Let gypsum take you to fairyland

The Federal German Association of the Gypsum Industry was founded one hundred and ten years ago. To celebrate this anniversary, the association, in cooperation with “BIG”, the Federal Association for Drywall Construction, has published book of fairytales focusing on the subject of gypsum.

“We published a volume of fairytales which was extremely well received ten years ago, and we hope to continue the success we had then”, comments Hans Hesse, director of the Federal German Association of the Gypsum Industry. Honoring this tradition, the new book of gypsum fairytales, bearing the title “How the...

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