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Closure of DS Smith's Wansbrough paper plant due on 23 December 2015
16 December 2015UK: About 90,000t/yr of testliner capacity will soon be lost from the UK market. DS Smith will close its Wansbrough mill in Somerset, which also produces other products such as gypsum wallboard liner, on 23 December 2015.
DS Smith had announced a possible closure at the end of August 2015. At that time, the company had said the decision had been made after an assessment of the facility's long-term prospects.
The Wansbrough mill operates two paper machines. According to the plant manager, they manufacture roughly 90,000t/yr of testliner III, 30,000t/yr of coreboard, 18,000t/yr of recycled paper for bags, 12,000t/yr of recycled envelope paper and 10,000t/yr of other products such as wallboard liner.
DS Smith operates another paper mill in the UK, the Kemsley mill in Kent, where the company produces corrugated case material on three machines with a total capacity of around 800,000t/yr.
New gypsum plant inaugurated in Kyrgyzstan
14 December 2015Kyrgyzstan: On 11 December 2015, Prime Minister Temir Sariyev inaugurated the Kyrgyz-Iranian gypsum plant in Ak-Suu, Issyk-Kul.
Siniat Romania to close Bucharest plant and Nucsoara quarry in 2016
08 December 2015Romania: Siniat Romania, part of Belgium's Etex, will close its plant in Bucharest and quarry in Nucsoara in February 2016 in order to concentrate production at its recently-opened Turceni plant.
The decision was taken because Turceni has a better geographic proximity to the company's sales markets in south-east Europe, according to General Manager Marc-Andre Fritsche. The Turceni plant was opened in October 2015 in Gorj, south-west Romania, with an investment of Euro50m. It will incorporate the company's wallboard production activity and extend the portfolio with more complex products.
Siniat Romania has another plant in Aghiresu, Cluj. It posted a Euro25.8m turnover in 2014 and a loss of Euro1.15m.
New wallboard plant for Panel Rey
25 November 2015Mexico: Panel Rey has announced that it will begin construction of a new wallboard plant in Cuidad Jurez, Chihuahau, Mexico. It will begin production in December 2016.
The plant is located 30km away from the US border at El Paso, Texas and will service the northwest markets of Mexico and Southwest in the US markets.
The company states that the production capacity of the plant is 15,000,000 boards/yr. It will also produce joint compounds and metal studs in the future.
The company states that it will continue its expansion in Central and South America.
National Cement to add a new gypsum wallboard production line
06 November 2015Egypt: National Cement plans to add a new gypsum wallboard production line for US$1.24m, according to the company's Chairman. It has also decided to resume operations at its brick factory.
USG Boral starts local gypsum wallboard production
06 November 2015Oman: USG Boral Middle East has started manufacturing its Sheetrock wallboard brand and wall solutions at its production unit in Salalah, Oman.
The local production will cater to its customers in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region. USG Boral Zawawi Drywall is the first to produce the Sheetrock brand in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
"Here in the Gulf region and around the world, our focus is on delivering innovation that helps our customers work smarter, do more and build better projects," said Fares Saghbini, the Managing Director at USG Boral Middle East. "That is exactly what the launch of our locally-produced Sheetrock brand wallboard products in the GCC enables us to do. We are delighted to bring our manufacturing facility and premium products closer to our customers without compromising on quality, dependability and, most importantly, the safety standards upon which Sheetrock's reputation has been built."
USG's Sheetrock production line in Oman has been fully certified by UL to produce fire rated products and will continue to undergo quarterly inspections according to UL's standards testing for quality, uniformity and safety including fire resistance.
Knauf Gips buys gypsum quarry in Chile for US$20m
26 October 2015Chile: Knauf Gips KG has purchased a gypsum quarry from cement producer Cementos Bio Bio for US$20m. The acquisition will allow Knauf to consolidate its presence in South American. The company, which already owns three gypsum plants in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, plans to expand its geographical reach to Ecuador, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean.
Knauf begins construction of Euro16.8m gypsum plant in Samara
15 October 2015Russia: Knauf has begun the construction of a Euro16.8m gypsum dry building mix plant in Chapayevsk, Samara. The plant is expected to be commissioned at the end of 2016. The 170,000m2 plant area is under municipal ownership and will be leased by Knauf for 49 years. The plant will be Knauf's 15th production enterprise in Russia.
"In the region there is a raw materials base, which is important for Knauf. As there is quite a large amount of construction in the region currently, construction materials producers are needed. We understand that it is much more advantageous to localise production here, than to transport materials from other regions and engage in, in particular, international logistics," said Samara's Regional Economic Development Minister Alexander Kobenko. "It is planned for the plant to reach full capacity in two and a half years. It will produce about 240,000t/yr of gypsum binder and 130,000t/yr of building mixes. This is about Euro25m/yr," said Kobenko.
Volma completes new plant in Orenburg
14 October 2015Russia: Turkey's Erişim has completed another gypsum plant in Orenburg, Russia. The official opening of the gypsum plant Volma took place on 4 September 2015. The Orenburg Regional Governor, Yury Berg, the President of Volma, Alexander Malashkin and the Chairman of Board of Volma, Yury Goncharov, took part in the opening ceremony.
"Volma Orenburg is a modern, ecologically-safe project that will actively participate in the implementation of import replacement projects and in the cooperation between Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries," said Goncharov.
The new plant has been built with high-tech, environmentally-friendly technologies. The plaster production volume upon achieving its estimated capacity will be 120,000t/yr. From pre-engineering to commissioning, the plant has been completed in 16 months by Erişim.
Volma's other new gypsum plant in Adygeya, the 240,000t/yr Maikop plant, will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015 and was also built by Erişim.
Siniat Romania opens Euro50m gypsum wallboard plant in Turceni
14 October 2015Romania: Siniat Romania, part of Etex, has opened a gypsum plant in Turceni, Gorj, following a Euro50m investment from its own funds.
The gypsum wallboard plant encompasses 320,000m2 of land and is the largest in Romania, according to the company. With a production capacity of 27Mm2 of wallboard, the unit serves a strategic purpose for Siniat Romania, covering 10 markets across south-east Europe.
The Turceni plant is the first in Romania that uses synthetic gypsum produced from the gas desulphurisation process from a power plant. The gypsum has high purity and consistency and is an excellent feedstock for wallboard. In addition, water used in the production process will come from rainwater collected from the roofs of the plant and drilled wells, thus limiting resource consumption, while waste water will also be internally recycled.
Siniat has also invested Euro1m in the construction of a new road that links the plant to the national road, limiting the impact of heavy vehicles on the local community. The plant provides 80 new employment opportunities for the local community, with the new employees being trained in Siniat plants in Romania, Italy and Germany.
"Siniat plays an active role in local communities. We particularly appreciate the labour force in Romania, with well-trained and motivated people. We constantly invest in technology and use high quality raw material. We develop in a stable economic environment with high potential. Our goal is to capitalise on this potential," said Marc-André Fritzsche, General Manager of Siniat Romania. Siniat Romania has two other plants in Bucharest and Aghiresu (Cluj).