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Global trends in the gypsum industry

Saint-Gobain Rigips

Wallboard factory in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven/Germany

Saint-Gobain Rigips

World Mining Data 2019

1 Development of mined gypsum

World Mining Data 2019

2 Breakdown of mining output into country categories

World Mining Data 2019

3 Breakdown of mining output into group of countries

World Mining Data 2019

4 TOP 10 gypsum mining countries

World Mining Data 2019

American Gypsum

5 Georgetown wallboard plant in S.C., USA

American Gypsum

Knauf Group

6 Knauf headquarters and factory in Iphofen/Germany

Knauf Group

USG Corporation

7 Market shares of USG Boral in selected countries in Asia

USG Corporation

[1]

8 Breakdown of wallboard capacities in the Americas

[1]

9 Breakdown of US capacities by producers

[1]

Continental-BP

10 Wallboard factory in Silver Grove, USA

Continental-BP

Etex Group

11 Etex wallboard
factory in Peru

Etex Group

OneStone Research, [1]

12 Breakdown of wallboard capacities in the Middle East/Asia

OneStone Research, [1]

Gypsum Board Association of Japan

13 Gypsum board production in Japan

Gypsum Board Association of Japan

ECOBA

14 Utilisation of FGD Gypsum in Europe

ECOBA

ACAA

15 Utilisation of FGD Gypsum in the USA

ACAA

Gyptech

16 State-of-the-art wallboard dryer

Gyptech

Grenzebach

17 Gypsum production factory in Bulgaria

Grenzebach

The gypsum industry is in an upswing. The largest growth rates are projected for the wallboard (plasterboard) industry, with up to 2-digit growth rates according to some analysts. This market review will feature an outlook on the wallboard (plasterboard) industry in European, American and Middle East/Asian markets and will also outline the future of synthetic gypsum.

1 Introduction

While natural gypsum has been mined and manufactured for centuries, the processing of synthetic gypsum has been available only in the last few decades. Synthetic gypsum is an industrial by-product composed of calcium sulphate dihydrate and has the same characteristics as natural gypsum. A variety of gypsum by-products are available. The most common is FGD (flue-gas desulphurisation) gypsum, beside citrogypsum, phosphogypsum, fluorogypsum and titanogypsum. Technically, one uses the ability of burned gypsum to absorb water and thereby bind when mixed with water. When heated to...