Gypsum industry news
Azerbaijan: Export volumes of construction materials produced in Azerbaijan to Georgia rose by 13.5% in 2014, according to the report of the National Statistical Service of Georgia. Some 49,530t of gypsum wallboard and other anhydrite worth US$8.48m was exported from Azerbaijan to Georgia in January-May 2014, up from 41,080t worth US$7.47m during the same period of 2013.
India: The Haryana State government has prepared a contingency crop plan and has sought financial assistance as well as bonus on paddy and other kharif crops from the central government. Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the plan was formulated in consultation with CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar. Hooda said that the State government has urged the central government to award an additional allocation of US$1.68m for gypsum during the current financial year.