgia Pacific s capacity to meet growing customer needs in Texas residential commercial and
Irving Wallboard is a highly automated manufacturing facility that provides a broad range of gypsum wallboard products for use in the construction industry From residential to commercial we produce a full array of products in widths up to 54 inches with multiple lengths and edge details
·The construction of wallboard manufacturing plants designed to use synthetic gypsum from coal flue gas desulfurization FGD units as feedstock has resulted in less mining of natural gypsum The availability of inexpensive natural gas however has limited the additional construction of FGD units and therefore the use of synthetic
·Gypsemna has made a bold move by building a 110MM 2 /year capacity gypsum wallboard plant in the UAE with facilities to supply the rest of the Middle East and further afield Opening in the middle of an economic downturn was not part of the plan but Gypsemna is biding its time and is waiting for the upturn to come again
·Norway Saint Gobain has started producing net zero CO 2 gypsum wallboard at its Fredrikstad plant This was made possible by switching the power supply for the unit to hydroelectric power from natural gas previously It worked with state owned sustainable energy agency Enova on the Euro25m upgrade project
5 ·The October 2024 issue of Global Gypsum Magazine contains all of the latest gypsum insulation and light building materials news alongside an interview with BNBM CEO Guan Li the head of China s biggest wallboard producer and a look at an exciting new natural gypsum resource in Tunisia There s also a comprehensive report on the
·Securing sustainable energy sources has been the priority for some of Spain s gypsum wallboard producers in recent weeks In late November 2023 Pladur revealed that it plans to use green hydrogen at its production plants from
·Saint Gobain North America through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC has installed energy efficient grinding control technology at its gypsum plant in Buchanan New York reducing the plant s energy consumption by nearly 700 000 kWh per year and also reducing the plant s greenhouse gas emissions
·Belgium Christoph Dorn has been elected as the new president of Eurogypsum the Brussels based European association representing the gypsum supply and processing industry Dorn a member of the Group Management Committee for Knauf Central Europe takes over from Dr Jörg Ertle of the Etex Group Dorn said "Taking over
The oil rich island nation of Bahrain is not a producer of natural gypsum or gypsum wallboard Significant suppliers of wallboard are Saint Gobain Gyproc Shaheen Group USG Boral and Knauf which import wallboard into the country from the island s Gulf Co operation Council GCC neighbours mainly Oman Saudi Arabia and the UAE Iran
·One more point to make here is that many of the new gypsum wallboard plant projects announced in the over the last few months have involved recycling in one form or another For example Siniat s forthcoming wallboard plant in Bristol in the UK aims to achieve 30% post consumer gypsum recycling
·Elephant brand is the highest priced brand in the market suggested Supachai followed by the USG Boral House brand and boards produced by Knauf and finally by the local brand from GM Gypsum The local manufacturer Gypman Tech was established in 2014 producing both gypsum wallboard and powder with the plant located
·Saint Gobain through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Canada Inc today announced plans to invest $91 Million CAD including $40 Million CAD in grant money from the government of Quebec via its EcoPerformance program to upgrade equipment at its Montreal wallboard manufacturing facility and reduce its carbon
New Wallboard Manufacturing Plant National Gypsum Company constructed a new manufacturing plant that consists of the latest technology that produces gypsum wall board up to 600 lf per minute is one of the largest gypsum board producers in the world Headquartered in Charlotte NC the company is a full line supplier recognized in the
·It operates in 50 locations across North America in the US Canada and Mexico In the US National Gypsum has 17 wallboard plants in major wallboard producing states in the south north east and Mid West regions of the country Regular investment in new wallboard plants has seen it rise to be the second largest manufacturer in the US
·Building materials manufacturer Saint Gobain with North American headquarters in Malvern Pennsylvania through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC Malvern has installed recycling technology at its gypsum wallboard plant in Nashville Arkansas reducing our consumption of natural resources and increasing
·Belgium Christoph Dorn has been elected as the new president of Eurogypsum the Brussels based European association representing the gypsum supply and processing industry Dorn a member of the Group Management Committee for Knauf Central Europe takes over from Dr Jörg Ertle of the Etex Group Dorn said "Taking over
This fact sheet provides information on gypsum as a soil amendment the sources and mineral composition of gypsum the physical properties of gypsum the plant nutrient content of gypsum and the trace metal content of gypsum samples The Role of Gypsum as a Soil Amendment Gypsum is hydrated calcium sulfate CaSO4 • 2H2O and is often marketed
·Romania Saint Gobain Romania has inaugurated a new line at its Turda gypsum wallboard plant in Cluj County Romania Insider News has reported that the line cost 50m The company had previously announced anticipated total investments 45m All gypsum wallboard produced in the line will come with environmental product declarations
·Belgium Gyproc Belgium has installed a new mill to grind natural gypsum at its Kallo wallboard plant The unit will continue to use flue gas desulphurisation FGD gypsum sourced from coal fired power stations but the company is preparing for future changes in supply according to the HLN newspaper